Table US-31. Number*† and Average Annual Rate (per 100,000 workers) 
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Industry and Occupation Division, US, 1983-1995.

INDUSTRY DIVISION

OCCUPATION DIVISION

EXEC/ADM/MGR

PROF/SPEC

TECH/ SUPPORT

SALES

CLERICAL

SERVICE

FARM/FOR/FISH

CRAFTS

MACH OPERATORS

TRANSPORT

LABORERS

Ag/For/Fish

No.

49

127

138

17

11

56

7,627

59

32

201

36

Rate

4.2

10.2

29.6

7.1

0.7

15.1

20.1

9.7

19.8

31.2

12.5

Mining

No.

107

76

43

8

13

18

5

1,624

81

512

193

Rate

6.9

7.4

10.1

6.5

1.1

15.0

---

49.3

23.3

31.5

46.4

Construction

No.

707

183

77

47

43

46

30

6,639

355

1,615

3,752

Rate

5.8

10.1

10.5

5.1

0.8

10.7

11.4

12.2

28.6

24.7

35.3

Manufacturing

No.

623

307

242

289

201

336

1,771

2,257

2,311

1,250

1,136

Rate

2.0

1.4

2.6

3.0

0.7

7.4

147.1

4.4

2.7

12.2

8.0

Trans/Comm/PU

No.

464

244

905

86

442

198

21

1,608

148

7,235

741

Rate

3.9

4.1

24.7

2.3

1.6

6.0

11.4

9.8

9.7

31.1

12.0

Wholesale Trade

No.

133

20

10

611

52

32

15

190

76

726

296

Rate

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.6

0.5

6.0

4.7

4.7

4.2

11.9

6.4

Retail Trade

No.

879

78

12

3,372

140

686

22

322

21

468

768

Rate

4.5

1.7

1.1

3.2

0.7

1.2

7.1

2.2

0.9

7.4

4.1

Finance/Insur/RE

No.

280

17

8

385

131

121

28

30

---

16

9

Rate

1.1

0.6

0.4

1.6

0.3

3.3

3.4

1.5

---

8.6

3.2

Services

No.

1,044

1,638

267

202

301

1,694

131

1,622

311

337

442

Rate

1.8

1.1

1.0

1.8

0.4

1.5

3.1

6.7

3.1

5.1

8.4

Public Admin

No.

260

202

129

7

178

2,015

29

221

48

135

116

Rate

1.7

2.0

4.3

2.2

1.0

11.5

4.6

7.1

10.1

18.2

19.8

*Numbers not reported for cells with less than 3 deaths.
Numbers not reported for "unknown" or "not classified" categories.
Rates not calculated for categories with less than 3 deaths or less than 20,000 employed.

 

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