Table US-25. Number*
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Cause of Death and Occupation Division, US, 1980-1995.
CAUSE OF DEATH |
OCCUPATION DIVISION |
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EXEC/ ADM/MGR |
PROF/SPEC |
TECH/ SUPPORT |
SALES |
CLERICAL |
SERVICE |
FARM/ FOR/FISH |
CRAFTS |
MACH OPERATORS |
TRANSPORT |
LABORERS |
|
Motor Vehicle |
1,072 |
801 |
291 |
1,223 |
562 |
1,388 |
1,727 |
2,371 |
410 |
9,317 |
1,725 |
Homicide |
1,703 |
600 |
85 |
3,203 |
594 |
2,340 |
281 |
896 |
285 |
1,082 |
1,085 |
Machine |
404 |
228 |
84 |
243 |
139 |
274 |
3,932 |
2,404 |
955 |
1,702 |
1,528 |
Fall |
480 |
322 |
78 |
235 |
146 |
569 |
603 |
4,021 |
512 |
378 |
1,445 |
Electrocution |
229 |
143 |
91 |
89 |
32 |
197 |
673 |
2,980 |
279 |
459 |
807 |
Struck by Falling Object |
192 |
84 |
28 |
118 |
44 |
109 |
1,814 |
1,579 |
382 |
615 |
868 |
Air Transport |
388 |
488 |
1,422 |
171 |
44 |
205 |
112 |
237 |
19 |
36 |
33 |
Suicide |
468 |
305 |
58 |
500 |
103 |
371 |
231 |
511 |
112 |
170 |
143 |
Nature/Environment |
66 |
99 |
18 |
60 |
42 |
87 |
682 |
521 |
162 |
241 |
328 |
Explosion |
137 |
66 |
57 |
73 |
24 |
91 |
93 |
849 |
379 |
180 |
311 |
Flying Object/Caught In |
68 |
44 |
12 |
42 |
29 |
79 |
350 |
554 |
237 |
301 |
376 |
Water Transport |
31 |
89 |
23 |
21 |
7 |
44 |
691 |
151 |
52 |
531 |
119 |
Suffocation |
84 |
44 |
10 |
45 |
11 |
62 |
230 |
391 |
99 |
159 |
495 |
Fire |
106 |
47 |
26 |
68 |
28 |
219 |
123 |
422 |
203 |
104 |
174 |
Poisoning |
87 |
89 |
37 |
55 |
20 |
126 |
133 |
408 |
122 |
125 |
169 |
Drowning |
56 |
104 |
13 |
23 |
17 |
126 |
326 |
204 |
58 |
157 |
199 |
Rail Transport |
16 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
17 |
15 |
14 |
94 |
34 |
345 |
91 |
Other |
157 |
116 |
39 |
140 |
63 |
275 |
310 |
600 |
205 |
270 |
293 |
*Numbers not reported for "unknown" or "not classified" categories.