CF TB TABLE A-5. Fatal occupational injuries resulting from transportation incidents and homicides by occupation, 2000 TABLE A-5. Fatal occupational injuries resulting from transportation incidents and homicides by occupation, 2000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Transportation incidents | Homicides | | (percent) | (percent) _______________________________________________________________________________ | Total | | Occupation(1) |fataliti-| | | | | | | | | es | | | Non- | Worker |All other| |Homicides| | (number)| Total | Highway | highway |struck by| trans- | Total | by |All other | | |incidents|incidents| vehicle |portation| | shooting|homicides | | | | | |incidents| | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total...........| 5,915 | 43.5 | 23.0 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 9.0 | 2.4 | | | | | | | | | Managerial and | | | | | | | | | professional | | | | | | | | | specialty............| 642 | 41.4 | 22.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 11.5 | 22.0 | 15.3 | 6.7 Executive, | | | | | | | | | administrative, and| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | managerial.........| 397 | 36.0 | 20.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 8.1 | 29.2 | 19.9 | 9.3 Managers, | | | | | | | | | marketing, | | | | | | | | | advertising, and | | | | | | | | | public relations.| 10 | 80.0 | 80.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - Managers, food | | | | | | | | | serving and | | | | | | | | | lodging | | | | | | | | | establishments...| 70 | 10.0 | 7.1 | - | - | - | 67.1 | 45.7 | 21.4 Managers, | | | | | | | | | properties and | | | | | | | | | real estate......| 19 | - | - | - | - | - | 78.9 | 31.6 | 47.4 Managers, service | | | | | | | | | organizations, | | | | | | | | | n.e.c............| 12 | 66.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Managers and | | | | | | | | | administrators, | | | | | | | | | n.e.c............| 226 | 39.4 | 15.9 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 12.4 | 16.4 | 11.1 | 5.3 Management related| | | | | | | | | occupations......| 34 | 47.1 | 44.1 | - | - | - | 20.6 | 20.6 | - Other financial | | | | | | | | | officers.......| 7 | 71.4 | 71.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - Professional | | | | | | | | | specialty..........| 245 | 50.2 | 26.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 17.1 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 2.4 Engineers, | | | | | | | | | architects, and | | | | | | | | | surveyors........| 44 | 52.3 | 31.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - Engineers.......| 38 | 50.0 | 31.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | Mathematical and | | | | | | | | | computer | | | | | | | | | scientists.......| 13 | 53.8 | 38.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - Natural scientists| 13 | 46.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Health assessment | | | | | | | | | and treating | | | | | | | | | occupations......| 25 | 52.0 | 28.0 | - | - | 24.0 | - | - | - Registered | | | | | | | | | nurses.........| 17 | 52.9 | 35.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - Teachers, | | | | | | | | | postsecondary....| 10 | 50.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Teachers, except | | | | | | | | | postsecondary....| 26 | 76.9 | 23.1 | - | - | 53.8 | - | - | - Social, | | | | | | | | | recreation, and | | | | | | | | | religious | | | | | | | | | workers..........| 35 | 57.1 | 42.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - Social workers..| 16 | 50.0 | 50.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - Clergy..........| 10 | 60.0 | 50.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - Writers, artists, | | | | | | | | | entertainers, and| | | | | | | | | athletes.........| 47 | 36.2 | 12.8 | 12.8 | - | 10.6 | - | - | - Athletes........| 28 | 39.3 | - | 21.4 | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | Technical, sales, and | | | | | | | | | administrative | | | | | | | | | support..............