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		 2005
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

 112 16 15 7 51 5 17
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

102 16 14 5 47 5 14

Self Employed (3)

10       4   3
 

Sex

  

Men

 106 16 15 7 48 5 14

Women

 6       3   3
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

              

20-24

 8       5    

25-34

 21   4   10    

35-44

 39 8 5   15   8

45-54

 20     3 8   4

55-64

 16 3 3   8    

65 and older

 7       5    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 53 8 6 4 29   5

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 17       9    

Hispanic or Latino

 30 5 6   9   5

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 8       3   4

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) 2005
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 112 102 10 106 6
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 16 16   16  

Struck by object

 12 12   12  

Struck by falling object

 10 10   10  

Caught in equipment or object

 3 3   3  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

          

Falls

 15 14   15  

Fall to lower level

 14 13   14  

Fall from ladder

 6 5   6  

Fall from roof

          

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 7 5   7  

Contact with electric current

          

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 4     4  

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 51 47 4 48 3

Highway transportation incident

 32 30   30  

Collision between vehicles

 16 15   14  

Non-collision highway incident

 6 6   6  

Non-highway transportation incident

          

Overturned, non-highway

          

Struck by vehicle

 11 11   10  

Aircraft incident

 3     3  

Fires and explosions

 5 5   5  

Assaults and violent acts

 17 14 3 14 3

Homicides

 12 9 3 9 3

Homicides - shooting

 6 5   5  

Self-inflicted injuries

 5 5   5  

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) 2005
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

 112 16 15 7 51 5 17
 

Private industry

 101 16 15 6 45   14

Goods Producing

 39 7 9   15    

Natural resources and mining

 3       3    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

              

Mining

              

Construction

 20 3 8   7    

Manufacturing

 16 4     5    

Service providing

 62 9 6 4 30   12

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 38 5 3   22   7

Wholesale trade

 4            

Retail trade

 9           6

Transportation and warehousing

 24 3     20    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

 4            

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

 8 4          

Education and health services

 4       4    

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

              

Leisure and hospitality

 4           3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

              

Other services

 4            

Government (3)

11       6   3

Federal

              

State

              

Local

 9       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 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) 2005
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

 112 16 15 7 51 5 17
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 10           6

Management occupations

 5           3

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

 12       5   3

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 6       5    

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 4            

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 5           4

Sales and related occupations

 4           3

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 29 4 10 3 11    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

              

Construction and extraction occupations

 18   9   4    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 9       5    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 55 11     34   4

Production occupations

 16 6          

Transportation and material moving occupations

 39 5     31    

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.