Table US-3. Number and Average Annual Rate*
(per 100,000 workers)
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Sex, Race, and Age Group, US, 1980-1995.
|
DEMOGRAPHICS |
NUMBER OF DEATHS |
RATE PER 100,000 |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
Male |
87,254 |
8.8 |
|
Female |
6,078 |
0.8 |
|
Unknown |
6 |
--- |
|
Race |
|
|
|
White |
79,487 |
5.1 |
|
Black |
10,273 |
5.8 |
|
Other |
2,693 |
4.9 |
|
Unknown |
885 |
--- |
|
Age Group |
|
|
|
16-17 |
892 |
2.2 |
|
18-19 |
2,508 |
3.9 |
|
20-24 |
10,012 |
4.7 |
|
25-34 |
24,109 |
4.8 |
|
35-44 |
20,184 |
4.6 |
|
45-54 |
15,983 |
5.3 |
|
55-64 |
12,633 |
7.0 |
|
65+ |
6,922 |
13.6 |
|
Unknown |
95 |
--- |
* Rates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories.