Fatal occupational injuries in Texas

Create Customized Tables (one screen)Get detailed statistics for occupational fatalities.

Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Texas
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

 489 88 60 54 202 23 59
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

392 77 47 38 173 16 39

Self Employed (3)

97 11 13 16 29 7 20
 

Sex

  

Men

 460 88 58 51 191 23 46

Women

 29     3 11   13
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 12       6    

20-24

 47 6   11 22   6

25-34

 105 21 11 8 45 4 16

35-44

 118 14 17 21 44 7 13

45-54

 112 25 16 8 39 7 16

55-64

 63 13 12 4 28   5

65 and older

 31 6 3   18   3
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 257 38 38 25 117 12 27

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 39 5 4 3 19   7

Hispanic or Latino

 174 40 18 25 66 10 13

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 18 4         12

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

Total

 489 392 97 460 29
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 88 77 11 88  

Struck by object

 52 45 7 52  

Struck by falling object

 43 38 5 43  

Caught in equipment or object

 28 26   28  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 18 17   18  

Falls

 60 47 13 58  

Fall to lower level

 54 41 13 54  

Fall from ladder

 13 7 6 13  

Fall from roof

 9 5 4 9  

Fall from scaffold

 6 4   6  

Harmful substances or environments

 54 38 16 51 3

Contact with electric current

 35 27 8 35  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 13 8 5 11  

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 202 173 29 191 11

Highway transportation incident

 129 111 18 122 7

Collision between vehicles

 59 51 8 54 5

Non-collision highway incident

 41 34 7 39  

Non-highway transportation incident

 18 13 5 18  

Overturned, non-highway

 10 8   10  

Struck by vehicle

 42 39 3 40  

Aircraft incident

 6 5   5  

Fires and explosions

 23 16 7 23  

Assaults and violent acts

 59 39 20 46 13

Homicides

 45 32 13 32 13

Homicides - shooting

 35 25 10 26 9

Self-inflicted injuries

 13 6 7 13  

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, Texas
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

 489 88 60 54 202 23 59
 

Private industry

 451 85 56 53 179 22 54

Goods Producing

 245 54 46 38 79 14 13

Natural resources and mining

 68 14 4 10 30 8  

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 21 6   3 10    

Mining

 47 8 3 7 20 8  

Construction

 131 24 36 27 35 3 5

Manufacturing

 46 16 6   14 3 6

Service providing

 206 31 10 15 100 8 41

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 122 23 4 3 67 3 21

Wholesale trade

 20 5     12    

Retail trade

 34 4     9   19

Transportation and warehousing

 67 14 3   46    

Utilities

              

Information

 5            

Financial activities

 13       3   5

Finance and insurance

 3            

Real estate and rental and leasing

 10            

Professional and business services

 27 3   4 16    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 3       3    

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 24 3   4 13    

Education and health services

 7       4    

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 5       3    

Leisure and hospitality

 17       5   8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 7       4    

Accommodation and food services

 10           7

Other services

 15 5     3 3  

Government (3)

38 3 4   23   5

Federal

 10       8    

State

 5       3    

Local

 23 3 3   12   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, Texas
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

 489 88 60 54 202 23 59
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 50   6 4 27   10

Management occupations

 28       13   8

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

 7       6    

Life, physical, and social science occupations

              

Community and social services occupations

 3            

Legal occupations

              

Education, training, and library occupations

              

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 4            

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 3            

Service occupations

 38 4   3 15   12

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 16       9   6

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 6           4

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 13 4     6    

Personal care and service occupations

 3            

Sales and office occupations

 42 3     15   22

Sales and related occupations

 36 3     10   22

Office and administrative support occupations

 6       5    

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 193 47 45 37 49 8 6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 8 3          

Construction and extraction occupations

 140 27 34 29 40 6 3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 45 17 10 7 7    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 158 32 7 9 90 11 9

Production occupations

 34 11 3   4 7 6

Transportation and material moving occupations

 124 21 4 6 86 4 3

Military specific occupations

 8       6    

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.