Table US-23. Number and Average Annual Rate* (per 100,000 workers)
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Occupation Division, US, 1980-1995.

OCCUPATION DIVISION

NUMBER OF DEATHS

RATE PER 100,000

Crafts

19,296

9.2

Transport

16,259

21.6

Farm/For/Fish

12,381

21.9

Laborers

10,251

13.7

Service

6,653

2.8

Sales

6,367

3.0

Exec/Adm/Mgr

5,778

2.7

Mach Operators

4,523

3.5

Prof/Spec

3,710

1.6

Tech/Support

2,395

4.3

Clerical

1,944

0.7

Not Classified

3,781

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 * Rates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories.

 

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