CF TB TABLE A-7. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, 1999 TABLE A-7. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, 1999 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Age | Total | (percent) ______________________________________________________________ Event or exposure(1) |fatalit-| | ies | | | | | | | |(number)|Under 15| 15-17 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 |75 years | | years | years | years | years | years | years |and over ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.............................| 6,023 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 9.5 | 44.3 | 35.5 | 6.6 | 2.7 | | | | | | | | Transportation incidents................| 2,613 | .3 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 41.8 | 36.5 | 7.5 | 3.3 Highway...............................| 1,491 | .3 | 1.1 | 10.0 | 43.3 | 36.5 | 6.3 | 2.3 Collision between vehicles, mobile | | | | | | | | equipment..........................| 711 | - | .8 | 8.3 | 39.7 | 41.6 | 6.9 | 2.5 Re-entrant collision..............| 29 | - | - | 24.1 | 41.4 | 24.1 | - | - Moving in same direction..........| 129 | - | - | 6.2 | 42.6 | 40.3 | 7.0 | - Moving in opposite directions, | | | | | | | | oncoming.........................| 269 | - | - | 7.4 | 38.3 | 46.1 | 5.9 | - Moving in intersection............| 160 | - | - | 9.4 | 40.6 | 36.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 Moving and standing vehicle, | | | | | | | | mobile equipment-in roadway......| 39 | - | - | - | 41.0 | 41.0 | - | - Moving and standing vehicle, | | | | | | | | mobile equipment-side of road....| 19 | - | - | - | 36.8 | 42.1 | - | - Vehicle struck stationary object or | | | | | | | | equipment in roadway...............| 33 | - | - | - | 42.4 | 45.5 | - | - Vehicle struck stationary object or | | | | | | | | equipment on side of road..........| 301 | - | - | 10.0 | 49.2 | 33.6 | 5.3 | - Noncollision........................| 388 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 14.4 | 44.1 | 29.6 | 5.4 | 3.1 Jack-knifed or overturned--no | | | | | | | | collision........................| 321 | - | 1.6 | 14.3 | 44.9 | 28.7 | 5.6 | 3.7 Ran off highway--no collision.....| 41 | - | - | - | 43.9 | 39.0 | - | - Nonhighway (farm, industrial premises)| 353 | - | - | 8.2 | 29.7 | 34.8 | 14.4 | 10.5 Collision between vehicles or mobile| | | | | | | | equipment..........................| 13 | - | - | - | 46.2 | 46.2 | - | - Vehicle, mobile equipment struck | | | | | | | | stationary object..................| 29 | - | - | 17.2 | 34.5 | 24.1 | - | - Noncollision accident...............| 306 | - | - | 7.5 | 28.4 | 35.3 | 15.4 | 11.4 Fall from moving vehicle, mobile | | | | | | | | equipment........................| 22 | - | - | - | 45.5 | 27.3 | - | - Fell from and struck by vehicle, | | | | | | | | mobile equipment.................| 58 | - | - | 8.6 | 15.5 | 32.8 | 27.6 | 12.1 Overturned........................| 206 | - | - | 7.8 | 30.1 | 35.4 | 13.6 | 11.7 Aircraft..............................| 227 | - | - | 6.6 | 52.4 | 31.3 | 8.4 | - Worker struck by vehicle, mobile | | | | | | | | equipment............................| 377 | - | - | 8.5 | 40.6 | 39.0 | 8.2 | 2.9 Worker struck by vehicle, mobile | | | | | | | | equipment in roadway...............| 137 | - | - | 6.6 | 40.9 | 39.4 | 9.5 | 3.6 | | | | | | | | Worker struck by vehicle, mobile | | | | | | | | equipment on side of road..........| 65 | - | - | 13.8 | 44.6 | 35.4 | - | - Worker struck by vehicle, mobile | | | | | | | | equipment in parking lot or | | | | | | | | non-road area......................| 165 | - | - | 7.9 | 38.2 | 40.0 | 8.5 | 3.6 Water vehicle.........................| 102 | - | - | 11.8 | 49.0 | 36.3 | - | - Fall from ship or boat, n.e.c.......| 32 | - | - | - | 50.0 | 40.6 | - | - Sinking, capsized water vehicle.....| 42 | - | - | 21.4 | 45.2 | 28.6 | - | - Railway...............................| 56 | - | - | 14.3 | 30.4 | 53.6 | - | - Collision between railway vehicle | | | | | | | | and other vehicle..................| 42 | - | - | 14.3 | 31.0 | 52.4 | - | - | | | | | | | | Assaults and violent acts...............| 893 | - | 1.3 | 9.2 | 46.4 | 35.1 | 6.0 | 1.5 Homicides.............................| 645 | - | 1.4 | 9.1 | 47.6 | 35.3 | 5.1 | .8 Hitting, kicking, beating...........| 48 | - | - | - | 37.5 | 43.8 | 10.4 | - Shooting............................| 506 | - | 1.4 | 9.7 | 48.8 | 35.0 | 3.8 | - Stabbing............................| 60 | - | - | 8.3 | 48.3 | 33.3 | 8.3 | - Assaults and violent acts by | | | | | | | | person(s), n.e.c...................| 25 | - | - | - | 52.0 | 24.0 | - | - Self-inflicted injury.................| 208 | - | - | 10.6 | 47.6 | 34.6 | 3.8 | - Assaults by animals...................| 39 | - | - | - | 20.5 | 30.8 | 33.3 | 12.8 | | | | | | | | Contact with objects and equipment......| 1,029 | - | 1.3 | 10.0 | 43.7 | 35.6 | 6.1 | 2.9 Struck by object......................| 585 | - | - | 8.4 | 42.2 | 38.8 | 7.2 | 2.7 Struck by falling object............| 358 | - | - | 8.7 | 42.7 | 40.8 | 6.1 | - Struck by flying object.............| 55 | - | - | 9.1 | 41.8 | 36.4 | 10.9 | - Struck by discharged object or | | | | | | | | substance........................| 19 | - | - | - | 47.4 | - | - | - Struck by swinging or slipping | | | | | | | | object.............................| 39 | - | - | - | 53.8 | 28.2 | - | - Struck by rolling, sliding objects | | | | | | | | on floor or ground level...........| 97 | - | - | 8.2 | 27.8 | 43.3 | 11.3 | 8.2 Caught in or compressed by equipment | | | | | | | | or objects...........................| 302 | - | 2.3 | 13.6 | 48.0 | 28.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 Caught in running equipment or | | | | | | | | machinery..........................| 163 | - | 3.7 | 16.0 | 50.9 | 25.8 | - | - Compressed or pinched by rolling, | | | | | | | | sliding, or shifting objects.......| 51 | - | - | 9.8 | 43.1 | 39.2 | - | - Caught in or crushed in collapsing | | | | | | | | materials............................| 128 | - | 3.9 | 9.4 | 44.5 | 35.2 | 5.5 | - | | | | | | | | Excavation or trenching cave-in.....| 44 | - | - | - | 50.0 | 31.8 | - | - Other cave-in.......................| 18 | - | - | - | 55.6 | 44.4 | - | - Caught in or crushed in collapsing | | | | | | | | structure..........................| 28 | - | - | - | 53.6 | 32.1 | - | - | | | | | | | | Falls...................................| 717 | - | - | 6.6 | 43.9 | 38.6 | 7.8 | 2.6 Fall to lower level...................| 634 | - | - | 7.4 | 45.4 | 36.9 | 8.0 | 1.7 Fall down stairs or steps...........| 23 | - | - | - | - | 56.5 | 34.8 | - Fall from floor, dock, or ground | | | | | | | | level..............................| 43 | - | - | - | 55.8 | 30.2 | - | - Fall through existing floor | | | | | | | | opening..........................| 19 | - | - | - | 52.6 | 36.8 | - | - Fall from ground level to lower | | | | | | | | level............................| 7 | - | - | - | 85.7 | - | - | - Fall from ladder....................| 96 | - | - | - | 33.3 | 44.8 | 13.5 | - Fall from roof......................