Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2007
Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2007
____________________________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Fatalities | Selected event or exposure(2)
| | (percent of total for industry)
Industry(1) |___________________|_______________________________________
| | | | | |
| Number | Percent | Highway |Homicides| Falls |Struck by
| | | (3) | | | object
________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
| | | | | |
Total.......................| 5,488 | 100 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 9
| | | | | |
Private industry...............| 4,956 | 90 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 10
| | | | | |
Goods producing...............| 2,324 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 14
| | | | | |
Natural resources and mining | 754 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 20
Agriculture, forestry, | | | | | |
fishing and hunting........| 573 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 21
Crop production...........| 249 | 5 | 11 | - | 5 | 16
Animal production.........| 162 | 3 | 12 | - | 7 | 10
Forestry and logging......| 92 | 2 | 12 | - | 4 | 66
Mining(4)...................| 181 | 3 | 27 | - | 7 | 16
Mining, except oil and gas| 53 | 1 | 11 | - | 9 | 13
Support activities for | | | | | |
mining...................| 112 | 2 | 36 | - | 5 | 18
Construction.................| 1,178 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 9
Construction................| 1,178 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 9
Construction of buildings | 244 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 10
Heavy and civil | | | | | |
engineering construction | 216 | 4 | 19 | - | 14 | 13
Specialty trade | | | | | |
contractors..............| 680 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 43 | 7
Manufacturing................| 392 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 15
Manufacturing...............| 392 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 15
Food manufacturing........| 49 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 12 | -
Fabricated metal product | | | | | |
manufacturing............| 71 | 1 | 10 | - | 14 | 18
| | | | | |
Service providing.............| 2,632 | 48 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 6
| | | | | |
Trade, transportation, and | | | | | |
utilities...................| 1,402 | 26 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 6
Wholesale trade.............| 197 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 12
Merchant wholesalers, | | | | | |
durable goods............| 98 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 18
Merchant wholesalers, | | | | | |
nondurable goods.........| 89 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 6
Retail trade................| 336 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 9 | 4
Motor vehicle and parts | | | | | |
dealers..................| 60 | 1 | 37 | 15 | - | 7
Food and beverage stores..| 86 | 2 | - | 81 | 6 | -
Transportation and | | | | | |
warehousing................| 836 | 15 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 5
Truck transportation......| 538 | 10 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 5
Transit and ground | | | | | |
passenger transportation | 74 | 1 | 35 | 50 | - | -
Utilities...................| 33 | 1 | 9 | - | 12 | 9
Information..................| 77 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 14 | -
Financial activities.........| 116 | 2 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 3
Finance and insurance.......| 45 | 1 | 27 | 49 | 7 | -
Real estate and rental and | | | | | |
leasing....................| 71 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 4
Professional and business | | | | | |
services....................| 465 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 10
Professional and technical | | | | | |
services...................| 75 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 13 | -
Administrative and waste | | | | | |
services...................| 386 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 11
Educational and health | | | | | |
services....................| 149 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2
Educational services........| 35 | 1 | 9 | - | - | -
Health care and social | | | | | |
assistance.................| 114 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 9 | -
Leisure and hospitality......| 251 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 11 | 3
Arts, entertainment, and | | | | | |
recreation.................| 92 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 8
Accommodation and food | | | | | |
services...................| 159 | 3 | 9 | 64 | 9 | -
Other services, except public| | | | | |
administration..............| 170 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 11
| | | | | |
Government(5)..................| 532 | 10 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 5
| | | | | |
Federal government............| 106 | 2 | 22 | - | 7 | 5
State government..............| 107 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 3
Local government..............| 316 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 6
________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
1 Based on the North American Industry Classification System, 2002.
2 The figure shown is the percent of the total fatalities for that industry group.
3 "Highway" includes deaths to vehicle occupants resulting from traffic incidents that
occur on the public roadway, shoulder, or surrounding area. It excludes incidents occurring
entirely off the roadway, such as in parking lots and on farms; incidents involving trains;
and deaths to pedestrians or other nonpassengers.
4 Includes fatalities at all establishments categorized as Mining (Sector 21) in the North
American Industry Classification System, 2002, including establishments not governed by the
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and
Gas Extraction.
5 Includes fatalities to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of
industry.
NOTE: Totals for 2007 are preliminary. Totals for major categories may include subcat-
egories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding.
Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
There were 2 fatalities for which there was insufficient information to determine a specific
industry classification, although a distinction between private and government was made for
each.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State,
New York City, District of Columbia, and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational
Injuries
Last Modified Date: August 20, 2008
Bureau of Labor Statistics
