Fatal occupational injuries in Florida

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Florida
Selected
characteristics		 2004
Total Event or exposure (1)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 422 44 75 35 198 12 58
 

Employee Status

              

Wage and Salary (2)

390 39 69 33 188 11 50

Self Employed (3)

32 5 6   10   8
 

Sex

              

Men

 390 44 74 35 182 11 44

Women

 32       16   14
 

Age

              

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 9   3   3    

20-24

 42 5 8 5 21   3

25-34

 71 9 7 7 35   11

35-44

 93 5 16 5 49   17

45-54

 105 20 11 10 43 6 15

55-64

 66 4 18 5 30   7

65 and older

 35   12   16   4
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

             

White, non-Hispanic

 234 24 47 21 106 6 30

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 58 6 5 4 30   13

Hispanic or Latino

 119 14 21 10 59 6 9

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 6           5

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

              

Multiple races

              

Other or not reported

 4            

Footnotes
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification system.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(3) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, members of partnerships, and may include owners of incorporated businesses.
(4) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The individual racial categories shown exclude data for Hispanic and Latino workers.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected events and employee status and sex, Florida
Event or exposure (1) 2004
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2) 		Self
employed
(3) 		Men Women

Total

 422 390 32 390 32
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 44 39 5 44  

Struck by object

 31 27 4 31  

Struck by falling object

 24 21 3 24  

Caught in equipment or object

 8 7   8  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 6 6   6  

Falls

 75 69 6 74  

Fall to lower level

 65 60 5 64  

Fall from ladder

 18 16   18  

Fall from roof

 26 26   26  

Fall from scaffold

 4 4   4  

Harmful substances or environments

 35 33   35  

Contact with electric current

 20 19   20  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 8 7   8  

Oxygen deficiency

 6 6   6  

Transportation incident

 198 188 10 182 16

Highway transportation incident

 131 126 5 119 12

Collision between vehicles

 60 56 4 52 8

Non-collision highway incident

 39 38   36 3

Non-highway transportation incident

 11 7 4 10  

Overturned, non-highway

 5 4   5  

Struck by vehicle

 34 34   31 3

Aircraft incident

 14 13   14  

Fires and explosions

 12 11   11  

Assaults and violent acts

 58 50 8 44 14

Homicides

 46 39 7 33 13

Homicides - shooting

 35 29 6 28 7

Self-inflicted injuries

 10 9   10  

Footnotes
(1) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(3) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, members of partnerships, and may include owners of incorporated businesses.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected industries and major events or exposures, Florida
Selected industries (1) 2004
Total Event or exposure (2)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 422 44 75 35 198 12 58
 

Private industry

              

Goods Producing

 158 26 49 16 57 6 4

Natural resources and mining

 33 4   5 20    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 33 4   5 20    

Mining

              

Construction

 115 20 47 9 32 5  

Manufacturing

 10       5    

Service providing

 232 18 24 18 116 6 50

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 102 7 6 4 58 4 23

Wholesale trade

 15 3     11    

Retail trade

 36   5   12   15

Transportation and warehousing

 48 3     34   8

Utilities

 3            

Information

 5       5    

Financial activities

 12   3   4   4

Finance and insurance

 5            

Real estate and rental and leasing

 7       3    

Professional and business services

 63 8 10 10 27   8

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 8       7    

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 55 8 9 10 20   8

Education and health services

 15       12   3

Educational services

 4       3    

Health care and social assistance

 11       9    

Leisure and hospitality

 17       7   6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 8       5    

Accommodation and food services

 9           5

Other services

 18   3   3   6

Government (3)

32       25   4

Federal

 5       4    

State

 4       4    

Local

 23       17   4

Footnotes
(1) Classified according to the North American Industry Classification System, 2002.
(2) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
(3) Includes fatalities to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected occupations and major events or exposures, Florida
Selected occupations (1) 2004
Total Event or exposure (2)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 422 44 75 35 198 12 58
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 45 4 8   24   7

Management occupations

 22 3 6   7   4

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

 6       5    

Life, physical, and social science occupations

              

Community and social services occupations

              

Legal occupations

              

Education, training, and library occupations

              

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 6       5    

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 6       5    

Service occupations

 61 5 8 8 25   15

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 20       13   7

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 3            

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 35 5 8 7 12   3

Personal care and service occupations

 3           3

Sales and office occupations

 44   6   17   19

Sales and related occupations

 30   4   10   14

Office and administrative support occupations

 14       7   5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 155 25 50 17 49 7 7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 26     4 18    

Construction and extraction occupations

 106 18 46 10 27 3  

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 23 6 4 3 4 3 3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 115 10 3 7 82 3 10

Production occupations

 9 3     3    

Transportation and material moving occupations

 106 7   7 79   10

Military specific occupations

              

Footnotes
(1) Based on the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification System.
(2) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification system.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.