Table US-11. Number*† of
Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Cause of Death and Age Group, US, 1980-1995.
CAUSE OF DEATH |
AGE GROUP (IN YEARS) |
|||||||
16-17 |
18-19 |
20-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
|
Motor Vehicle |
223 |
567 |
2,235 |
5,708 |
4,757 |
3,961 |
2,950 |
1,298 |
Homicide |
113 |
312 |
1,314 |
3,379 |
3,031 |
2,207 |
1,572 |
908 |
Machine |
143 |
392 |
1,261 |
2,591 |
2,089 |
1,911 |
2,038 |
1,906 |
Fall |
53 |
187 |
810 |
2,072 |
1,776 |
1,678 |
1,619 |
867 |
Electrocution |
92 |
265 |
1,094 |
2,223 |
1,332 |
735 |
385 |
104 |
Struck by Falling Object |
34 |
157 |
596 |
1,473 |
1,355 |
1,161 |
827 |
380 |
Air Transport |
4 |
18 |
258 |
1,035 |
943 |
636 |
301 |
62 |
Suicide |
19 |
61 |
282 |
626 |
752 |
668 |
536 |
210 |
Nature/Environment |
30 |
66 |
231 |
538 |
523 |
374 |
360 |
265 |
Explosion |
15 |
59 |
249 |
698 |
612 |
391 |
251 |
68 |
Flying Object/Caught In |
20 |
63 |
283 |
565 |
459 |
382 |
295 |
105 |
Water Transport |
16 |
60 |
295 |
568 |
393 |
267 |
164 |
45 |
Suffocation |
30 |
76 |
220 |
502 |
363 |
255 |
188 |
77 |
Fire |
10 |
33 |
165 |
441 |
331 |
268 |
194 |
143 |
Poisoning |
23 |
56 |
198 |
467 |
350 |
198 |
110 |
53 |
Drowning |
33 |
60 |
235 |
380 |
264 |
169 |
151 |
65 |
Rail Transport |
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10 |
29 |
145 |
174 |
163 |
129 |
10 |
Other |
26 |
52 |
201 |
531 |
548 |
466 |
478 |
316 |
*Numbers not reported for cells with
less than 3 deaths. †Numbers not reported for "unknown" or "not classified" categories. |