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BLS 07-29 FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, May 30, 2007

CALIFORNIA WORKPLACE FATALITIES, 2005

Fatal work injuries totaled 465 in 2005 for California, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. (See chart A.) Regional Commissioner Richard Holden noted that the 2005 fatality count was slightly lower than the 467 fatal workplace injuries recorded in 2004. The most frequent types of workplace fatalities in 2005 were highway crashes (78) and homicides (68), followed by being struck by an object (51) and falls to a lower level (49); these four types of events¹ accounted for 53 percent of the workplace fatalities in the State.

Highway crashes led all other events as the most frequent type of on-the-job fatalities for both the nation and the State of California. The number of fatal injuries from highway crashes in California decreased from 94 in 2004 to 78 in 2005. (See table A.) Work-related deaths due to highway crashes accounted for 17 percent of California’s and 25 percent of the United States’ total in 2005.

Work-related homicides in California were up in 2005, increasing by 20 cases over the year. Homicides accounted for 15 percent of fatal work injuries in California and 10 percent of work-related fatalities in the nation in 2005.

The number of fatalities in California that resulted from being struck by an object and falls to a lower level each declined by 17 incidents over the year. The number of fatalities from being struck by an object and falls to a lower level each accounted for 11 percent of fatal occupational injuries in California in 2005. Nationwide, 11 percent of workplace fatalities resulted from being struck by an object, while 12 percent of workplace fatalities resulted from falls to a lower level in 2005.

Other frequent causes of workplace fatalities in the State of California in 2005 were pedestrian incidents (38), contact with electric current (24), and non-highway incidents (24). (See table 1.) The number of work-related deaths due to pedestrian incidents (such as being struck by a vehicle) increased by 6 cases, from 32 in 2004 to 38 in 2005. The number of work-related fatalities caused by contact with electric current increased by 6 cases, from 18 in 2004 to 24 in 2005. Non-highway incidents (such as those that might occur on a farm or industrial premises) declined from 41 in 2004 to 24 in 2005. All together, pedestrian incidents, contact with electric current, and non-highway incidents were responsible for 18 percent of all fatal work injuries in California in 2005.

Nationwide, a total of 5,734 fatal work injuries were reported in 2005, down 0.5 percent from the total of 5,764 fatal work injuries recorded in 2004. The total for 2005 was the third lowest annual total recorded by the fatality census, which has been conducted yearly since 1992. (See table B.) Fatal highway crashes rose by 3 percent over the year, from 1,398 in 2004 to 1,437 in 2005. The number of deaths from highway crashes in 2005 represented one out of every four fatal work injuries and continued to lead all other events in the frequency of on-the-job fatalities. The 664 fatal falls to a lower level recorded in 2005 represented a 10 percent decline from the series high of 738 recorded in 2004. Fatalities resulting from being struck by an object remained at about the same level as in 2004 (607 fatal work injuries in 2005 compared to 602 in 2004); nevertheless, this was the highest annual total ever reported for this event by the fatality census.

The number of workplace homicides recorded in the U.S. in 2005 changed little, from 559 incidents in 2004 to 567 in 2005. Overall, workplace homicides were down 48 percent from the high of 1,080 recorded in 1994 (excluding the work-related homicides resulting from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001).

¹Fatal events are categorized into several major groupings including transportation incidents, assaults and violent acts, and falls. These major groups are further broken down into more detailed groups. For example, transportation incidents includes highway incidents, commonly referred to as highway crashes, and aircraft incidents; assaults and violent acts includes homicides and suicides; and falls includes falls to a lower level (as from a roof or ladder) and falls on the same level (as due to grease on a floor or ice on a sidewalk).

Key characteristics of fatal work injuries in California

• Men accounted for 95 percent (440) of the work-related fatalities in the State. Transportation incidents, which include highway, non highway, pedestrian, air, water, and rail fatalities, accounted for 35 percent of these deaths, while assaults and violent acts, contact with objects and equipment, and falls made up about 50 percent. Twenty-five women were fatally injured on the job, mainly due to transportation incidents which accounted for 52 percent of the total. (See table 2.)

• In California, 46 percent, or 212, of those who died from a workplace injury were white, non-Hispanic; 41 percent were Hispanic or Latino (190); 7 percent were Asian (32); and 6 percent were black, non-Hispanic (27). Transportation events were the most frequent type of fatality for white, non-Hispanic workers. For Hispanic or Latino workers, both transportation events and contact with objects and equipment were the primary events. Among Asian and black workers, assaults and violent acts were the most frequent type of fatality. (See table 2.)

