Table US-8. Number* of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Cause of Death and Year, US, 1980-1995.

CAUSE OF DEATH

YEAR OF DEATH

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

Motor Vehicle

1,639

1,544

1,326

1,333

1,523

1,426

1,246

1,350

1,407

1,463

1,300

1,104

1,129

1,268

1,338

1,319

Homicide

913

935

854

719

657

750

681

674

714

696

735

901

888

951

928

867

Machine

979

1,025

956

798

815

837

772

826

739

745

699

678

664

623

580

598

Fall

702

699

608

545

570

635

523

576

570

553

587

491

446

476

553

536

Electrocution

575

509

498

439

484

399

440

406

381

329

320

311

270

274

294

304

Struck by Falling Object

476

442

426

383

407

431

428

420

350

371

355

341

286

295

310

263

Air Transport

283

262

251

199

236

232

201

224

163

191

141

162

180

188

179

169

Suicide

151

164

197

167

182

223

189

242

212

206

185

198

197

208

205

229

Nature/Environment

174

174

159

152

143

120

136

162

157

140

123

126

157

161

156

154

Explosion

201

254

162

166

159

199

134

111

133

159

143

112

105

102

99

105

Flying Object/Caught In

203

187

141

151

155

139

140

137

152

134

128

99

100

91

115

100

Water Transport

153

135

124

140

115

137

93

89

120

137

125

108

101

100

69

67

Suffocation

149

140

131

100

115

134

118

122

110

86

101

75

79

81

82

92

Fire

161

113

123

85

156

136

93

78

109

87

87

118

53

46

77

69

Poisoning

119

121

92

80

110

101

84

89

97

111

77

61

80

74

90

69

Drowning

109

88

98

99

102

76

77

86

66

93

77

96

66

82

79

64

Rail Transport

74

43

46

45

45

34

44

56

35

45

29

29

25

46

36

29

Other

226

159

129

143

115

164

151

140

167

107

137

179

181

190

190

244

*Numbers not reported for "unknown" or "not classified" categories.
For the purpose of cross-classification, the “Other” category contains 47 cases coded as E970-E978 and 45 in E990-E999.

 

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