Fatal occupational injuries in California

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, California
Selected
characteristics		 2006
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

 537 76 98 61 198 13 83
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

477 68 87 51 184 12 68

Self Employed (3)

60 8 11 10 14   15
 

Sex

  

Men

 496 75 91 57 187 13 67

Women

 41   7 4 11   16
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 14 3     7    

20-24

 46 5 10 6 18   5

25-34

 103 16 16 14 36   18

35-44

 116 20 16 15 43   18

45-54

 132 21 23 13 41 5 25

55-64

 86 8 24 6 34   12

65 and older

 35 3 7 5 15   4
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 239 25 37 22 112 7 33

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 23   5 3 3   11

Hispanic or Latino

 231 47 52 33 69 5 21

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 31 4     8   14

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

              

Multiple races

 3            

Other or not reported

 8       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, California
Event or exposure (1) 2006
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 537 477 60 496 41
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 76 68 8 75  

Struck by object

 42 35 7 42  

Struck by falling object

 27 23 4 27  

Caught in equipment or object

 28 27   28  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 12 11   12  

Falls

 98 87 11 91 7

Fall to lower level

 88 78 10 84 4

Fall from ladder

 12 10   11  

Fall from roof

 17 17   17  

Fall from scaffold

 11 10   11  

Harmful substances or environments

 61 51 10 57 4

Contact with electric current

 16 11 5 15  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 26 23 3 23 3

Oxygen deficiency

 8 8   8  

Transportation incident

 198 184 14 187 11

Highway transportation incident

 85 81 4 79 6

Collision between vehicles

 43 42   40 3

Non-collision highway incident

 19 16 3 18  

Non-highway transportation incident

 25 20 5 25  

Overturned, non-highway

 9 8   9  

Struck by vehicle

 47 44 3 44 3

Aircraft incident

 30 30   28  

Fires and explosions

 13 12   13  

Assaults and violent acts

 83 68 15 67 16

Homicides

 62 51 11 46 16

Homicides - shooting

 55 44 11 41 14

Self-inflicted injuries

 20 16 4 20  

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, California
Selected industries (1) 2006
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

 537 76 98 61 198 13 83
 

Private industry

 471 73 95 60 166 7 64

Goods Producing

 217 49 54 29 72 4 6

Natural resources and mining

 69 19 4 8 38    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 63 18   7 36    

Mining

 6            

Construction

 117 18 47 18 27   3

Manufacturing

 31 12 3 3 7   3

Service providing

 254 24 41 31 94 3 58

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 123 12 12 10 60   28

Wholesale trade

 13   3 5 3    

Retail trade

 32   4   5   21

Transportation and warehousing

 73 9 3 3 50   7

Utilities

 5            

Information

 7       4    

Financial activities

 10           5

Finance and insurance

 4           3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 6            

Professional and business services

 51 7 15 11 11   6

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 4            

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 47 7 13 11 10   5

Education and health services

 18   4   11    

Educational services

 7       5    

Health care and social assistance

 11       6    

Leisure and hospitality

 27   4 6 3   11

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 3            

Accommodation and food services

 24   3 6     11

Other services

 15   4   3   6

Government (3)

66 3 3   32 6 19

Federal

 28       11 6 9

State

 12       8   3

Local

 23       10   7

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, California
Selected occupations (1) 2006
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

 537 76 98 61 198 13 83
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 47 4 8 5 18   11

Management occupations

 22 4 3   10   3

Business and financial operations occupations

 3            

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

 4            

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 6            

Community and social services occupations

              

Legal occupations

              

Education, training, and library occupations

 4            

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

              

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

              

Service occupations

 96 7 22 16 21 5 22

Healthcare support occupations

 4            

Protective service occupations

 38       15 5 14

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 11   3       6

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 40 6 16 11 5    

Personal care and service occupations

 3            

Sales and office occupations

 47   5   6   33

Sales and related occupations

 34   3   6   23

Office and administrative support occupations

 13           10

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 197 37 54 30 66 3 5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 47 13 3 8 22    

Construction and extraction occupations

 116 15 45 18 33    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 34 9 6 4 11    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 131 25 8 7 76 3 10

Production occupations

 18 9          

Transportation and material moving occupations

 113 16 6 5 74   10

Military specific occupations

 14       11    

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.