CF TB 8/03/95 NR SUPP TBL6 94 PARBOD

Table 6.  Fatal occupational injuries by
part of body affected, 1994
                                          
                                          
                            Fatalities    
   Part of body(1)                        
                                          
                         Number   Percent 
                                                                                   
  Total...............   6,588     100.0  
                                          
Head..................   1,648      25.0  
                                          
Trunk.................   1,344      20.4  
  Chest, including                        
     ribs, internal                       
     organs...........     629       9.5  
  Back, including                         
     spine, spinal                        
     cord.............      88       1.3  
  Abdomen.............     102       1.5  
  Pelvic region.......      33        .5  
  Multiple trunk                          
     locations........     329       5.0  
                                          
Neck, including throat     131       2.0  
                                          
Lower extremities.....      69       1.0  
                                          
Upper extremities.....      17        .3  
                                          
Body systems..........   1,072      16.3  
                                          
Multiple body parts...   2,223      33.7  
                                          
Nonclassifiable.......      84       1.3  

  1 Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational
Injury and Illness Classification
Structures.  The part of body affected
identifies the part affected by the nature
of injury.
  
  NOTE: Totals for major categories may
include subcategories not shown
separately.  Percentages may not add to
totals because of rounding.
 
  
  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
Department of Labor, in cooperation with
State and Federal agencies, Census of
Fatal Occupational Injuries, 1994.