Fatal occupational injuries in Kentucky

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Kentucky
Selected
characteristics		 2004
Total Event or exposure (1)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 143 30 11 6 79   13
 

Employee Status

              

Wage and Salary (2)

110 23 9 5 60   10

Self Employed (3)

33 7     19   3
 

Sex

              

Men

 128 29 10 5 71   9

Women

 15       8   4
 

Age

              

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

              

20-24

 8           3

25-34

 20 9     9    

35-44

 41 6 3   25   3

45-54

 34 6 5   19    

55-64

 20 5     11    

65 and older

 18 3     11   3
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

             

White, non-Hispanic

 133 29 11 6 73   10

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 7       4   3

Hispanic or Latino

              

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

              

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

              

Multiple races

              

Other or not reported

              

Footnotes
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification system.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(3) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, members of partnerships, and may include owners of incorporated businesses.
(4) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The individual racial categories shown exclude data for Hispanic and Latino workers.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected events and employee status and sex, Kentucky
Event or exposure (1) 2004
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2) 		Self
employed
(3) 		Men Women

Total

 143 110 33 128 15
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 30 23 7 29  

Struck by object

 18 15 3 17  

Struck by falling object

 14 11 3 14  

Caught in equipment or object

 5 4   5  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

          

Falls

 11 9   10  

Fall to lower level

 9 8   8  

Fall from ladder

          

Fall from roof

 4 4   4  

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 6 5   5  

Contact with electric current

 3     3  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

          

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 79 60 19 71 8

Highway transportation incident

 49 46 3 43 6

Collision between vehicles

 24 22   22  

Non-collision highway incident

 14 14   13  

Non-highway transportation incident

 20 4 16 19  

Overturned, non-highway

 13   11 12  

Struck by vehicle

 3 3   3  

Aircraft incident

          

Fires and explosions

          

Assaults and violent acts

 13 10 3 9 4

Homicides

 9 9   5 4

Homicides - shooting

 9 9   5 4

Self-inflicted injuries

 3     3  

Footnotes
(1) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(3) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, members of partnerships, and may include owners of incorporated businesses.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected industries and major events or exposures, Kentucky
Selected industries (1) 2004
Total Event or exposure (2)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 143 30 11 6 79   13
 

Private industry

              

Goods Producing

 69 22 8 4 28   3

Natural resources and mining

 37 15     17    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 25 8     16    

Mining

 12 7          

Construction

 22 5 5 3 7    

Manufacturing

 10       4    

Service providing

 64 6 3   46   8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 49       38   6

Wholesale trade

 3       3    

Retail trade

 15       8   6

Transportation and warehousing

 31       27    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

              

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 4       3    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 4       3    

Education and health services

              

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

              

Leisure and hospitality

 4            

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 3            

Accommodation and food services

              

Other services

 3            

Government (3)

10       5    

Federal

              

State

 3            

Local

 5       3    

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 to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected occupations and major events or exposures, Kentucky
Selected occupations (1) 2004
Total Event or exposure (2)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 143 30 11 6 79   13
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 34 5 3   21   3

Management occupations

 27 5     18    

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

              

Life, physical, and social science occupations

              

Community and social services occupations

              

Legal occupations

              

Education, training, and library occupations

              

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

              

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 3            

Service occupations

 12 5     5    

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 4            

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 6 3     3    

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 11       4   6

Sales and related occupations

 10       4   5

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 38 16 6 3 8    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 3 3          

Construction and extraction occupations

 31 11 6 3 6    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 4            

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 47 4     40    

Production occupations

 5            

Transportation and material moving occupations

 42       38    

Military specific occupations

              

Footnotes
(1) Based on the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification System.
(2) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification system.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.