| 686 | 48.4 | 20.4 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 34.3 | 29.2 | 5.1 Technicians and | | | | | | | | | related support | | | | | | | | | occupations........| 194 | 88.1 | 11.9 | - | 6.2 | 70.1 | - | - | - Health | | | | | | | | | technologists and| | | | | | | | | technicians......| 15 | 80.0 | 46.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - Engineering and | | | | | | | | | related | | | | | | | | | technologists and| | | | | | | | | technicians......| 32 | 81.2 | 37.5 | - | 34.4 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | Electrical and | | | | | | | | | electronic | | | | | | | | | technicians....| 15 | 73.3 | 60.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - Technicians, | | | | | | | | | except health, | | | | | | | | | engineering, and | | | | | | | | | science..........| 142 | 93.7 | - | - | - | 90.8 | - | - | - Airplane pilots | | | | | | | | | and navigators.| 130 | 99.2 | - | - | - | 99.2 | - | - | - Sales occupations...| 386 | 29.0 | 21.2 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 52.8 | 45.6 | 7.3 Supervisors and | | | | | | | | | proprietors, | | | | | | | | | sales occupations| 185 | 18.9 | 12.4 | - | - | 2.7 | 59.5 | 50.3 | 9.2 Sales | | | | | | | | | representatives, | | | | | | | | | finance and | | | | | | | | | business services| 22 | 54.5 | 40.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - Sales | | | | | | | | | representatives, | | | | | | | | | commodities | | | | | | | | | except retail....| 15 | 86.7 | 80.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - Sales | | | | | | | | | representative-| | | | | | | | | s, mining, | | | | | | | | | manufacturing, | | | | | | | | | and wholesale..| 14 | 85.7 | 78.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - Sales workers, | | | | | | | | | retail and | | | | | | | | | personal services| 162 | 31.5 | 23.5 | - | 5.6 | - | 56.2 | 50.6 | 5.6 Sales counter | | | | | | | | | clerks.........| 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 77.8 | 77.8 | - Cashiers........| 68 | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | 82.4 | 75.0 | 7.4 News vendors....| 26 | 88.5 | 76.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - Administrative | | | | | | | | | support | | | | | | | | | occupations, | | | | | | | | | including clerical.| 106 | 46.2 | 33.0 | - | 8.5 | - | 29.2 | 22.6 | 6.6 | | | | | | | | | Secretaries, | | | | | | | | | stenographers, | | | | | | | | | and typists......| 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 41.7 | - | - Secretaries.....| 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 41.7 | - | - Information clerks| 18 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 27.8 | - Mail and message | | | | | | | | | distributing | | | | | | | | | occupations......| 24 | 83.3 | 75.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - Mail carriers, | | | | | | | | | postal service.| 10 | 80.0 | 70.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - Messengers......| 13 | 92.3 | 84.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - Material | | | | | | | | | recording, | | | | | | | | | scheduling, and | | | | | | | | | distributing | | | | | | | | | clerks...........| 21 | 42.9 | 23.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - Adjusters and | | | | | | | | | investigators....| 6 | 83.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | Service occupations...| 431 | 35.3 | 21.8 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 30.2 | 24.1 | 6.0 Protective service | | | | | | | | | occupations........| 257 | 45.1 | 28.0 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 33.1 | 27.6 | 5.4 Firefighting and | | | | | | | | | fire prevention | | | | | | | | | occupations, | | | | | | | | | including | | | | | | | | | supervisors......| 43 | 44.2 | 25.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - Firefighting | | | | | | | | | occupations....| 41 | 43.9 | 24.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - Police and | | | | | | | | | detectives, | | | | | | | | | including | | | | | | | | | supervisors......