Table US-26. Average Annual Rate (per
100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Cause of Death and Occupation Division, US, 1980-1995.
CAUSE OF DEATH |
OCCUPATION DIVISION |
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EXEC/ ADM/MGR |
PROF/SPEC |
TECH/ SUPPORT |
SALES |
CLERICAL |
SERVICE |
FARM/ FOR/FISH |
CRAFTS |
MACH OPERATORS |
TRANSPORT |
LABORERS |
|
Motor Vehicle |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
12.4 |
2.3 |
Homicide |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
Machine |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
7.0 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
Fall |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
Electrocution |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
Struck by Falling Object |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
Air Transport |
0.2 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
Suicide |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
< 0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Nature/Environment |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
Explosion |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
Flying Object/Caught In |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
Water Transport |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
Suffocation |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
Fire |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Poisoning |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Drowning |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
Rail Transport |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
Other |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |