Table US-30. Number and
Average Annual Rate (per 100,000 workers)
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Selected Detailed Occupation Groupings*
and Cause of Death, US, 1983-1995.
|
DETAILED OCCUPATION |
CAUSE OF DEATH |
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|
MOTOR VEHICLE |
HOMICIDE |
MACHINE |
FALL |
ELECTROCUTION |
STRUCK BY FALLING |
AIR TRANS |
SUICIDE |
EXPLOSION |
NATURE/ENVIRON |
||
|
Forestry and Fishing Occupations |
No. |
140 |
24 |
271 |
57 |
43 |
993 |
23 |
18 |
5 |
110 |
|
Rate |
6.0 |
1.0 |
11.6 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
42.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
4.7 |
|
|
Construction Laborers |
No. |
742 |
106 |
479 |
806 |
372 |
361 |
10 |
40 |
59 |
117 |
|
Rate |
7.9 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
8.6 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
|
|
Farm Operators and Managers |
No. |
695 |
71 |
2,161 |
219 |
182 |
294 |
45 |
120 |
42 |
278 |
|
Rate |
4.0 |
0.4 |
12.6 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
|
|
Motor Vehicle Operators |
No. |
6,841 |
837 |
357 |
170 |
217 |
315 |
15 |
95 |
77 |
102 |
|
Rate |
14.8 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
< 0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
|
Other Transport and Material Movers |
No. |
464 |
50 |
964 |
119 |
123 |
191 |
10 |
53 |
47 |
86 |
|
Rate |
2.9 |
0.3 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
|
|
Construction Trades |
No. |
795 |
195 |
601 |
2,478 |
1,688 |
448 |
48 |
149 |
163 |
162 |
|
Rate |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
|
Protective Service |
No. |
803 |
1,141 |
35 |
82 |
30 |
27 |
98 |
151 |
19 |
30 |
|
Rate |
3.2 |
4.5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
|
Other Handler, Cleaner, Helper, Laborer |
No. |
440 |
352 |
547 |
283 |
203 |
249 |
5 |
57 |
163 |
110 |
|
Rate |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
< 0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
|
|
Farm Workers and Related Occ |
No. |
558 |
117 |
539 |
201 |
263 |
182 |
15 |
53 |
21 |
158 |
|
Rate |
2.1 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
|
|
Technicians, Exc Health/Eng/Science |
No. |
51 |
24 |
21 |
18 |
12 |
5 |
1,067 |
17 |
9 |
6 |
|
Rate |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
7.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
|
|
Other Prec Production/Craft/Repair |
No. |
403 |
239 |
697 |
326 |
244 |
380 |
32 |
111 |
259 |
146 |
|
Rate |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
|
|
Mechanics and Repairers |
No. |
663 |
250 |
512 |
313 |
335 |
343 |
92 |
173 |
201 |
108 |
|
Rate |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
|
* The selected groupings had the highest rates per 100,000 workers.