Fatal occupational injuries in New Jersey

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, New Jersey
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

 106 11 17 10 40   27
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

97 10 16 9 38   23

Self Employed (3)

9           4
 

Sex

  

Men

 101 11 17 10 38   25

Women

 5            
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

              

20-24

 10     3     4

25-34

 21   3   10   4

35-44

 26   4   9   7

45-54

 26   4   9   9

55-64

 11       6    

65 and older

 11       5    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 59 5 13 3 25   12

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 18       8   8

Hispanic or Latino

 23 4 3 7 6   3

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

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

Total

 106 97 9 101 5
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 11 10   11  

Struck by object

 6 6   6  

Struck by falling object

 4 4   4  

Caught in equipment or object

 3 3   3  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

          

Falls

 17 16   17  

Fall to lower level

 14 13   14  

Fall from ladder

 5 4   5  

Fall from roof

          

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 10 9   10  

Contact with electric current

 3     3  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 5 5   5  

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 40 38   38  

Highway transportation incident

 28 26   27  

Collision between vehicles

 16 15   15  

Non-collision highway incident

          

Non-highway transportation incident

          

Overturned, non-highway

          

Struck by vehicle

 8 8   7  

Aircraft incident

          

Fires and explosions

          

Assaults and violent acts

 27 23 4 25  

Homicides

 17 13 4 15  

Homicides - shooting

 11 10   9  

Self-inflicted injuries

 9 9   9  

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, New Jersey
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

 106 11 17 10 40   27
 

Private industry

 92 10 15 10 34   22

Goods Producing

 29 5 10 4 8    

Natural resources and mining

              

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

              

Mining

              

Construction

 21 4 9   4    

Manufacturing

 5            

Service providing

 63 5 5 6 26   21

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 32       18   11

Wholesale trade

 4            

Retail trade

 8           7

Transportation and warehousing

 20       14   3

Utilities

              

Information

 3            

Financial activities

 4           3

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

 3            

Professional and business services

 8       4    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 7       4    

Education and health services

              

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

              

Leisure and hospitality

 8           5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

 7           5

Other services

 6            

Government (3)

14       6   5

Federal

              

State

 4            

Local

 7       3   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, New Jersey
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

 106 11 17 10 40   27
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 10           7

Management occupations

 6           6

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

 11       3   5

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 7           4

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 3            

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 8           6

Sales and related occupations

 7           6

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 37 6 13 6 7   4

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

              

Construction and extraction occupations

 24 4 11 3 4    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 10           3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 38 3     26   5

Production occupations

 3            

Transportation and material moving occupations

 35       25   5

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.