| 142 | 50.7 | 38.0 | - | 8.5 | - | 34.5 | 26.8 | 7.7 Police and | | | | | | | | | detectives, | | | | | | | | | public services| 88 | 58.0 | 42.0 | - | 12.5 | - | 31.8 | 26.1 | 5.7 | | | | | | | | | Sheriffs, | | | | | | | | | bailiffs, and | | | | | | | | | other law | | | | | | | | | enforcement | | | | | | | | | officers.......| 38 | 50.0 | 39.5 | - | - | - | 42.1 | 34.2 | - Guards, including | | | | | | | | | supervisors......| 72 | 34.7 | 9.7 | - | 16.7 | 6.9 | 45.8 | 41.7 | - Crossing guards.| 5 | 100.0 | - | - | 100.0 | - | - | - | - Guards and | | | | | | | | | police, except | | | | | | | | | public service.| 57 | 28.1 | 12.3 | - | 12.3 | - | 52.6 | 49.1 | - Service occupations,| | | | | | | | | except protective | | | | | | | | | and household......| 170 | 20.6 | 12.4 | - | - | 3.5 | 25.9 | 19.4 | 6.5 Food preparation | | | | | | | | | and service | | | | | | | | | occupations......| 41 | - | - | - | - | - | 56.1 | 46.3 | - Cooks...........| 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 63.6 | 63.6 | - Health service | | | | | | | | | occupations......| 15 | 66.7 | 60.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - Nursing aides, | | | | | | | | | orderlies, and | | | | | | | | | attendants.....| 10 | 80.0 | 70.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - Cleaning and | | | | | | | | | building service | | | | | | | | | occupations, | | | | | | | | | except household.| 78 | 12.8 | 9.0 | - | - | - | 15.4 | 10.3 | - Janitors and | | | | | | | | | cleaners.......| 60 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | 16.7 | 11.7 | - Personal service | | | | | | | | | occupations......| 36 | 36.1 | - | - | - | 13.9 | 22.2 | 16.7 | - Public | | | | | | | | | transportation | | | | | | | | | attendants.....| 5 | 100.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | Farming, forestry, and| | | | | | | | | fishing..............| 806 | 45.5 | 8.9 | 24.1 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | - | | | | | | | | | Farming operators | | | | | | | | | and managers.......| 320 | 53.4 | 8.4 | 38.8 | 4.4 | 1.9 | - | - | - Farmers, except | | | | | | | | | horticultural....| 251 | 52.2 | 6.4 | 39.4 | 4.4 | 2.0 | - | - | - Managers, farms, | | | | | | | | | except | | | | | | | | | horticultural....| 59 | 59.3 | 11.9 | 42.4 | - | - | - | - | - Other agricultural | | | | | | | | | and related | | | | | | | | | occupations........| 320 | 42.5 | 12.5 | 19.4 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | - Farm occupations, | | | | | | | | | except managerial| 168 | 50.6 | 13.7 | 26.8 | 6.5 | 3.6 | - | - | - Supervisors, | | | | | | | | | farm workers...| 7 | 85.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Farm workers....| 159 | 49.7 | 12.6 | 28.3 | 5.7 | 3.1 | - | - | - Related | | | | | | | | | agricultural | | | | | | | | | occupations......| 152 | 33.6 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 9.9 | - | 3.3 | - | - Supervisors, | | | | | | | | | related | | | | | | | | | agricultural | | | | | | | | | occupations....| 14 | 42.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Groundskeepers | | | | | | | | | and gardeners, | | | | | | | | | except farm....| 130 | 32.3 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 10.8 | - | - | - | - Forestry and logging| | | | | | | | | occupations........| 113 | 14.2 | 4.4 | 7.1 | - | - | - | - | - Timber cutting and| | | | | | | | | logging | | | | | | | | | occupations......| 95 | 12.6 | - | 6.3 | - | - | - | - | - Fishers, hunters, | | | | | | | | | and trappers.......| 53 | 83.0 | - | - | - | 83.0 | - | - | - Fishers, including| | | | | | | | | vessel captains | | | | | | | | | and officers.....| 52 | 82.7 | - | - | - | 82.7 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Precision production, | | | | | | | | | craft, and repair....| 1,105 | 19.5 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 Mechanics and | | | | | | | | | repairers..........| 322 | 25.5 | 15.5 | - | 5.9 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 4.0 | - Supervisors, | | | | | | | | | mechanics and | | | | | | | | | repairers........| 23 | 43.5 | 26.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - Mechanics and | | | | | | | | | repairers, except| | | | | | | | | supervisors......| 299 | 24.1 | 14.7 | - | 5.0 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 4.3 | - Vehicle and | | | | | | | | | mobile | | | | | | | | | equipment | | | | | | | | | mechanics, | | | | | | | | | repairers......| 128 | 22.7 | 10.2 | - | 7.0 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 6.2 | - Automobile | | | | | | | | | mechanics and| | | | | | | | | apprentices..| 49 | 16.3 | - | - | - | - | 12.2 | 10.2 | - Bus, truck, | | | | | | | | | and | | | | | | | | | stationary | | | | | | | | | engine | | | | | | | | | mechanics....| 27 | 25.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Heavy | | | | | | | | | equipment | | | | | | | | | mechanics....| 29 | 24.1 | 17.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - Industrial | | | | | | | | | machinery | | | | | | | | | repairers......| 30 | 16.7 | 16.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - Electrical and | | | | | | | | | electronic | | | | | | | | | equipment | | | | | | | | | repairers......| 53 | 32.1 | 22.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | Electronic | | | | | | | | | repairers, | | | | | | | | | communicatio-| | | | | | | | | ns and | | | | | | | | | industrial | | | | | | | | | equipment....| 27 | 40.7 | 25.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - Heating, air | | | | | | | | | conditioning, | | | | | | | | | and | | | | | | | | | refrigeration | | | | | | | | | mechanics......| 18 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Miscellaneous | | | | | | | | | mechanics and | | | | | | | | | repairers......| 65 | 23.1 | 15.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - Construction trades.| 613 | 16.3 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 Supervisors, | | | | | | | | | construction | | | | | | | | | occupations......| 109 | 27.5 | 17.4 | - | 5.5 | - | - | - | - Supervisors, | | | | | | | | | n.e.c..........| 85 | 28.2 | 17.6 | - | 7.1 | - | - | - | - Construction | | | | | | | | | trades, except | | | | | | | | | supervisors......| 504 | 13.9 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 Carpenters and | | | | | | | | | apprentices....| 91 | 13.2 | 6.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - Electricians and| | | | | | | | | apprentices....| 89 | 13.5 | 6.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - Electrical power| | | | | | | | | installers and | | | | | | | | | repairers......| 28 | 17.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Plumbers, | | | | | | | | | pipefitters, | | | | | | | | | steamfitters, | | | | | | | | | and apprentices| 37 | 35.1 | 21.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - Roofers.........| 65 | 9.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Extractive | | | | | | | | | occupations........| 69 | 29.0 | 11.6 | 7.2 | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | Drillers, oil | | | | | | | | | wells............| 15 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Mining machine | | | | | | | | | operators........| 27 | 29.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Precision production| | | | | | | | | occupations........| 101 | 12.9 | - | - | - | - | 8.9 | 7.9 | - | | | | | | | | | Operators, | | | | | | | | | fabricators, and | | | | | | | | | laborers.............| 2,118 | 54.9 | 36.6 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 1.1 Machine operators, | | | | | | | | | assemblers, and | | | | | | | | | inspectors.........| 237 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 4.6 | - | 3.8 | 3.0 | - Machine operators | | | | | | | | | and tenders, | | | | | | | | | except precision.| 136 | 14.0 | 4.4 | - | 5.1 | - | 3.7 | - | - Machine | | | | | | | | | operators, | | | | | | | | | assorted | | | | | | | | | materials......| 90 | 16.7 | - | - | 6.7 | - | - | - | - Machine | | | | | | | | | operators, | | | | | | | | | not specified| 23 | 26.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Fabricators, | | | | | | | | | assemblers, and | | | | | | | | | hand working | | | | | | | | | occupations......