• Workers 25-54 years old – the prime working age group – made up 66 percent or 309 of the State’s work-related fatalities in 2005. (See table 2.) Nationally, this age group accounted for 64 percent of those fatally injured at work.

• Eighty-five percent of those killed on the job in California worked for wages and salaries, the rest were self employed. Wage and salary workers died primarily from transportation incidents, while self-employed workers died almost equally from transportation incidents and assaults and violent acts. (See table 2.)

• Five industry sectors made up 63 percent of the workplace fatalities in California. In construction, 103 work-related deaths were reported, primarily from falls and transportation incidents. The transportation and warehousing industry had 65 fatalities, mainly from transportation incidents. The agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector had 49 fatal occupational injuries, with transportation incidents, again, the most frequent event. Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services, and retail trade each recorded 39 fatal work injuries. Contact with objects and equipment was the most frequent workplace fatality in administrative and support and waste management and remediation services. In the retail trade sector, assaults and violent acts accounted for the most frequent type of fatality. (See table 3.)

• Workers in the transportation and material moving occupations had the highest number of workplace fatalities at 123, followed by those in the construction and extraction occupations with 93; combined, these two occupational groups accounted for 46 percent of all fatal work injuries in California. Transportation incidents accounted for most of the fatal injuries in the transportation and material moving occupations, while falls were the most frequent event leading to fatalities in construction and extraction occupations. (See table 4.)

Additional Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data are available on the BLS Internet site at http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm. Data can be accessed in two ways, through Selective Access, which allows quick access to particular items, or via the special request FTP service, which allows access to an extensive collection of flat text files. The Western BLS Information Office can provide assistance accessing these files by calling (415) 625-2270.

Technical Notes

Background of the program

The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, part of the BLS Occupational Safety and Health Statistics program, compiles a count of all fatal work injuries occurring in the U.S. in each calendar year. The program uses diverse State and Federal data sources to identify, verify, and profile fatal work injuries. Information about each workplace fatality industry, occupation, and other worker characteristics; equipment being used; and circumstances of the event is obtained by cross-referencing source documents, such as death certificates, workers’ compensation records, and reports to Federal and State agencies. This method assures counts are as complete and accurate as possible.

Definitions

For a fatality to be included in the census, the decedent must have been employed (that is working for pay, compensation, or profit) at the time of the event, engaged in a legal work activity, or present at the site of the incident as a requirement of his or her job. These criteria are generally broader than those used by Federal and State agencies administering specific laws and regulations. (Fatalities that occur during a person's normal commute to or from work are excluded from the census counts.)

Data presented in this release include deaths occurring in 2005 that resulted from traumatic occupational injuries. An injury is defined as any intentional or unintentional wound or damage to the body resulting from acute exposure to energy, such as heat, electricity, or kinetic energy from a crash, or from the absence of such essentials as heat or oxygen caused by a specific event, incident, or series of events within a single workday or shift. Included are open wounds, intracranial and internal injuries, heatstroke, hypothermia, asphyxiation, acute poisonings resulting from short-term exposures limited to the worker's shift, suicides and homicides, and work injuries listed as underlying or contributory causes of death.

Information on work-related fatal illnesses is not reported in the BLS census and is excluded from the attached tables because the latency period of many occupational illnesses and the difficulty of linking illnesses to work exposures make identification of a universe problematic.

Measurement techniques and limitations

Data for the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries are compiled from various Federal, State, and local administrative sources—including death certificates, workers' compensation reports and claims, reports to various regulatory agencies, medical examiner reports, and police reports—as well as news and other non-governmental reports. Diverse sources are used because studies have shown that no single source captures all job-related fatalities. Source documents are matched so that each fatality is counted only once. To ensure that a fatality occurred while the decedent was at work, information is verified from two or more independent source documents or from a source document and a follow-up questionnaire. Approximately 30 data elements are collected, coded, and tabulated, including information about the worker, the fatal incident, and the machinery or equipment involved.

Federal/State agency coverage

The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries includes data for all fatal work injuries, whether the decedent was working in a job covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or other Federal or State agencies or was outside the scope of regulatory coverage. Thus, any comparison between the BLS fatality census counts and those released by other agencies should take into account the different coverage requirements and definitions being used by each agency.

Several Federal and State agencies have jurisdiction over workplace safety and health. OSHA and affiliated agencies in States with approved safety programs cover the largest portion of the nation's workers. However, injuries and illnesses occurring in certain industries or activities, such as coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and highway, water, rail, and air transportation, are excluded from OSHA coverage because they are covered by other Federal agencies, such as the Mine Safety and Health Administration and various agencies within the Department of Transportation.

Fatalities occurring among several other groups of workers are generally not covered by any Federal or State agencies. These groups include self-employed and unpaid family workers, which accounted for about 20 percent of the fatalities; laborers on small farms, accounting for about 1 percent of the fatalities; and State and local government employees in States without OSHA-approved safety programs, which accounted for about 4 percent. (Approximately one-half of the States have approved OSHA safety programs, which cover State and local government employees.)

Acknowledgements

BLS thanks the California Department of Industrial Relations for their efforts in collecting accurate, comprehensive, and useful data on fatal work injuries. BLS also appreciates the efforts of all Federal, State, local, and private sector agencies that submitted source documents used to identify fatal work injuries. Among these agencies are the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; the National Transportation Safety Board; the U.S. Coast Guard; the Mine Safety and Health Administration; the Employment Standards Administration (Federal Employees' Compensation and Longshore and Harbor Workers' divisions); the Department of Energy; State vital statistics registrars, coroners, and medical examiners; State departments of health, labor and industries, and workers' compensation agencies; State and local police departments; and State farm bureaus.

