cf tb 8/4/99 TABLE A-7. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, 1998 TABLE A-7. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, 1998 ___________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Age | Total | (percent) _____________________________________________________ Event or |fatalit-| exposure(1) | ies | | | | | | |(number)|Under 15| 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 |75 years | | years | years | years | years | years |and over ___________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | Total.........| 6,026 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 45.7 | 34.9 | 6.1 | 2.8 | | | | | | | Transportation | | | | | | | incidents..........| 2,630 | .7 | 10.0 | 42.5 | 36.5 | 6.9 | 3.2 Highway...........| 1,431 | .2 | 10.7 | 44.2 | 36.3 | 6.1 | 2.4 Collision | | | | | | | between | | | | | | | vehicles, | | | | | | | mobile | | | | | | | equipment......| 701 | - | 11.0 | 43.5 | 35.5 | 6.4 | 3.3 Re-entrant | | | | | | | collision....| 14 | - | - | 57.1 | 28.6 | - | - Moving in same| | | | | | | direction....| 118 | - | 8.5 | 44.1 | 39.8 | 5.1 | 2.5 Moving in | | | | | | | opposite | | | | | | | directions, | | | | | | | oncoming.....| 271 | - | 12.5 | 43.2 | 35.4 | 5.5 | 3.3 Moving in | | | | | | | intersection.| 142 | - | 14.1 | 38.7 | 32.4 | 7.7 | 5.6 Moving and | | | | | | | standing | | | | | | | vehicle, | | | | | | | mobile | | | | | | | equipment-in | | | | | | | roadway......| 39 | - | - | 56.4 | 35.9 | - | - Moving and | | | | | | | standing | | | | | | | vehicle, | | | | | | | mobile | | | | | | | equipment-si-| | | | | | | de of road...| 14 | - | - | 35.7 | 50.0 | - | - Vehicle struck | | | | | | | stationary | | | | | | | object or | | | | | | | equipment in | | | | | | | roadway........| 18 | - | - | 33.3 | 55.6 | - | - Vehicle struck | | | | | | | stationary | | | | | | | object or | | | | | | | equipment on | | | | | | | side of road...| 288 | - | 6.9 | 42.7 | 41.7 | 7.3 | 1.4 Noncollision....| 373 | .8 | 13.9 | 45.8 | 33.0 | 4.8 | 1.6 | | | | | | | Jack-knifed or| | | | | | | overturned-- | | | | | | | no collision.| 300 | 1.0 | 13.3 | 46.7 | 32.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 Ran off | | | | | | | highway--no | | | | | | | collision....| 32 | - | 9.4 | 43.8 | 37.5 | - | - Struck by | | | | | | | shifting load| 9 | - | 33.3 | 66.7 | - | - | - Sudden start | | | | | | | or stop, | | | | | | | n.e.c........| 4 | - | - | - | 75.0 | - | - Nonhighway (farm, | | | | | | | industrial | | | | | | | premises)........| 384 | 2.6 | 10.9 | 27.9 | 32.8 | 16.7 | 9.1 Collision | | | | | | | between | | | | | | | vehicles or | | | | | | | mobile | | | | | | | equipment......| 9 | - | - | 66.7 | - | - | - Vehicle, mobile | | | | | | | equipment | | | | | | | struck | | | | | | | stationary | | | | | | | object.........| 29 | - | - | 44.8 | 37.9 | 10.3 | - Noncollision | | | | | | | accident.......| 329 | 2.7 | 12.5 | 25.2 | 31.9 | 18.2 | 9.4 Fall from | | | | | | | moving | | | | | | | vehicle, | | | | | | | mobile | | | | | | | equipment....| 18 | - | - | 50.0 | 33.3 | - | - Fell from and | | | | | | | struck by | | | | | | | vehicle, | | | | | | | mobile | | | | | | | equipment....| 70 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 28.6 | 25.7 | 18.6 | 7.1 Overturned....| 216 | - | 13.4 | 22.7 | 31.9 | 19.9 | 11.6 Aircraft..........| 223 | - | 8.5 | 48.9 | 39.9 | - | 1.3 Worker struck by | | | | | | | vehicle, mobile | | | | | | | equipment........| 413 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 41.6 | 40.2 | 6.3 | 2.4 Worker struck by| | | | | | | vehicle, mobile| | | | | | | equipment in | | | | | | | roadway........| 131 | - | 9.2 | 38.9 | 45.0 | 5.3 | - | | | | | | | Worker struck by| | | | | | | vehicle, mobile| | | | | | | equipment on | | | | | | | side of road...| 66 | - | 7.6 | 56.1 | 34.8 | - | - Worker struck by| | | | | | | vehicle, mobile| | | | | | | equipment in | | | | | | | parking lot or | | | | | | | non-road area..| 199 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 40.2 | 38.7 | 7.5 | 4.5 Water vehicle.....| 112 | - | 12.5 | 54.5 | 29.5 | - | - Collision.......| 9 | - | - | 55.6 | 33.3 | - | - Fall from ship | | | | | | | or boat, n.e.c.| 49 | - | 14.3 | 59.2 | 22.4 | - | - Fall on ship, | | | | | | | boat...........| 6 | - | - | - | 50.0 | - | - Sinking, | | | | | | | capsized water | | | | | | | vehicle........| 37 | - | 13.5 | 56.8 | 27.0 | - | - Railway...........| 60 | - | - | 56.7 | 35.0 | 5.0 | - Collision | | | | | | | between railway| | | | | | | vehicle and | | | | | | | other vehicle..| 48 | - | - | 60.4 | 33.3 | - | - Fell from and | | | | | | | struck by | | | | | | | railway vehicle| 5 | - | - | 60.0 | - | - | - | | | | | | | Assaults and violent| | | | | | | acts...............| 960 | .4 | 8.2 | 50.7 | 32.9 | 5.5 | 2.1 Homicides.........| 709 | .4 | 8.2 | 53.2 | 30.7 | 5.5 | 1.8 Hitting, | | | | | | | kicking, | | | | | | | beating........| 48 | - | - | 27.1 | 39.6 | 22.9 | - Shooting........| 569 | - | 8.8 | 55.7 | 29.7 | 4.0 | 1.2 Stabbing........| 61 | - | 8.2 | 55.7 | 27.9 | 4.9 | - Assaults and | | | | | | | violent acts by| | | | | | | person(s), | | | | | | | n.e.c..........| 24 | - | - | 41.7 | 41.7 | - | - Self-inflicted | | | | | | | injury...........| 223 | - | 8.1 | 44.4 | 41.3 | 5.8 | - Assaults by | | | | | | | animals..........| 24 | - | - | 37.5 | 20.8 | - | 25.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Contact with objects| | | | | | | and equipment......| 941 | - | 9.8 | 43.4 | 36.6 | 6.7 | 3.4 Struck by object..| 517 | - | 9.7 | 39.8 | 39.3 | 7.4 | 3.7 Struck by | | | | | | | falling object.| 317 | - | 10.4 | 37.9 | 41.3 | 6.9 | 3.2 Struck by flying| | | | | | | object.........| 58 | - | 13.8 | 43.1 | 39.7 | - | - Struck by | | | | | | | discharged | | | | | | | object or | | | | | | | substance....| 19 | - | 21.1 | 47.4 | 31.6 | - | - Struck by | | | | | | | swinging or | | | | | | | slipping object| 30 | - | 13.3 | 46.7 | 36.7 | - | - Struck by | | | | | | | rolling, | | | | | | | sliding objects| | | | | | | on floor or | | | | | | | ground level...| 75 | - | - | 37.3 | 37.3 | 12.0 | 10.7 Caught in or | | | | | | | compressed by | | | | | | | equipment or | | | | | | | objects..........| 266 | - | 8.3 | 44.7 | 36.8 | 6.8 | 3.0 Caught in | | | | | | | running | | | | | | | equipment or | | | | | | | machinery......| 129 | - | 10.1 | 51.2 | 28.7 | 6.2 | 3.9 Compressed or | | | | | | | pinched by | | | | | | | rolling, | | | | | | | sliding, or | | | | | | | shifting | | | | | | | objects........| 62 | - | 8.1 | 37.1 | 41.9 | 9.7 | - Caught in or | | | | | | | crushed in | | | | | | | collapsing | | | | | | | materials........| 140 | - | 13.6 | 53.6 | 25.7 | 4.3 | 2.9 Excavation or | | | | | | | trenching | | | | | | | cave-in........| 46 | - | 13.0 | 67.4 | 19.6 | - | - Other cave-in...| 15 | - | - | 66.7 | 33.3 | - | - | | | | | | | Caught in or | | | | | | | crushed in | | | | | | | collapsing | | | | | | | structure......| 42 | - | 19.0 | 50.0 | 19.0 | 9.5 | - | | | | | | | Falls...............| 702 | - | 9.1 | 41.2 | 38.7 | 7.0 | 3.7 Fall to lower | | | | | | | level............| 623 | - | 9.8 | 43.7 | 38.4 | 5.9 | 2.1 Fall down stairs| | | | | | | or steps.......| 12 | - | - | 25.0 | 33.3 | 25.0 | - Fall from floor,| | | | | | | dock, or ground| | | | | | | level..........| 33 | - | 9.1 | 39.4 | 51.5 | - | - Fall through | | | | | | | existing | | | | | | | floor opening| 21 | - | - | 47.6 | 42.9 | - | - Fall from ladder| 111 | - | 4.5 | 30.6 | 53.2 | 9.0 | 2.7 Fall from roof..| 156 | - | 11.5 | 52.6 | 33.3 | 2.6 | - Fall through | | | | | | | existing roof| | | | | | | opening......| 12 | - | - | 50.0 | 33.3 | - | - Fall through | | | | | | | roof surface.| 20 | - | - | 50.0 | 45.0 | - | - Fall through | | | | | | | skylight.....| 22 | - | 18.2 | 50.0 | 31.8 | - | - Fall from roof| | | | | | | edge.........| 47 | - | 12.8 | 46.8 | 38.3 | - | - Fall from | | | | | | | scaffold, | | | | | | | staging........| 97 | - | 10.3 | 45.4 | 39.2 | 5.2 | - Fall from | | | | | | | building | | | | | | | girders or | | | | | | | other | | | | | | | structural | | | | | | | steel..........