Fatal occupational injuries in Louisiana

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Louisiana
Selected
characteristics		 2007
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

 139 17 15 17 75   13
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

130 17 12 16 71   12

Self Employed (3)

9   3   4    
 

Sex

  

Men

 132 17 15 16 71   11

Women

 7       4    
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

              

20-24

 12       6    

25-34

 28 4 4 3 13    

35-44

 32 4 6 7 13    

45-54

 33 3   5 20   4

55-64

 22 3 3   14    

65 and older

 8       6    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 86 10 9 10 47   8

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 38 5 3 6 20   4

Hispanic or Latino

 11   3   5    

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 3            

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, Louisiana
Event or exposure (1) 2007
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 139 130 9 132 7
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 17 17   17  

Struck by object

 7 7   7  

Struck by falling object

 5 5   5  

Caught in equipment or object

 9 9   9  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 4 4   4  

Falls

 15 12 3 15  

Fall to lower level

 14 11 3 14  

Fall from ladder

          

Fall from roof

 4 3   4  

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 17 16   16  

Contact with electric current

 5 4   5  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 10 10   10  

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 75 71 4 71 4

Highway transportation incident

 42 41   39 3

Collision between vehicles

 18 18   16  

Non-collision highway incident

 10 10   10  

Non-highway transportation incident

 7 6   7  

Overturned, non-highway

          

Struck by vehicle

          

Aircraft incident

 6 5   6  

Fires and explosions

          

Assaults and violent acts

 13 12   11  

Homicides

 13 12   11  

Homicides - shooting

 12 11   11  

Self-inflicted injuries

          

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, Louisiana
Selected industries (1) 2007
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

 139 17 15 17 75   13
 

Private industry

 127 17 15 17 69   7

Goods Producing

 61 10 12 11 27    

Natural resources and mining

 24 3     16    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 11       8    

Mining

 13 3     8    

Construction

 25 4 7 7 7    

Manufacturing

 12 3 3   4    

Service providing

 66 7 3 6 42   7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 37       28   4

Wholesale trade

 7       6    

Retail trade

              

Transportation and warehousing

 28       22    

Utilities

              

Information

 3            

Financial activities

              

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 17 3   4 5    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 4            

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 13     4      

Education and health services

 4       4    

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

              

Leisure and hospitality

              

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

              

Other services

              

Government (3)

12       6   6

Federal

              

State

              

Local

 9       5   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 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, Louisiana
Selected occupations (1) 2007
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

 139 17 15 17 75   13
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 6       3    

Management occupations

              

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

              

Service occupations

 19     3 5   8

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 12       5   7

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 6     3      

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 6       3    

Sales and related occupations

              

Office and administrative support occupations

 4            

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 46 8 11 8 17    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 9       6    

Construction and extraction occupations

 23 6 6   7    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 14   4 3 4    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 62 8   4 47    

Production occupations

 8 3     4    

Transportation and material moving occupations

 54 5   3 43    

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.