CF TB 8/23/96 NR SUPP TBL2 SIC X EVE Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry and event or exposure, 1995 Event or exposure(2) (percent) Total Exposure Industry(1) fataliti- Contact to es Trans- Assaults with harmful Fires and (number) portation and objects Falls sub- explosio- in- violent and stances ns cidents acts equipment or environ- ments Total........... 6210 41 20.3 14.7 10.4 9.6 3.3 Private industry...... 5438 40 18.6 16.1 11.3 10.1 3.2 Agriculture, for- estry and fishing........ 793 53 6.2 21.8 7.9 9.8 1.5 Agricultural production - crops........ 362 60 3.3 22.4 4.1 8.6 1.7 Cash grains... 28 54 - 39.3 - - - Field crops, except cash grains..... 34 68 - 14.7 - 11.8 - Cotton...... 5 80 - - - - - Field crops, except grains, nec...... 9 56 - - - - - Vegetables and melons..... 8 50 - - - - - Fruits and tree nuts.. 26 54 - - - 26.9 - Deciduous tree fruits... 7 86 - - - - - General farms, primarily crop....... 209 61 4.8 21.5 5.3 5.7 - Agricultural production - livestock.... 161 39 12.4 24.2 11.8 9.3 2.5 Livestock, except dairy and poultry.... 66 32 16.7 18.2 15.2 16.7 - Beef cattle, except feedlots. 31 35 - 19.4 19.4 16.1 - Hogs........ 9 - - - - 44.4 - Dairy farms... 46 37 13.0 28.3 8.7 - - Poultry and eggs....... 8 88 - - - - - Broiler, fryer, and roaster chickens. 5 80 - - - - - General farms, primarily animal..... 28 50 - 35.7 - - - Agricultural services..... 155 42 8.4 19.4 15.5 14.8 - Crop services. 36 69 - - 11.1 - - Crop planting and protecti- ng....... 23 83 - - - - - Animal services, except veterinary. 9 - 55.6 - - - - Animal specialty services. 8 - 62.5 - - - - Farm labor and management services... 13 69 - - - - - Farm labor contract- ors...... 11 64 - - - - - Landscape and horticultu- ral services... 91 30 5.5 26.4 20.9 17.6 - Lawn and garden services. 34 35 - 23.5 - 23.5 - Ornamental shrub and tree services. 40 18 - 32.5 32.5 17.5 - Forestry........ 14 29 - 57.1 - - - Forestry services... 5 - - 80.0 - - - Fishing, hunting, and trapping..... 60 82 - 6.7 - 10.0 - Commercial fishing.... 58 81 - 6.9 - 10.3 - Finfish..... 20 80 - - - - - Shellfish... 31 84 - - - - - Mining............ 156 35 - 33.3 6.4 13.5 10.3 Metal mining.... 13 46 - 30.8 - - - Coal mining..... 43 30 - 46.5 - 14.0 - Bituminous coal and lignite mining..... 38 32 - 44.7 - 13.2 - Oil and gas extraction... 77 31 - 32.5 7.8 11.7 15.6 Oil and gas field services... 68 34 - 33.8 5.9 11.8 13.2 Drilling oil and gas wells.... 20 - - 50.0 - - 20.0 Oil and gas explorat- ion services. 7 86 - - - - - Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels. 23 52 - - - 26.1 - Crushed and broken stone...... 9 56 - - - - - Sand and gravel..... 5 80 - - - - - Construction sand and gravel... 5 80 - - - - - Chemical and fertilizer minerals... 7 - - - - 57.1 - Construction...... 1048 25 3.1 18.2 32.0 19.6 2.0 General building contractors.. 175 15 5.1 18.3 45.1 14.9 - Residential building constructi- on......... 83 10 7.2 20.5 48.2 14.5 - Single-fami- ly housing construc- tion..... 63 11 6.3 23.8 41.3 17.5 - Residential construc- tion, nec 14 - - - 85.7 - - Nonresidential building constructi- on......... 82 16 - 14.6 46.3 15.9 - Industrial buildings and warehous- es....... 29 - - 13.8 51.7 13.8 - Nonresident- ial construc- tion, nec 48 21 - 12.5 43.8 18.8 - Heavy construction, except building..... 245 45 - 29.0 8.2 15.5 1.6 Highway and street constructi- on......... 90 74 - 14.4 - 5.6 - Heavy constructi- on, except highway.... 154 29 - 37.7 10.4 21.4 - Bridge, tunnel, and elevated highway.. 30 43 - 23.3 13.3 20.0 - Water, sewer, and utility lines.... 63 19 - 38.1 9.5 31.7 - Heavy construc- tion, nec 60 30 - 45.0 10.0 11.7 - Special trades contractors.. 613 20 3.4 14.2 37.8 22.5 2.3 Plumbing, heating and air-condit- ioning..... 62 21 - 21.0 24.2 29.0 - Painting and paper hanging.... 47 11 - - 42.6 36.2 - Electrical work....... 91 20 - - 23.1 48.4 - Masonry, stonework, tile setting, and plastering. 66 18 - 16.7 47.0 13.6 - Masonry and other stonework 36 17 - 22.2 38.9 19.4 - Plastering, drywall, and insulati- on....... 24 21 - - 58.3 - - Carpentry and floor work. 38 - 10.5 - 55.3 18.4 - Carpentry work..... 37 - 10.8 - 56.8 18.9 - Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work....... 95 8 - - 68.4 18.9 - Concrete work. 34 44 - 23.5 20.6 - - Miscellaneous special trade contractors 173 25 2.3 28.3 29.5 11.6 3.5 Structural steel erection. 41 12 - - 70.7 9.8 - Excavation work..... 39 59 - 35.9 - - - Wrecking and demoliti- on work.. 19 - - 57.9 31.6 - - Installing building equipmen- t, nec... 10 - - 50.0 - - - Special trade contract- ors, nec. 61 21 - 24.6 21.3 23.0 6.6 Manufacturing..... 702 30 9.8 35.6 8.8 8.0 7.5 Food and kindred products..... 74 39 17.6 23.0 12.2 - - Meat products. 20 45 20.0 20.0 - - - Grain mill products... 15 27 - 33.3 - - - Bakery products... 9 - 66.7 - - - - Miscellaneous food and kindred products... 12 42 - - - - - Lumber and wood products..... 182 30 - 60.4 4.4 3.8 - Logging....... 139 31 - 64.7 - 2.9 - Sawmills and planing mills...... 22 23 - 59.1 - - - Sawmills and planing mills, general.. 16 31 - 56.2 - - - Furniture and fixtures..... 11 36 36.4 - - - - Paper and allied products..... 28 32 - 50.0 - - - Paperboard containers and boxes.. 8 - - 50.0 - - - Miscellaneous converted paper products... 9 - - 55.6 - - - Printing and publishing... 39 54 30.8 - - - - Newspapers.... 22 64 22.7 - - - - Commercial printing... 10 - 70.0 - - - - Chemicals and allied products..... 38 21 - - - 18.4 42.1 Industrial inorganic chemicals.. 8 - - - - - 50.0 Drugs......... 10 - - - - - 60.0 Miscellaneous chemical products... 9 - - - - - 66.7 Petroleum and coal products 19 - - - - 21.1 42.1 Petroleum refining... 13 - - - - - 61.5 Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products..... 23 26 - 65.2 - - - Fabricated rubber products, nec........ 6 - - 83.3 - - - Miscellaneous plastics products, nec........ 14 36 - 57.1 - - - Stone, clay, glass and concrete products..... 39 36 - 25.6 12.8 12.8 - Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products... 25 36 - 28.0 - 16.0 - Primary metal industries... 54 13 - 40.7 13.0 9.3 22.2 Blast furnace and basic steel products... 25 - - 52.0 20.0 - - Iron and steel foundries.. 8 - - - - - 50.0 Nonferrous rolling and drawing.... 7 - - 57.1 - - - Fabricated metal products..... 47 26 8.5 36.2 8.5 19.1 - Fabricated structural metal products... 20 35 - 40.0 - - - Metal forgings and stampings.. 6 - - 66.7 - - - Industrial machinery and equipment.... 47 34 14.9 27.7 - 10.6 8.5 Construction and related machinery.. 17 53 - 23.5 - - - Electronic and other electronic equipment.... 16 38 31.2 - - - - Electronics components and accessories 8 - 50.0 - - - - Transportation equipment.... 50 28 16.0 26.0 12.0 - 12.0 Motor vehicles and equipment.. 18 22 27.8 27.8 - - - Motor vehicles and car bodies... 6 - 66.7 - - - - Ship and boat building and repairing.. 10 - - 40.0 - - - Miscellaneous transporta- tion equipment.. 5 80 - - - - - Miscellaneous manufacturing industries... 7 - - - 71.4 - - Miscellaneous manufactur- es......... 5 - - - 80.0 - - Transportation and public util- ities.......... 880 69 13.2 7.4 3.0 5.9 1.4 Railroad transportati- on........... 35 91 - - - - - Railroads..... 34 91 - - - - - Local and interurban passenger transportati- on........... 116 31 64.7 - - - - Local and suburban transporta- tion....... 17 76 - - - - - Taxicabs...... 91 19 76.9 - - - - Bus charter service.... 5 80 - - - - - Trucking and warehousing.. 462 84 4.5 6.5 1.9 1.9 .9 Trucking and courier services, except air. 433 86 4.2 5.8 1.6 1.6 - Local trucking, without storage.. 109 86 - 7.3 - - - Trucking, except local.... 272 86 4.8 5.1 1.5 1.5 - Local trucking with storage.. 11 82 - - - - - Courier services, except by air...... 8 75 - - - - - Public warehousing and storage 11 36 - - - - - Trucking terminal facilities. 8 50 - - - - - Water transportati- on........... 52 52 - 23.1 - 13.5 - Deep sea foreign transporta- tion of freight.... 8 50 - - - - - Water transporta- tion services... 30 57 - 16.7 - 13.3 - Transportation by air....... 75 87 - - - - - Air transporta- tion, scheduled.. 26 77 - - - - - Air courier services. 8 75 - - - - - Air transporta- tion, nonschedul- ed......... 35 94 - - - - - Airports, flying fields, and services... 12 83 - - - - - Transportation services..... 22 45 18.2 22.7 - - - Passenger transporta- tion arrangement 6 83 - - - - - Freight transporta- tion arrangement 10 - - 40.0 - - - Communications.. 24 62 - - 16.7 - - Telephone communicat- ions....... 11 64 - - - - - Cable and other pay television services... 6 67 - - - - - Electric, gas, and sanitary services..... 91 34 6.6 15.4 6.6 31.9 5.5 Electric services... 34 12 - - - 70.6 - Sanitary services... 46 50 8.7 23.9 - - 8.7 Wholesale trade... 254 49 13.4 17.3 5.5 7.1 7.5 Wholesale trade--durab- le goods..... 156 44 14.1 21.8 3.2 9.0 8.3 Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies... 30 50 20.0 16.7 - - - Furniture and homefurnis- hings...... 6 83 - - - - - Lumber and constructi- on materials.. 12 50 - - - - - Professional and commercial equipment.. 10 80 - - - - - Electrical goods...... 10 70 - - - - - Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment.. 6 67 - - - - - Machinery, equipment, and supplies... 33 42 12.1 24.2 - - - Miscellaneous durable goods...... 44 18 15.9 34.1 - 11.4 15.9 Wholesale trade--nondu- rable goods.. 97 57 12.4 10.3 9.3 4.1 6.2 Groceries and related products... 33 76 - - - - - Farm-product raw materials.. 13 - - 46.2 - - - Petroleum and petroleum products... 19 58 - - - - 31.6 Miscellaneous nondurable goods...... 19 47 21.1 - - - - Retail trade...... 675 22 65.5 3.1 3.9 3.7 1.8 Building materials and garden supplies..... 37 38 27.0 16.2 - 10.8 - Lumber and other building materials.. 26 46 - 19.2 - - - General merchandise stores....... 18 28 61.1 - - - - Department stores..... 8 - 62.5 - - - - Food stores..... 188 8 85.6 2.1 2.1 - - Grocery stores 173 6 87.3 - 2.3 - - Miscellaneous food stores 4 - 100.0 - - - - Automotive dealers and service stations..... 