| 45 | - | 15.6 | 60.0 | 17.8 | 6.7 | - Fall from | | | | | | | nonmoving | | | | | | | vehicle........| 48 | - | 8.3 | 29.2 | 41.7 | 12.5 | 8.3 Fall to lower | | | | | | | level, n.e.c...| 105 | - | 13.3 | 45.7 | 33.3 | 4.8 | - Fall on same level| 51 | - | - | 19.6 | 41.2 | 11.8 | 23.5 Fall to floor, | | | | | | | walkway, or | | | | | | | other surface..| 34 | - | - | 17.6 | 44.1 | 8.8 | 26.5 | | | | | | | Fall onto or | | | | | | | against objects| 8 | - | - | 37.5 | - | - | - | | | | | | | Exposure to harmful | | | | | | | substances or | | | | | | | environments.......| 572 | - | 12.2 | 57.3 | 27.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 Contact with | | | | | | | electric current.| 334 | - | 15.3 | 59.0 | 23.4 | 1.8 | - Contact with | | | | | | | electric | | | | | | | current of | | | | | | | machine, tool, | | | | | | | appliance, | | | | | | | light fixture..| 51 | - | 21.6 | 51.0 | 25.5 | - | - Contact with | | | | | | | wiring, | | | | | | | transformers, | | | | | | | or other | | | | | | | electrical | | | | | | | component......| 84 | - | 11.9 | 56.0 | 31.0 | - | - Contact with | | | | | | | overhead power | | | | | | | lines..........| 153 | - | 15.0 | 64.1 | 18.3 | 2.0 | - Contact with | | | | | | | underground, | | | | | | | buried power | | | | | | | lines..........| 9 | - | - | 77.8 | - | - | - Struck by | | | | | | | lightning......| 21 | - | 33.3 | 42.9 | 19.0 | - | - Contact with | | | | | | | temperature | | | | | | | extremes.........| 46 | - | - | 50.0 | 37.0 | 6.5 | - Exposure to | | | | | | | environmental | | | | | | | heat...........| 34 | - | - | 55.9 | 29.4 | - | - Contact with hot| | | | | | | objects or | | | | | | | substances.....| 10 | - | - | 30.0 | 70.0 | - | - Exposure to | | | | | | | caustic, noxious,| | | | | | | or allergenic | | | | | | | substances.......| 104 | - | 5.8 | 61.5 | 30.8 | - | - Inhalation of | | | | | | | substance......| 48 | - | 8.3 | 62.5 | 29.2 | - | - | | | | | | | Inhalation in | | | | | | | enclosed, | | | | | | | restricted, | | | | | | | or confined | | | | | | | space(2).....| 27 | - | 14.8 | 51.9 | 33.3 | - | - Inhalation in | | | | | | | open or | | | | | | | nonconfined | | | | | | | space........| 14 | - | - | 78.6 | 21.4 | - | - Contact with | | | | | | | skin or other | | | | | | | exposed tissue.| 4 | - | - | - | 75.0 | - | - Injections, | | | | | | | stings, | | | | | | | venomous bites.| 11 | - | - | 45.5 | 36.4 | - | - Bee, wasp, | | | | | | | hornet sting.| 6 | - | - | 50.0 | 50.0 | - | - Ingestion of | | | | | | | substance......| 20 | - | - | 55.0 | 35.0 | - | - Oxygen deficiency.| 87 | - | 13.8 | 49.4 | 32.2 | - | - Drowning, | | | | | | | submersion.....| 75 | - | 13.3 | 52.0 | 29.3 | - | - Depletion of | | | | | | | oxygen in other| | | | | | | enclosed, | | | | | | | restricted, or | | | | | | | confined | | | | | | | space(2).......| 7 | - | - | - | 71.4 | - | - | | | | | | | Fires and explosions| 205 | - | 12.2 | 57.1 | 25.4 | 3.4 | 1.5 Fires--unintended | | | | | | | or uncontrolled..| 116 | - | 15.5 | 54.3 | 24.1 | 3.4 | - Fire in | | | | | | | residence, | | | | | | | building, or | | | | | | | other structure| 69 | - | 18.8 | 55.1 | 17.4 | 5.8 | - Forest, brush, | | | | | | | or other | | | | | | | outdoor fire...| 14 | - | 21.4 | 57.1 | - | - | - Explosion.........| 89 | - | 7.9 | 60.7 | 27.0 | 3.4 | - Explosion, | | | | | | | unspecified....| 4 | - | - | 75.0 | - | - | - Explosion of | | | | | | | pressure vessel| | | | | | | or piping......| 39 | - | - | 69.2 | 20.5 | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other events or | | | | | | | exposures(3).......| 16 | - | - | 50.0 | 50.0 | - | - ___________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | 1 Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual. 2 Includes fatalities that are not considered to be permit required confined spaces as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in its regulation of these structures. 3 Includes the category "Bodily reaction and exertion." NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries