Table US-14. Number* and Rate (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Industry Division and Year, US, 1980-1995.

INDUSTRY DIVISION

YEAR OF DEATH

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

Ag/For/Fish

No.

821

794

744

658

717

752

653

702

645

683

603

615

598

608

587

557

Rate

23.7

23.0

20.8

18.6

20.7

22.5

19.5

20.6

19.4

20.2

18.0

18.1

17.7

18.7

16.4

15.5

Mining

No.

414

505

368

289

357

277

218

174

162

193

219

175

147

170

168

159

Rate

44.0

46.8

35.8

31.4

37.3

29.5

24.8

21.3

21.5

26.8

30.0

23.9

22.1

25.4

25.1

25.4

Construction

No.

1,271

1,230

1,087

1,035

1,113

1,190

1,102

1,197

1,098

1,104

1,077

893

890

885

967

1,001

Rate

21.0

20.8

18.9

16.8

16.7

17.0

15.1

16.1

14.4

14.4

14.0

12.6

12.7

12.3

12.9

13.1

Manufacturing

No.

1,135

1,089

952

884

967

926

893

898

885

866

838

793

736

713

727

732

Rate

5.3

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

Trans/Comm/PU

No.

1,223

1,139

1,078

961

1,041

1,101

938

918

970

987

847

853

828

927

897

896

Rate

19.1

17.5

16.5

13.8

14.1

14.6

12.3

11.6

12.0

12.2

10.4

10.4

10.0

10.9

10.3

10.3

Wholesale Trade

No.

195

193

165

170

176

182

167

159

172

152

167

169

153

169

177

175

Rate

5.1

4.9

4.0

3.9

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.7

3.8

3.5

Retail Trade

No.

625

618

567

485

460

506

439

489

497

474

544

581

574

634

631

507

Rate

3.9

3.8

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.0

2.9

3.1

3.0

2.4

Finance/Insur/RE

No.

75

91

71

72

84

63

76

84

73

77

75

89

76

85

88

92

Rate

1.3

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.2

0.9

1.0

1.1

0.9

1.0

0.9

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

Services

No.

714

642

649

597

590

621

563

595

635

625

606

656

596

642

678

647

Rate

2.6

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

Public Admin

No.

323

312

284

290

262

249

270

283

295

254

213

183

246

261

273

345

Rate

6.2

6.0

5.4

6.2

5.5

5.0

5.3

5.4

5.4

4.6

3.8

3.2

4.4

4.5

4.7

5.8

*Numbers not reported for "unknown" or "not classified" categories.

 

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