| 153 | - | - | 11.1 | 51.0 | 31.4 | 4.6 | - Fall through existing roof opening| 14 | - | - | - | 57.1 | - | - | - Fall through roof surface.........| 16 | - | - | - | 68.8 | - | - | - Fall through skylight.............| 18 | - | - | - | 50.0 | 44.4 | - | - Fall from roof edge...............| 70 | - | - | 11.4 | 50.0 | 28.6 | 7.1 | - Fall from scaffold, staging.........| 92 | - | - | - | 46.7 | 41.3 | 5.4 | - Fall from building girders or other | | | | | | | | structural steel...................| 49 | - | - | - | 65.3 | 24.5 | - | - Fall from nonmoving vehicle.........| 47 | - | - | - | 36.2 | 44.7 | 17.0 | - Fall to lower level, n.e.c..........| 116 | - | - | 12.1 | 47.4 | 34.5 | 6.0 | - Fall on same level....................| 66 | - | - | - | 33.3 | 48.5 | 7.6 | 10.6 Fall to floor, walkway, or other | | | | | | | | surface............................| 51 | - | - | - | 37.3 | 45.1 | - | 11.8 Fall onto or against objects........| 9 | - | - | - | - | 55.6 | - | - | | | | | | | | Exposure to harmful substances or | | | | | | | | environments...........................| 529 | - | - | 14.2 | 52.9 | 27.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 Contact with electric current.........| 278 | - | - | 17.6 | 53.6 | 24.1 | 2.5 | - Contact with electric current of | | | | | | | | machine, tool, appliance, light | | | | | | | | fixture............................| 51 | - | - | 17.6 | 49.0 | 31.4 | - | - Contact with wiring, transformers, | | | | | | | | or other electrical component......| 75 | - | - | 16.0 | 53.3 | 24.0 | - | - Contact with overhead power lines...| 124 | - | - | 18.5 | 57.3 | 19.4 | 4.0 | - Struck by lightning.................| 13 | - | - | - | 61.5 | - | - | - | | | | | | | | Contact with temperature extremes.....| 50 | - | - | - | 56.0 | 28.0 | - | - Exposure to environmental heat......| 34 | - | - | - | 58.8 | 26.5 | - | - Contact with hot objects or | | | | | | | | substances.........................| 15 | - | - | - | 46.7 | 33.3 | - | - Exposure to caustic, noxious, or | | | | | | | | allergenic substances................| 106 | - | - | - | 57.5 | 37.7 | - | - Inhalation of substance.............| 55 | - | - | - | 58.2 | 34.5 | - | - Inhalation in enclosed, | | | | | | | | restricted, or confined space(2).| 23 | - | - | - | 52.2 | 43.5 | - | - Inhalation in open or nonconfined | | | | | | | | space............................| 23 | - | - | - | 60.9 | 34.8 | - | - Injections, stings, venomous bites..| 15 | - | - | - | 40.0 | 60.0 | - | - Bee, wasp, hornet sting...........| 5 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | - | - Ingestion of substance..............| 20 | - | - | - | 70.0 | 30.0 | - | - Oxygen deficiency.....................| 93 | - | - | 21.5 | 44.1 | 23.7 | 7.5 | - Drowning, submersion................| 75 | - | - | 20.0 | 45.3 | 22.7 | 8.0 | - | | | | | | | | Fires and explosions....................| 216 | - | - | 8.3 | 50.9 | 34.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 Fires--unintended or uncontrolled.....| 115 | - | - | 8.7 | 55.7 | 29.6 | - | 4.3 Fire in residence, building, or | | | | | | | | other structure....................| 74 | - | - | 10.8 | 63.5 | 23.0 | - | - Explosion.............................| 99 | - | - | 7.1 | 46.5 | 40.4 | - | - Explosion of pressure vessel or | | | | | | | | piping.............................| 38 | - | - | - | 42.1 | 39.5 | - | - | | | | | | | | Other events or exposures(3)............| 26 | - | - | - | 30.8 | 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, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries