Table. Fatal Occupational Injuries Involving Helicopters, 1995-2002

Table. Fatal Occupational Injuries Involving Helicopters, 1995–2002
Characteristics	Number of Fatalities
Total	459
Year
1995	50
1996	70
1997	64
1998	76
1999	60
2000	59
2001	43
2002	37
Employee status
Wage and salary workers(1)	430
Self-employed(2)	29
Sex
Men	427
Women	32
Age
20 to 24 years	38
25 to 34 years	154
35 to 44 years	120
45 to 54 years	110
55 to 64 years	24
65 and over	10
Race or ethnic origin(3)
White	389
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	28
Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	17
Occupation
Managerial and professional specialty	56
Professional specialty	42
Health assessment and treating occupations	20
Registered nurses	19
Technical, sales, and administrative support	170
Technicians and related support occupations	166
Technicians, except health, engineering, and science	146
Airplane pilots and navigators	145
Service occupations	32
Protective service occupations	32
Police and detectives, including supervisors	23
Precision production, craft, and repair	29
Mechanics and repairers	18
Mechanics and repairers, except supervisors	18
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, repairers	14
Aircraft engine mechanics	10
Military occupations(4)	150
Industry
Private industry	242
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing	24
Transportation and public utilities	124
Transportation by air	112
Transportation by air, nonscheduled	98
Services	50
Health services	20
Hospitals	17
Government(5)	217
Federal government	167
Public administration	161
National security and international affairs	150
National security	150
State government	21
Local government	27
Footnotes: (1) This category may include volunteers and other workers receiving compensation. (2) Includes paid and unpaid family workers, and may include owners of incorporated businesses or members of partnerships. (3) In this study, the racial categories "White" and "Black or African American" do not include persons from the ethnic category "Hispanic or Latino." Hispanic or Latino persons may identify themselves racially as white, black, or another race category. (4) CFOI data cover military occupations in the resident armed forces only; incidents occurring in other countries are excluded. (5) Includes members of the resident armed forces as well as workers employed in other governmental organizations, regardless of industry.
NOTE: Totals for 2001 exclude fatalities resulting from the September 11 terrorist attacks. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).