| 92 | 16.3 | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - Welders and | | | | | | | | | cutters........| 68 | 13.2 | 8.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - Assemblers......| 19 | 26.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Transportation and | | | | | | | | | material moving | | | | | | | | | occupations........| 1,264 | 74.1 | 54.8 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 Motor vehicle | | | | | | | | | operators........| 1,002 | 79.5 | 67.0 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 1.4 Truck drivers...| 852 | 83.5 | 70.1 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 1.5 | .9 | .6 | | | | | | | | | Driver-sales | | | | | | | | | workers........| 45 | 75.6 | 68.9 | - | - | - | 20.0 | 11.1 | - Bus drivers.....| 21 | 85.7 | 66.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - Taxicab drivers | | | | | | | | | and chauffeurs.| 70 | 37.1 | 31.4 | - | - | - | 60.0 | 54.3 | - Transportation | | | | | | | | | occupations, | | | | | | | | | except motor | | | | | | | | | vehicles.........| 47 | 68.1 | - | - | 14.9 | 48.9 | - | - | - Rail | | | | | | | | | transportation | | | | | | | | | occupations....| 21 | 90.5 | - | - | 33.3 | 47.6 | - | - | - Railroad | | | | | | | | | conductors | | | | | | | | | and | | | | | | | | | yardmasters..| 6 | 83.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Railroad | | | | | | | | | brake, | | | | | | | | | signal, and | | | | | | | | | switch | | | | | | | | | operators....| 11 | 100.0 | - | - | 45.5 | 45.5 | - | - | - Water | | | | | | | | | transportation | | | | | | | | | occupations....| 26 | 50.0 | - | - | - | 50.0 | - | - | - Sailors and | | | | | | | | | deckhands....| 17 | 52.9 | - | - | - | 52.9 | - | - | - Material moving | | | | | | | | | equipment | | | | | | | | | operators........| 215 | 50.2 | 9.8 | 28.4 | 8.8 | 3.3 | - | - | - Operating | | | | | | | | | engineers......| 51 | 51.0 | 15.7 | 19.6 | 15.7 | - | - | - | - Crane and tower | | | | | | | | | operators......| 16 | 43.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Excavating and | | | | | | | | | loading machine| | | | | | | | | operators......| 29 | 41.4 | - | 27.6 | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | Grader, dozer, | | | | | | | | | and scraper | | | | | | | | | operators......| 20 | 75.0 | - | 40.0 | - | - | - | - | - Industrial truck| | | | | | | | | and tractor | | | | | | | | | equipment | | | | | | | | | operators......| 54 | 63.0 | - | 51.9 | - | - | - | - | - Handlers, equipment | | | | | | | | | cleaners, helpers, | | | | | | | | | and laborers.......| 617 | 30.5 | 10.4 | 4.7 | 14.9 | - | 6.2 | 5.0 | 1.1 Helpers, | | | | | | | | | construction and | | | | | | | | | extractive | | | | | | | | | occupations......| 21 | 28.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Construction | | | | | | | | | laborers.........| 288 | 27.8 | 9.7 | 3.5 | 14.2 | - | 2.1 | - | - Freight, stock, | | | | | | | | | and material | | | | | | | | | handlers.........| 80 | 45.0 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 18.8 | - | 16.2 | 12.5 | - Garbage | | | | | | | | | collectors.....| 23 | 91.3 | 43.5 | - | 43.5 | - | - | - | - Stock handlers | | | | | | | | | and baggers....| 17 | - | - | - | - | - | 64.7 | 52.9 | - Garage and service| | | | | | | | | station related | | | | | | | | | occupations......| 28 | 21.4 | - | - | - | - | 28.6 | 25.0 | - Laborers, except | | | | | | | | | construction.....| 178 | 32.6 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 16.3 | - | 3.4 | 2.8 | - Military | | | | | | | | | occupations(2).....| 87 | 72.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | 54.0 | - | - | - ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Based on the 1990 Occupational Classification System developed by the Bureau of the Census. 2 Resident armed forces. NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. There were 40 fatalities for which there was insufficient information to determine a specific occupation classification. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries