Southwest Occupational Injuries and Fatalities


Nonfatal Occupational Injury and Illness Incidence Rates (1), Private Industy, U.S. and Selected States, 2007

State

Total recordable cases

Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction

Other recordable cases

Total

Cases with days away from work (2)

Cases with job transfer or restriction
U.S.

4.2

2.1

1.2

0.9

2.1
  Arkansas

4.0

1.8

0.9

0.9

2.1
  Louisiana

2.9

1.5

1.0

0.5

1.4
  New Mexico

4.7

2.4

1.5

0.8

2.3
  Oklahoma

4.5

2.4

1.3

1.1

2.1
  Texas

3.4

1.9

0.9

1.0

1.5

(1) Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where

N = number of injuries and illnesses
EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year
200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

(2) Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.

Last updated: October 24, 2008



Fatal Occupational Injuries by Event or Exposure, U.S. and Selected States, 2007

Area

Total fatalities
(1) (2)

Event or exposure (3)

Transportation incidents (4)

Assaults and violent acts (5)

Contact with objects and equipment

Falls

Exposure to harmful substances or environments

Fires and explosions
United States

5,488

2,234

839

916

835

488

151
  Arkansas

87

42

9

18

7

8

3
  Louisiana

134

70

13

17

15

17

-
  New Mexico

43

20

5

9

3

5

-
  Oklahoma

104

50

6

20

16

9

-
  Texas

527

192

86

85

78

66

17

(1) Total fatalities includes other events and exposures, such as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown separately.
(2) Includes 4 fatalities that occurred within the territorial boundaries of the United States, but a State of incident could not be determined.
(3) Based on the 2007 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
(4) Includes highway, nonhighway, air, water, and rail fatalities, and fatalities resulting from being struck by a vehicle.
(5) Includes violence by persons, self-inflicted injuries, and attacks by animals.

NOTE: Totals for 2007 are preliminary. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

Last updated: October 24, 2008


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Last Modified Date: October 24, 2008