Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries to government workers resulting from the events of September 11, 2001, by industry and occupation
Characteristics Total Office building Passenger airliner Rescue efforts
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Total

 622 100 204 100 10 100 408 100
                            Industry

Government(1)

 622 100 204 100 10 100 408 100

Federal government (including resident armed forces)

 124 20 116 57 7 70 - -

National security

 118 19 114 56 4 40 - -

State government

 49 8 43 21 3 30 3 1

Local government

 449 72 45 22 - - 404 99

Police protection

 25 4 - - - - 23 6

Fire protection

 344 55 - - - - 343 84

Administration of economic programs

 79 13 41 20 - - 38 9
                         Occupation

Managerial and professional specialty

 140 23 120 59 10 100 10 2

Executive, administrative, and managerial

 120 19 107 52 4 40 9 2

Professional specialty

 20 3 13 6 6 60 - -

Technical, sales, and administrative support

 25 4 23 11 - - - -

Technicians and related support occupations

 4 1 - - - - - -

Service occupations

 400 64 4 2 - - 396 97

Protective service occupations

 400 64 4 2 - - 396 97

Firefighting, including supervisors

 335 54 - - - - 335 82

Police and detectives, including supervisors

 64 10 3 1 - - 61 15

Military occupations

 54 9 54 26 - - - -

Footnotes:
(1) Included in the overall "Government" category are workplace fatalities among employees of Federal, State, and local governments, as well as fatalities among persons working in the United States for another country's government or for other government entities such as regional cooperative organizations. These totals include fatalities to workers employed in all governmental organizations regardless of industry.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate that either no data were reported or the data do not meet publication criteria.

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 (CFOI).