Table US-15. Number*†
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 |
1,767 |
664 |
2,846 |
2,100 |
7,268 |
1,061 |
1,302 |
277 |
2,009 |
1,350 |
Homicide |
281 |
36 |
493 |
887 |
1,258 |
232 |
4,917 |
429 |
2,329 |
1,193 |
Machine |
3,625 |
952 |
2,272 |
2,616 |
747 |
327 |
319 |
65 |
641 |
194 |
Fall |
573 |
227 |
4,456 |
1,115 |
583 |
178 |
311 |
108 |
913 |
198 |
Electrocution |
655 |
276 |
2,293 |
813 |
1,018 |
126 |
142 |
32 |
481 |
111 |
Struck by Falling Object |
597 |
539 |
1,261 |
2,043 |
449 |
140 |
147 |
13 |
474 |
95 |
Air Transport |
287 |
81 |
116 |
312 |
1,327 |
68 |
90 |
76 |
451 |
321 |
Suicide |
241 |
24 |
263 |
391 |
251 |
119 |
526 |
133 |
815 |
186 |
Nature/Environment |
584 |
173 |
434 |
461 |
217 |
47 |
74 |
13 |
207 |
55 |
Explosion |
87 |
312 |
354 |
719 |
209 |
103 |
118 |
11 |
274 |
45 |
Flying Object/Caught In |
176 |
173 |
428 |
654 |
286 |
70 |
71 |
14 |
151 |
34 |
Water Transport |
728 |
63 |
115 |
107 |
557 |
14 |
35 |
--- |
83 |
37 |
Suffocation |
220 |
102 |
672 |
214 |
96 |
84 |
53 |
7 |
122 |
37 |
Fire |
125 |
93 |
220 |
446 |
104 |
45 |
104 |
12 |
197 |
150 |
Poisoning |
135 |
101 |
209 |
306 |
160 |
31 |
86 |
13 |
269 |
36 |
Drowning |
325 |
76 |
212 |
115 |
203 |
16 |
27 |
17 |
201 |
61 |
Rail Transport |
12 |
15 |
24 |
64 |
490 |
13 |
8 |
--- |
21 |
7 |
Other |
262 |
67 |
408 |
596 |
285 |
55 |
227 |
34 |
331 |
186 |
*Numbers not reported for
cells with less than 3 deaths. †Numbers not reported for "unknown" or "not classified" categories. |