122 36 43.4 5.7 4.9 3.3 6.6 New and used car dealers 25 64 16.0 - - - - Used car dealers.... 18 44 50.0 - - - - Auto and home supply stores..... 22 50 - - - - 18.2 Gasoline service stations... 49 8 73.5 - 8.2 - - Apparel and accessory stores....... 19 - 89.5 - - - - Family clothing stores..... 11 - 100.0 - - - - Furniture and homefurnishi- ngs stores... 21 24 57.1 - - - - Furniture and homefurnis- hings stores..... 11 - 54.5 - - - - Radio, television, and computer stores..... 9 - 66.7 - - - - Eating and drinking places....... 164 14 76.8 - 5.5 3.0 - Eating places. 92 16 72.8 - 5.4 4.3 - Drinking places..... 37 - 91.9 - - - - Miscellaneous retail....... 103 37 50.5 - - 4.9 - Drug stores and proprietary stores..... 6 67 - - - - - Liquor stores. 18 - 100.0 - - - - Used merchandise stores..... 9 - 66.7 - - - - Miscellaneous shopping goods stores..... 15 - 93.3 - - - - Nonstore retailers.. 20 65 25.0 - - - - Fuel dealers.. 20 70 - - - - - Retail stores, nec........ 14 50 42.9 - - - - Finance, insur- ance, and real estate......... 124 32 49.2 5.6 5.6 4.8 - Depository institutions. 31 19 77.4 - - - - Commercial banks...... 8 62 - - - - - Credit unions. 19 - 94.7 - - - - Security and commodity brokers...... 7 71 - - - - - Insurance carriers..... 8 75 - - - - - Insurance agents, brokers, and service...... 10 40 50.0 - - - - Real estate..... 66 29 42.4 9.1 9.1 7.6 - Real estate operators and lessors 36 25 50.0 11.1 - - - Real estate agents and managers... 23 30 34.8 - 17.4 - - Services.......... 737 39 27.3 8.8 9.6 10.4 3.8 Hotels and other lodging places....... 33 12 51.5 - 12.1 - - Hotels and motels..... 27 - 63.0 - - - - Personal services..... 37 27 56.8 - - - - Laundry, cleaning, and garment services... 19 26 47.4 - - - - Beauty shops.. 6 - 83.3 - - - - Barber shops.. 5 - 80.0 - - - - Business services..... 211 43 22.7 8.5 15.2 9.5 - Advertising... 16 50 - - - 25.0 - Mailing, reproducti- on, stenograph- ic......... 12 58 - - - - - Services to buildings.. 30 20 - - 50.0 16.7 - Miscellaneous equipment rental and leasing.... 22 41 18.2 27.3 - - - Personnel supply services... 34 68 - 11.8 - - - Computer and data processing services... 6 83 - - - - - Miscellaneous business services... 91 35 39.6 5.5 9.9 7.7 - Detective and armored car services. 48 35 56.2 - - - - Automotive repair, services, and parking...... 114 28 35.1 21.1 3.5 6.1 6.1 Automobile parking.... 6 - 83.3 - - - - Automotive repair shops...... 77 16 37.7 27.3 - 7.8 7.8 Automotive services, except repair..... 25 68 - - - - - Miscellaneous repair services..... 51 22 11.8 13.7 7.8 27.5 15.7 Electrical repair shops...... 15 - - - - 60.0 - Miscellaneous repair shops...... 34 29 11.8 17.6 - 14.7 17.6 Amusement and recreation services..... 60 48 21.7 11.7 - 11.7 - Producers, orchestras, entertaine- rs......... 8 75 - - - - - Commercial sports..... 13 62 - - - - - Miscellaneous amusement, recreation services... 37 41 21.6 13.5 - 16.2 - Health services. 60 52 20.0 - 13.3 10.0 - Offices and clinics of medical doctors.... 9 44 - - - - - Hospitals..... 19 53 21.1 - - - - Home health care services... 15 73 - - - - - Legal services.. 12 33 66.7 - - - - Educational services..... 27 78 - - - - - Colleges and universiti- es......... 10 40 - - - - - Schools and educational services, nec........ 17 100 - - - - - Social services. 29 17 37.9 - 17.2 - - Child day care services... 