Table 1. Fatal Occupational Injuries to Members of the Resident Military, 1992-2003

Table 1. Fatal Occupational Injuries to Members of the Resident Military, 1992–2003
Characteristics	Fatalities
Total	1,285
Sex
Men	1,234
Women	51
Age
18 to 19 years	97
20 to 24 years	378
25 to 34 years	479
35 to 44 years	225
45 to 54 years	63
55 to 64 years	30
65 and over	9
Race or ethnic origin(1)
White	985
Black or African American	138
Hispanic or Latino	96
Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	35
Event or Exposure
Transportation incidents	898
Highway	186
Collision between vehicles, mobile equipment	65
Noncollision	91
Jack-knifed or overturned -- no collision	81
Nonhighway	60
Noncollision accident	49
Overturned	42
Aircraft	588
Worker struck by vehicle or mobile equipment	34
Water vehicle	18
Assaults and violent acts	148
Homicides	39
Suicide, self-inflicted injury	108
Contact with objects or equipment	96
Struck by object	74
Struck by flying object	39
Struck by discharged object or substance	35
Falls	39
Fall to lower level	25
Exposure to harmful substances or environments	73
Contact with electric current	17
Oxygen deficiency	23
Drowning, submersion	22
Fires and explosions	23
Explosions	21
Footnotes: (1) In this study, the racial categories "White" and "Black or African American" do not include persons from the ethnic category "Hispanic or Latino." Hispanic or Latino persons may identify themselves racially as white, black, or another race category.
NOTE: Totals for 2001 exclude fatalities resulting from the September 11 terrorist attacks. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State, New York City, District of Columbia, and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries