Table US-25. Number* of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Cause of Death and Occupation Division, US, 1980-1995.

CAUSE OF DEATH

OCCUPATION DIVISION

EXEC/ ADM/MGR

PROF/SPEC

TECH/ SUPPORT

SALES

CLERICAL

SERVICE

FARM/ FOR/FISH

CRAFTS

MACH OPERATORS

TRANSPORT

LABORERS

Motor Vehicle

1,072

801

291

1,223

562

1,388

1,727

2,371

410

9,317

1,725

Homicide

1,703

600

85

3,203

594

2,340

281

896

285

1,082

1,085

Machine

404

228

84

243

139

274

3,932

2,404

955

1,702

1,528

Fall

480

322

78

235

146

569

603

4,021

512

378

1,445

Electrocution

229

143

91

89

32

197

673

2,980

279

459

807

Struck by Falling Object

192

84

28

118

44

109

1,814

1,579

382

615

868

Air Transport

388

488

1,422

171

44

205

112

237

19

36

33

Suicide

468

305

58

500

103

371

231

511

112

170

143

Nature/Environment

66

99

18

60

42

87

682

521

162

241

328

Explosion

137

66

57

73

24

91

93

849

379

180

311

Flying Object/Caught In

68

44

12

42

29

79

350

554

237

301

376

Water Transport

31

89

23

21

7

44

691

151

52

531

119

Suffocation

84

44

10

45

11

62

230

391

99

159

495

Fire

106

47

26

68

28

219

123

422

203

104

174

Poisoning

87

89

37

55

20

126

133

408

122

125

169

Drowning

56

104

13

23

17

126

326

204

58

157

199

Rail Transport

16

14

7

3

17

15

14

94

34

345

91

Other

157

116

39

140

63

275

310

600

205

270

293

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

 

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