6 - 66.7 - - - - Membership organizations 28 46 14.3 - - 28.6 - Civic and social associatio- ns......... 8 50 - - - - - Religious organizati- ons........ 18 50 - - - 27.8 - Engineering and management services..... 56 64 19.6 - 8.9 - - Engineering and architectu- ral services... 29 72 - - - - - Research and testing services... 14 50 35.7 - - - - Management and public relations.. 12 58 33.3 - - - - Private households... 9 - 44.4 - - - - Other or nonclassifiable 69 57 11.6 11.6 - 13.0 - Government(3)......... 772 48 32.3 5.1 3.4 6.6 4.1 Federal government (including resident armed forces).......... 299 42 42.8 4.3 3.0 4.7 2.3 Transportation and public util- ities.......... 18 56 - - - - - U.S. Postal Service...... 16 62 - - - - - Public adminis- tration........ 269 41 45.4 4.5 2.2 4.1 2.2 Executive, legislative, and general government... 97 - 97.9 - - - - Environmental quality and housing...... 8 62 - - - - - National security and international affairs...... 156 65 15.4 7.7 - 6.4 2.6 National security... 155 65 15.5 7.7 - 6.5 2.6 State government.... 124 62 21.8 7.3 - 4.0 - Construction...... 18 78 - - - - - Heavy construction, except building..... 18 78 - - - - - Highway and street constructi- on......... 18 78 - - - - - Services.......... 24 33 37.5 - - - - Educational services..... 17 24 47.1 - - - - Colleges and universiti- es......... 14 - 42.9 - - - - Public adminis- tration........ 76 67 22.4 - - - - Justice, public order, and safety....... 42 64 31.0 - - - - Public order and safety. 42 64 31.0 - - - - Police protecti- on....... 27 63 33.3 - - - - Correctional institut- ions..... 8 50 - - - - - Administration of human resources.... 7 57 - - - - - Environmental quality and housing...... 9 56 - - - - - Administration of economic programs..... 15 80 - - - - - Local government.... 338 48 27.2 4.7 3.8 9.5 6.5 Construction...... 24 67 - - - - - Heavy construction, except building..... 23 70 - - - - - Highway and street constructi- on......... 19 68 - - - - - Transportation and public util- ities.......... 40 50 - - - 27.5 - Local and interurban passenger transportati- on........... 10 70 - - - - - Local and suburban transporta- tion....... 9 67 - - - - - Electric, gas, and sanitary services..... 27 44 - - - 33.3 - Sanitary services... 11 64 - - - - - Services.......... 43 51 18.6 - 11.6 9.3 - Health services. 7 71 - - - - - Hospitals..... 6 67 - - - - - Educational services..... 28 43 17.9 - 17.9 14.3 - Elementary and secondary schools.... 26 46 - - 19.2 15.4 - Public adminis- tration........ 228 45 35.1 3.5 2.6 5.7 7.5 Executive, legislative, and general government... 40 45 27.5 - - 10.0 - Executive and legislative combined... 15 47 - - - - - Justice, public order, and safety....... 166 43 38.6 - - 4.8 9.6 Public order and safety. 164 43 39.0 - - 4.9 9.8 Police protecti- on....... 110 42 52.7 - - - - Fire protecti- on....... 41 44 - - - 12.2 39.0 Environmental quality and housing...... 12 42 33.3 - - - - Administration of economic programs..... 8 75 - - - - - 1 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition. 2 Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Structures. Includes other events and exposures, such as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown separately. 3 Includes fatalities to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, in cooperation with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 1995.