Table A. Fatal Occupational Injuries in California by selected event groups, 1992-2005 Year Total Fatalities Highway Crashes Homicides Struck by an Object Falls to a Lower Level Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 1992 644 136 21 159 25 35 5 44 7 1993 657 131 20 204 31 29 4 39 6 1994 639 124 19 164 26 48 8 61 10 1995 646 145 22 152 24 46 7 44 7 1996 641 165 26 157 24 24 4 53 8 1997 651 138 21 131 20 44 7 72 11 1998 626 125 20 108 17 38 6 68 11 1999 602 162 27 76 13 46 8 56 9 2000 553 131 24 78 14 39 7 63 11 2001 515 109 21 77 15 37 7 76 15 2002 478 111 23 63 13 35 7 43 9 2003 459 90 20 63 14 46 10 62 14 2004 467 94 20 48 10 68 15 66 14 20051 465 78 17 68 15 51 11 49 11 Footnotes: (1) The BLS national news release issued August 10, 2006, reported a total of 453 fatal work injuries for calendar year 2005 in California. Since then, an additional 12 job-related fatalities were identified, bringing the total job-related fatality count for 2005 to 465.   Table B. Fatal Occupational Injuries in the United States by selected event groups, 1992-2005 Year Total Fatalities Highway Crashes Falls to a Lower Level Struck by an Object Homicides Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 1992 6,217 1,158 19 507 8 557 9 1,044 17 1993 6,331 1,242 20 534 8 565 9 1,074 17 1994 6,632 1,343 20 580 9 591 9 1,080 16 1995 6,275 1,346 21 578 9 547 9 1,036 17 1996 6,202 1,346 22 610 10 582 9 927 15 1997 6,238 1,393 22 653 10 579 9 860 14 1998 6,055 1,442 24 625 10 520 9 714 12 1999 6,054 1,496 25 634 10 585 10 651 11 2000 5,920 1,365 23 659 11 571 10 677 11 20011 5,915 1,409 24 700 12 553 9 643 11 2002 5,534 1,373 25 638 12 505 9 609 11 2003 5,575 1,353 24 604 11 531 10 632 11 2004 5,764 1,398 24 738 13 602 10 559 10 20052 5,734 1,437 25 664 12 607 11 567 10 Footnotes: (1) Totals for 2001 exclude fatalities due to the events of September 11, 2001 which claimed the lives of 2,886 persons in work status. (2) The BLS national news release issued August 10, 2006, reported a total of 5,702 fatal work injuries for calendar year 2005. Since then, an additional 32 job-related fatalities were identified, bringing the total job-related fatality count for 2005 to 5,734.   TABLE 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and major private industry 1 sector, California, 2005 Event or exposure2 Total fatalities (number) Goods producing Service providing Total goods producing Natural resources and mining3 Construc-tion Manufac-turing Total service providing Trade, transpor-tation, and utilities Informa-tion Financial activities Profes-sional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Total 465 178 56 103 19 243 122 11 11 47 15 19 18 Contact with objects and equipment 81 32 8 18 6 46 21 — — 11 — 3 9 Struck by object 51 18 5 11 — 30 13 — — 6 — 3 6 Struck by falling object 25 8 — 5 — 15 7 — — 3 — — 5 Struck by flying object 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — Struck by swinging or slipping object 5 — — — — 3 — — — — — — — Struck by swinging or slipping object, n.e.c. 4 — — — — 3 — — — — — — — Struck by rolling, sliding objects on floor or ground level 15 4 — — — 10 5 — — — — — — Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects 20 7 — — 4 13 8 — — 3 — — — Caught in running equipment or machinery 6 3 — — 3 3 — — — — — — — Compressed or pinched by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. 9 — — — — 7 5 — — — — — — Caught in or crushed in collapsing materials 8 7 — 5 — — — — — — — — — Excavation or trenching cave-in 6 5 — 5 — — — — — — — — — Falls 61 35 — 31 — 25 8 — 4 6 — 5 — Fall to lower level 49 33 — 30 — 15 7 — — 4 — — — Fall from ladder 12 9 — 8 — 3 — — — — — — — Fall from roof 13 12 — 11 — — — — — — — — — Fall from roof edge 7 7 — 6 — — — — — — — — — Fall from scaffold, staging 4 4 — 4 — — — — — — — — — Fall from nonmoving vehicle 7 — — — — 5 5 — — — — — — Fall to lower level, n.e.c. 10 5 — 4 — 5 — — — 4 — — — Fall on same level 9 — — — — 8 — — — — — — — Fall to floor, walkway, or other surface 8 — — — — 7 — — — — — — — Exposure to harmful substances or environments 51 27 11 16 — 20 7 — — 8 — — — Contact with electric current 24 12 4 8 — 10 — — — 3 — — — Contact with electric current of machine, tool, appliance, or light fixture 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — Contact with wiring, transformers, or other electrical components 10 6 — 5 — 3 — — — — — — — Contact with overhead power lines 10 4 — — — 5 — — — — — — — Contact with temperature extremes 12 10 7 3 — — — — — — — — — Exposure to environmental heat 11 10 7 3 — — — — — — — — — Exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic substances 11 4 — 4 — 7 — — — 3 — — — Inhalation of substance 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — Ingestion of substance 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — Oxygen deficiency, n.e.c. 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — Drowning, submersion 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — Transportation accidents 167 64 30 30 4 83 52 6 — 10 9 — — Highway accident 78 25 8 15 — 43 31 5 — 3 — — — Collision between vehicles, mobile equipment 40 13 — 8 — 22 16 3 — — — — — Moving in same direction 12 3 — — — 6 4 — — — — — — Moving in opposite directions, oncoming 17 7 — 5 — 10 8 — — — — — — Moving in intersection 5 — — — — 3 — — — — — — — Moving and standing vehicle, mobile equipment--side of road 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — Vehicle struck stationary object, equipment on side of road 10 3 — — — 4 4 — — — — — — Noncollision accident 26 8 4 4 — 16 10 — — — — — — Jack-knifed or overturned--no collision 23 8 4 4 — 13 8 — — — — — — Nonhighway accident, except rail, air, water 24 19 14 4 — 4 — — — — — — — Noncollision accident 21 16 13 3 — 4 — — — — — — — Fell from and struck by vehicle, mobile equipment 3 3 — — — — — — — — — — — Overturned 17 12 10 — — 4 — — — — — — — Pedestrian, nonpassenger struck by vehicle, mobile equipment 38 15 3 11 — 19 12 — — 4 — — — Pedestrian struck by vehicle, mobile equipment in roadway 14 5 — 5 — 5 4 — — — — — — Pedestrian struck by vehicle, mobile equipment on side of road 4 — — — — 3 — — — — — — — Pedestrian struck by vehicle, mobile equipment in parking lot or non-roadway area 19 8 3 4 — 11 6 — — — — — — Aircraft accident 23 4 4 — — 14 5 — — — 8 — — During takeoff or landing 6 — — — — 4 — — — — — — — Aircraft accident, n.e.c. 16 — — — — 9 — — — — 6 — — Fires and explosions 14 8 3 3 — 6 — — — — — — — Fire--unintended or uncontrolled 7 5 3 — — — — — — — — — — Fire in residence, building, or other structure 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — Explosion 7 3 — — — 4 — — — — — — — Explosion of pressure vessel or piping 6 — — — — 4 — — — — — — — Assaults and violent acts 89 12 — 5 5 62 32 — — 10 5 7 4 Assaults and violent acts by person(s) 68 5 — 3 — 50 27 — — 8 3 5 3 Hitting, kicking, beating 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — Shooting 49 — — — — 37 19 — — 6 3 3 — Stabbing 10 — — — — 8 4 — — — — — — Assaults and violent acts by person(s), n.e.c. 6 — — — — 3 — — — — — — — Self-inflicted injury 21 7 — — 3 12 5 — — — — — — Suicide, attempted suicide 19 7 — — 3 10 4 — — — — — — Footnotes: (1) Classified according to the North American Industry Classification System, 2002. (2) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual. (3) Includes fatalities at all establishments categorized as Mining (Sector 21) in the North American Industry Classification System, 2002, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MHSA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.   Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by worker characteristics and event or exposure, California, 2005 Worker characteristics Total fatalities (number) Event or exposure1 Transportation incidents2 Assaults and violent acts3 Contact with objects and equipment Falls Exposure to harmful sub- stances or environ- ments Fires and explosions Total 465 167 89 81 61 51 14 Employee Status:               Wage and Salary Workers4 393 148 71 67 53 41 11 Self-employed5 72 19 18 14 8 10 3 Sex:               Men 440 154 86 78 57 50 14 Women 25 13 3 3 4 — — Age:               Under 16 years — — — — — — — 16 to 17 years — — — — — — — 18 to 19 years 8 4 — — — — — 20 to 24 years 36 14 5 5 5 6 — 25 to 34 years 86 34 18 15 5 12 — 35 to 44 years 113 42 22 23 10 14 — 45 to 54 years 110 38 21 18 12 15 6 55 to 64 years 76 27 15 9 18 3 3 65 years and over 32 6 6 10 9 — — Race or Ethnic Origin6:               White, non-Hispanic 212 88 36 28 34 18 7 Black, non-Hispanic 27 8 10 5 — — — Hispanic or Latino 190 61 29 43 25 28 4 American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 — — — — — Asian 32 7 14 5 — 3 — Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander — — — — — — — Footnotes: (1) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual. (2) Includes highway, nonhighway, air, water, rail fatalities, and fatalities resulting from being struck by a vehicle. (3) Includes violence by persons, self-inflicted injury, and attacks by animals. (4) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation. (5) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, and may include some owners of incorporated businesses or members of partnerships. (6) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude data for Hispanics and Latinos. (NOTE:) Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. Data for all years revised are final. (SOURCE:) U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries   TABLE 3. Fatal occupational injuries by industry and event or exposure, California, 2005 Industry1 NAICS code1 Total fatalities (number) Event or exposure2 Transpor- tation incidents3 Assaults and violent acts4 Contact with objects and equipment Falls Exposure to harmful sub- stances or environments Fires and explosions Total 465 167 89 81 61 51 14 Private Industry 421 147 74 78 60 47 14 Goods Producing 178 64 12 32 35 27 8 Natural Resources and Mining 56 30 — 8 — 11 3 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 11 49 28 — 7 — 9 — Crop Production 111 17 8 — — — 4 — Fruit and Tree Nut Farming 1113 6 3 — — — — — Noncitrus Fruit and Tree Nut Farming 11133 6 3 — — — — — Grape Vineyards 111332 3 — — — — — — Animal Production 112 5 4 — — — — — Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry 115 25 15 — 3 — 5 — Support Activities for Crop Production 1151 22 13 — — — 5 — Support Activities for Crop Production 11511 22 13 — — — 5 — Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating 115112 4 3 — — — — — Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) 115114 3 — — — — — — Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders 115115 15 9 — — — 5 — Mining5 21 7 — — — — — — Support Activities for Mining 213 4 — — — — — — Support Activities for Mining 2131 4 — — — — — — Support Activities for Mining 21311 4 — — — — — — Construction 23 103 30 5 18 31 16 3 Construction of buildings 236 21 4 — 4 11 — — Residential Building Construction 2361 13 3 — — 8 — — Residential Building Construction 23611 13 3 — — 8 — — New Single-family Housing Construction (except operative builders) 236115 5 — — — 4 — — Residential Remodelers 236118 5 — — — 4 — — Nonresidential Building Construction 2362 5 — — — — — — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction 23622 3 — — — — — — Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 237 14 7 — 4 — — — Utility System Construction 2371 6 3 — 3 — — — Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction 23711 3 — — 3 — — — Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction 23713 3 3 — — — — — Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 2373 6 4 — — — — — Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 23731 6 4 — — — — — Specialty Trade Contractors 238 55 16 3 9 18 7 — Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 2381 22 9 — 3 7 — — Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure contractors 23811 6 6 — — — — — Nonresidential Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure contractors 238112 6 6 — — — — — Masonry Contractors 23814 5 — — — — — — Residential Masonry Contractors 238141 3 — — — — — — Roofing Contractors 23816 4 — — — 3 — — Residential Roofing Contractors 238161 4 — — — 3 — — Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 23819 3 — — — — — — Building Equipment Contractors 2382 16 3 — 3 4 5 — Electrical Contractors 23821 9 — — — 3 4 — Nonresidential Electrical Contractors 238212 5 — — — — — — Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors 23822 7 — — — — — — Residential Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors 238221 5 — — — — — — Building Finishing Contractors 2383 10 — — — 5 — — Painting and Wall Covering Contractors 23832 6 — — — 3 — — Other Specialty Trade Contractors 2389 7 — — — — — — Site Preparation Contractors 23891 5 — — — — — — Manufacturing 31-33 19 4 5 6 — — — Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 327 3 — — — — — — Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 336 3 — — — — — — Service providing 243 83 62 46 25 20 6 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 122 52 32 21 8 7 — Wholesale Trade 42 18 11 — 3 — — — Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 423 7 4 — — — — — Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 424 11 7 — — — — — Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant wholesalers 4249 4 — — — — — — Retail Trade 44-45 39 8 25 3 — — — Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 441 9 3 5 — — — — Automobile Dealers 4411 6 — 4 — — — — Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers 444 4 — — — — — — Building Material and Supplies Dealers 4441 3 — — — — — — Food and Beverage Stores 445 15 — 14 — — — — Grocery Stores 4451 10 — 9 — — — — Convenience Stores 44512 8 — 8 — — — — Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores 4453 5 — 5 — — — — Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores 44531 5 — 5 — — — — Gasoline Stations 447 3 — — — — — — Gasoline Stations 4471 3 — — — — — — Miscellaneous Store Retailers 453 4 — — — — — — Transportation and Warehousing 48-49 65 33 6 15 4 5 — Truck Transportation 484 39 20 — 11 3 — — General Freight Trucking 4841 23 13 — 6 — — — General Freight Trucking, Local 48411 5 — — 3 — — — General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance 48412 8 4 — — — — — General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload 484121 4 — — — — — — Specialized Freight Trucking 4842 12 4 — 5 — — — Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local 48422 11 4 — 5 — — — Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation 485 3 — — — — — — Support Activities for Transportation 488 8 4 — 3 — — — Support Activities for Water Transportation 4883 3 — — — — — — Support Activities for Road Transportation 4884 3 — — — — — — Motor Vehicle Towing 48841 3 — — — — — — Couriers and Messengers 492 4 — — — — — — Warehousing and Storage 493 4 — — — — — — Warehousing and Storage 4931 4 — — — — — — Information 51 11 6 — — — — — Publishing Industries (Except Internet) 511 6 4 — — — — — Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 5111 6 4 — — — — — Newspaper Publishers 51111 5 3 — — — — — Telecommunications 517 3 — — — — — — Financial Activities 11 — — — 4 — — Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 53 9 — — — 4 — — Real Estate 531 6 — — — 4 — — Rental and Leasing Services 532 3 — — — — — — Professional and Business Services 47 10 10 11 6 8 — Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 54 8 3 — — — — — Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 541 8 3 — — — — — Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 5413 3 — — — — — — Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 56 39 7 8 11 5 7 — Administrative and Support Services 561 33 7 7 7 4 7 — Investigation and Security Services 5616 7 — 5 — — — — Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services 56161 7 — 5 — — — — Security Guards and Patrol Services 561612 6 — 5 — — — — Services to Buildings and Dwellings 5617 24 4 — 6 4 7 — Janitorial Services 56172 6 — — — — — — Landscaping Services 56173 18 4 — 5 — 6 — Waste Management and Remediation Services 562 6 — — 4 — — — Remediation and Other Waste Management Services 5629 4 — — — — — — Education and Health Services 15 9 5 — — — — Educational Services 61 8 8 — — — — — Educational Services 611 8 8 — — — — — Technical and Trade Schools 6115 8 8 — — — — — Technical and Trade Schools 61151 8 8 — — — — — Flight Training 611512 8 8 — — — — — Health Care and Social Assistance 62 7 — 5 — — — — Ambulatory Health Care Services 621 3 — 3 — — — — Leisure and Hospitality 19 — 7 3 5 — — Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 71 8 — — 3 — — — Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries 711 6 — — 3 — — — Spectator Sports 7112 4 — — — — — — Spectator Sports 71121 4 — — — — — — Other Spectator Sports 711219 3 — — — — — — Accommodation and Food Services 72 11 — 6 — 3 — — Accommodation 721 3 — — — — — — Food Services and Drinking Places 722 8 — 6 — — — — Full-Service Restaurants 7221 4 — 3 — — — — Full-Service Restaurants 72211 4 — 3 — — — — Other Services 18 — 4 9 — — — Other Services, except Public Administration 81 18 — 4 9 — — — Repair and Maintenance 811 15 — — 9 — — — Automotive Repair and Maintenance 8111 10 — — 4 — — — Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance 81111 4 — — — — — — General Automotive Repair 811111 4 — — — — — — Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair 81112 3 — — — — — — Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance 811121 3 — — — — — — Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 81119 3 — — — — — — Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance 8113 4 — — 4 — — — Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance 81131 4 — — 4 — — — Personal and Laundry Services 812 3 — 3 — — — — Government6 44 20 15 3 — 4 — Federal Government 11 4 — — — — — Service providing 11 4 — — — — — Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 3 — — — — — — Transportation and Warehousing 48-49 3 — — — — — — Postal Service 491 3 — — — — — — Postal Service 4911 3 — — — — — — Postal Service 49111 3 — — — — — — Public Administration 8 3 — — — — — Public Administration 92 8 3 — — — — — National Security and International Affairs 928 7 — — — — — — National Security and International Affairs 9281 7 — — — — — — National Security 92811 7 — — — — — — State Government 8 6 — — — — — Service providing 7 5 — — — — — Public Administration 7 5 — — — — — Public Administration 92 7 5 — — — — — Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities 922 6 4 — — — — — Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities 9221 6 4 — — — — — Police Protection 92212 5 4 — — — — — Local Government 23 9 10 — — — — Goods Producing 5 — — — — — — Construction 23 5 — — — — — — Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 237 4 — — — — — — Service providing 18 8 8 — — — — Public Administration 14 7 6 — — — — Public Administration 92 14 7 6 — — — — Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities 922 14 7 6 — — — — Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities 9221 14 7 6 — — — — Police Protection 92212 12 6 6 — — — — Footnotes: (1) Classified according to the North American Industry Classification System, 2002. (2) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual. (3) Includes highway, nonhighway, air, water, rail fatalities, and fatalities resulting from being struck by a vehicle. (4) Includes violence by persons, self-inflicted injury, and attacks by animals. (5) Includes fatalities at all establishments categorized as Mining (Sector 21) in the North American Industry Classification System 2002, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction. (6) Includes fatalities to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry (NOTE:) Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. Data for all years revised and final. (SOURCE:) U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries   TABLE 4. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure, California, 2005 Occupation1 Total fatalities (number) Event or exposure2 Transportation incidents3 Assaults and violent acts4 Contact with objects and equipment Falls Exposure to harmful sub- stances or environments Fires and explosions Total 465 167 89 81 61 51 14 Management occupations 21 11 — — 3 3 — Other management occupations 19 10 — — 3 3 — Agricultural managers 7 5 — — — — — Farmers and ranchers 6 4 — — — — — Construction managers 7 3 — — — — — Business and financial operations occupations 4 — — — — — — Business operations specialists 3 — — — — — — Architecture and engineering occupations 6 — — — — — — Engineers 4 — — — — — — Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 6 — — — — — — Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers 4 — — — — — — Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 3 — — — — — — Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 3 — 3 — — — — Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 