Fatal occupational injuries in Tennessee

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Tennessee
Selected
characteristics		 2005
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

 139 29 14 5 70 3 18
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

101 16 13   51 3 15

Self Employed (3)

38 13     19   3
 

Sex

  

Men

 129 29 13 4 65 3 15

Women

 10       5   3
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

              

20-24

 3            

25-34

 17 3     8   3

35-44

 23 3     13   5

45-54

 45 12 9   16   6

55-64

 21 4     12   3

65 and older

 26 5     18    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 114 24 11 3 61 3 12

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 18       8   4

Hispanic or Latino

 5 3          

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

              

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

              

Multiple races

              

Other or not reported

              

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, Tennessee
Event or exposure (1) 2005
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 139 101 38 129 10
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 29 16 13 29  

Struck by object

 23 11 12 23  

Struck by falling object

 14 6 8 14  

Caught in equipment or object

 5 4   5  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

          

Falls

 14 13   13  

Fall to lower level

 13 12   13  

Fall from ladder

 3 3   3  

Fall from roof

 3     3  

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 5     4  

Contact with electric current

          

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

          

Oxygen deficiency

 3     3  

Transportation incident

 70 51 19 65 5

Highway transportation incident

 37 34 3 33 4

Collision between vehicles

 17 16   14 3

Non-collision highway incident

 4 3   4  

Non-highway transportation incident

 19 4 15 19  

Overturned, non-highway

 17 3 14 17  

Struck by vehicle

 7 6   6  

Aircraft incident

 4 4   4  

Fires and explosions

 3 3   3  

Assaults and violent acts

 18 15 3 15 3

Homicides

 16 13 3 14  

Homicides - shooting

 16 13 3 14  

Self-inflicted injuries

          

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, Tennessee
Selected industries (1) 2005
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

 139 29 14 5 70 3 18
 

Private industry

 125 29 12 5 63 3 13

Goods Producing

 59 21 8   27    

Natural resources and mining

 32 13     18    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 30 12     18    

Mining

              

Construction

 20 5 7   6    

Manufacturing

 7 3     3    

Service providing

 66 8 4 4 36   13

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 38 7     21   8

Wholesale trade

 6 4          

Retail trade

 12       4   7

Transportation and warehousing

 20 3     17    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

 3            

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 9       5    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 6       3    

Education and health services

 4       4    

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 4       4    

Leisure and hospitality

 9       3   3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 5       3    

Accommodation and food services

 4           3

Other services

 3            

Government (3)

14       7   5

Federal

              

State

 6            

Local

 7       5    

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, Tennessee
Selected occupations (1) 2005
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

 139 29 14 5 70 3 18
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 33 5     25    

Management occupations

 24 5     18    

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

              

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

              

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

              

Service occupations

 16       8   3

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 7       5    

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 7       3    

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 15       3   10

Sales and related occupations

 9           6

Office and administrative support occupations

 6           4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 40 14 11   10 3  

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 12 8     4    

Construction and extraction occupations

 21 4 9   6    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 7            

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 35 9     24    

Production occupations

 3            

Transportation and material moving occupations

 32 7     23    

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.