Table US-19. Number of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Selected Detailed Industry Groupings* and Year, US, 1983-1995.

DETAILED INDUSTRY

YEAR OF DEATH

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

Forestry & Fisheries

67

75

93

66

73

77

125

85

87

92

81

77

58

Metal/Coal/Nonmetal Mining

113

158

92

113

91

69

88

100

99

89

93

70

87

Lumber & Wood MFG

238

237

246

251

259

245

250

224

211

204

163

158

157

Oil and Gas Extraction

176

199

185

105

83

93

105

119

76

58

77

98

72

Trucking/Warehousing/Storage

476

545

551

480

460

533

493

406

376

371

405

428

442

Ag Production

523

549

586

502

541

494

449

420

430

429

426

401

389

Construction

1,035

1,113

1,190

1,102

1,197

1,098

1,104

1,077

893

890

885

967

1,001

Other Transportation

295

301

326

287

291

270

297

284

330

309

354

306

286

Ag Services

68

93

73

85

88

74

109

98

98

77

101

109

110

Primary Metals MFG

93

95

88

92

90

89

75

73

62

62

68

55

64

Electric Light and Power

74

79

87

78

64

74

78

62

39

50

42

37

50

Other Utility/Sanitary Service

80

91

103

66

72

61

89

66

75

70

87

87

75

Automobile and Repair Services

171

143

171

150

159

181

166

165

157

129

178

130

186

Justice, Pub Order, & Safety

150

138

153

153

159

183

168

120

123

147

167

152

177

Stone/Clay/Concrete MFG

48

54

59

41

42

29

26

25

30

30

30

21

24

* The selected groupings had the highest rates per 100,000 workers.

 

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