3 — 3 — — — — Protective service occupations 29 12 15 — — — — Law enforcement workers 18 9 9 — — — — Police officers 16 9 7 — — — — Police and sheriff's patrol officers 16 9 7 — — — — Other protective service workers 8 — 6 — — — — Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 8 — 6 — — — — Security guards 8 — 6 — — — — Food preparation and serving related occupations 5 — 4 — — — — Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 27 5 4 6 4 7 — Supervisors, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers 4 — — — — — — First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers 4 — — — — — — Building cleaning and pest control workers 8 — 3 — — — — Building cleaning workers 8 — 3 — — — — Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 7 — — — — — — Grounds maintenance workers 15 3 — 5 — 5 — Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 10 3 — 3 — 3 — Tree trimmers and pruners 5 — — — — — — Personal care and service occupations 3 — — — — — — Sales and related occupations 36 6 25 4 — — — Supervisors, sales workers 11 — 9 — — — — First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers 11 — 9 — — — — First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 9 — 9 — — — — Retail sales workers 17 — 13 — — — — Cashiers 8 — 7 — — — — Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons 3 — — — — — — Retail salespersons 6 — 4 — — — — Other sales and related workers 5 — 3 — — — — Miscellaneous sales and related workers 3 — — — — — — Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 3 — — — — — — Office and administrative support occupations 7 — — — — — — Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers 5 — — — — — — Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 35 19 — 5 — 8 — Agricultural workers 33 18 — 4 — 8 — Miscellaneous agricultural workers 33 18 — 4 — 8 — Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 28 17 — — — 7 — Construction and extraction occupations 93 24 6 17 30 14 — Supervisors, construction and extraction workers 17 6 — 5 3 — — Construction trades workers 64 14 3 10 26 11 — Carpenters 7 — — — 7 — — Construction laborers 27 6 — 7 7 6 — Electricians 6 — — — — 3 — Painters and paperhangers 7 — — — 5 — — Painters, construction and maintenance 7 — — — 5 — — Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 4 — — — — — — Roofers 3 — — — — — — Other construction and related workers 8 4 — — — — — Highway maintenance workers 3 — — — — — — Extraction workers 4 — — — — — — Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 34 8 — 12 4 6 — Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 12 — — 6 — — — Automotive technicians and repairers 5 — — — — — — Automotive body and related repairers 3 — — — — — — Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 3 — — — — — — Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 20 6 — 4 3 5 — Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 7 — — 3 — — — Maintenance and repair workers, general 5 — — — — — — Line installers and repairers 8 3 — — — 3 — Electrical power-line installers and repairers 4 — — — — — — Telecommunications line installers and repairers 4 — — — — — — Production occupations 22 3 6 7 3 — 3 Metal workers and plastic workers 7 — — — — — — Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 4 — — — — — — Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 4 — — — — — — Other production occupations 9 — — 5 — — — Miscellaneous production workers 5 — — 3 — — — Production workers, all other 4 — — — — — — Transportation and material moving occupations 123 67 12 24 10 7 3 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 4 — — — — — — First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 3 — — — — — — Air transportation workers 18 18 — — — — — Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 18 18 — — — — — Commercial pilots 15 15 — — — — — Motor vehicle operators 73 42 10 15 3 — — Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 68 40 9 14 3 — — Driver/sales workers 10 4 4 — — — — Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 50 30 3 13 3 — — Truck drivers, light or delivery services 8 6 — — — — — Material moving workers 21 4 — 7 7 — — Industrial truck and tractor operators 6 — — 3 — — — Laborers and material movers, hand 13 — — 3 6 — — Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 10 — — 3 3 — — Military specific occupations 5 3 — — — — — Footnotes: (1) Based on the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification System. (2) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual. (3) Includes highway, nonhighway, air, water, rail fatalities, and fatalities resulting from being struck by a vehicle (4) Includes violence by persons, self-inflicted injury, and attacks by animals. (NOTE:) Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. Data for 2005 are revised and final. (SOURCE:) U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Last Modified Date: June 4, 2007       Quick Links Tools At a Glance Tables Economic News Releases Databases & Tables Maps Calculators Inflation Location Quotient Injury And Illness Help Help & Tutorials A to Z Index FAQs Glossary About BLS Contact Us Info What's New Careers @ BLS Find It! 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