Table US-16. Average Annual Rate*
(per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Cause of Death and Industry Division, US, 1980-1995.
|
CAUSE OF DEATH |
INDUSTRY DIVISION |
|||||||||
|
AG/FOR/FISH |
MINING |
CONSTRUCTION |
MANUFACTURING |
TRANS/ COMM/ PU |
WHOLESALE TRADE |
RETAIL TRADE |
FINANCE/ INSUR/RE |
SERVICES |
PUBLIC ADMIN |
|
|
Motor Vehicle |
3.2 |
5.1 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
|
Homicide |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
|
Machine |
6.6 |
7.3 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Fall |
1.0 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Electrocution |
1.2 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Struck by Falling Object |
1.1 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Air Transport |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
|
Suicide |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Nature/Environment |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Explosion |
0.2 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Flying Object/Caught In |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
|
Water Transport |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.5 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
--- |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
|
Suffocation |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
|
Fire |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Poisoning |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
|
Drowning |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
< 0.1 |
0.2 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Rail Transport |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.4 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
--- |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
|
Other |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
< 0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
*Rates not calculated for categories with less than 3 deaths or less than 20,000 employed.