Table US-14. Number* and Rate
(per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Industry Division and Year, US, 1980-1995.
INDUSTRY DIVISION |
YEAR OF DEATH |
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1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
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Ag/For/Fish |
No. |
821 |
794 |
744 |
658 |
717 |
752 |
653 |
702 |
645 |
683 |
603 |
615 |
598 |
608 |
587 |
557 |
Rate |
23.7 |
23.0 |
20.8 |
18.6 |
20.7 |
22.5 |
19.5 |
20.6 |
19.4 |
20.2 |
18.0 |
18.1 |
17.7 |
18.7 |
16.4 |
15.5 |
|
Mining |
No. |
414 |
505 |
368 |
289 |
357 |
277 |
218 |
174 |
162 |
193 |
219 |
175 |
147 |
170 |
168 |
159 |
Rate |
44.0 |
46.8 |
35.8 |
31.4 |
37.3 |
29.5 |
24.8 |
21.3 |
21.5 |
26.8 |
30.0 |
23.9 |
22.1 |
25.4 |
25.1 |
25.4 |
|
Construction |
No. |
1,271 |
1,230 |
1,087 |
1,035 |
1,113 |
1,190 |
1,102 |
1,197 |
1,098 |
1,104 |
1,077 |
893 |
890 |
885 |
967 |
1,001 |
Rate |
21.0 |
20.8 |
18.9 |
16.8 |
16.7 |
17.0 |
15.1 |
16.1 |
14.4 |
14.4 |
14.0 |
12.6 |
12.7 |
12.3 |
12.9 |
13.1 |
|
Manufacturing |
No. |
1,135 |
1,089 |
952 |
884 |
967 |
926 |
893 |
898 |
885 |
866 |
838 |
793 |
736 |
713 |
727 |
732 |
Rate |
5.3 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
|
Trans/Comm/PU |
No. |
1,223 |
1,139 |
1,078 |
961 |
1,041 |
1,101 |
938 |
918 |
970 |
987 |
847 |
853 |
828 |
927 |
897 |
896 |
Rate |
19.1 |
17.5 |
16.5 |
13.8 |
14.1 |
14.6 |
12.3 |
11.6 |
12.0 |
12.2 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
10.0 |
10.9 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
|
Wholesale Trade |
No. |
195 |
193 |
165 |
170 |
176 |
182 |
167 |
159 |
172 |
152 |
167 |
169 |
153 |
169 |
177 |
175 |
Rate |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
|
Retail Trade |
No. |
625 |
618 |
567 |
485 |
460 |
506 |
439 |
489 |
497 |
474 |
544 |
581 |
574 |
634 |
631 |
507 |
Rate |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
|
Finance/Insur/RE |
No. |
75 |
91 |
71 |
72 |
84 |
63 |
76 |
84 |
73 |
77 |
75 |
89 |
76 |
85 |
88 |
92 |
Rate |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
|
Services |
No. |
714 |
642 |
649 |
597 |
590 |
621 |
563 |
595 |
635 |
625 |
606 |
656 |
596 |
642 |
678 |
647 |
Rate |
2.6 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
|
Public Admin |
No. |
323 |
312 |
284 |
290 |
262 |
249 |
270 |
283 |
295 |
254 |
213 |
183 |
246 |
261 |
273 |
345 |
Rate |
6.2 |
6.0 |
5.4 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
4.6 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
*Numbers not reported for "unknown" or "not classified" categories.