CF TB TABLE A-4. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure, 2000 TABLE A-4. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure, 2000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Event or exposure(2) | | (percent) _______________________________________________________________________ | | | Total | | | | | | Occupation(1) |fataliti-| | | | |Exposure to| | es | Transpor- | Assaults | Contact | | harmful | Fires | (number)| tation |and violent| with | Falls | substances| and | | inci- | acts(4) |objects and| | or | explosions | | dents(3) | | equipment | | environ- | | | | | | | ments | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total...........| 5,915 | 43.5 | 15.7 | 17.0 | 12.4 | 8.1 | 3.0 | | | | | | | Managerial and | | | | | | | professional | | | | | | | specialty............| 642 | 41.4 | 34.0 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 2.6 Executive, | | | | | | | administrative, and| | | | | | | | | | | | | | managerial.........| 397 | 36.0 | 39.8 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 3.3 Managers, | | | | | | | marketing, | | | | | | | advertising, and | | | | | | | public relations.| 10 | 80.0 | - | - | - | - | - Managers, food | | | | | | | serving and | | | | | | | lodging | | | | | | | establishments...| 70 | 10.0 | 78.6 | - | 7.1 | - | - Managers, | | | | | | | properties and | | | | | | | real estate......| 19 | - | 89.5 | - | - | - | - Managers, service | | | | | | | organizations, | | | | | | | n.e.c............| 12 | 66.7 | - | - | - | - | - Managers and | | | | | | | administrators, | | | | | | | n.e.c............| 226 | 39.4 | 27.0 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 4.4 Management related| | | | | | | occupations......| 34 | 47.1 | 38.2 | - | - | - | - Other financial | | | | | | | officers.......| 7 | 71.4 | - | - | - | - | - Professional | | | | | | | specialty..........| 245 | 50.2 | 24.5 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 10.2 | - Engineers, | | | | | | | architects, and | | | | | | | surveyors........| 44 | 52.3 | - | - | 13.6 | 18.2 | - Engineers.......| 38 | 50.0 | - | - | 15.8 | 15.8 | - | | | | | | | Mathematical and | | | | | | | computer | | | | | | | scientists.......| 13 | 53.8 | 38.5 | - | - | - | - Computer systems| | | | | | | analysts and | | | | | | | scientists.....| 10 | - | 50.0 | - | - | - | - Natural scientists| 13 | 46.2 | - | - | - | - | - Health diagnosing | | | | | | | occupations......| 18 | - | 55.6 | - | - | - | - Physicians......| 14 | - | 57.1 | - | - | - | - Health assessment | | | | | | | and treating | | | | | | | occupations......| 25 | 52.0 | 32.0 | - | - | - | - Registered | | | | | | | nurses.........| 17 | 52.9 | 35.3 | - | - | - | - Teachers, | | | | | | | postsecondary....| 10 | 50.0 | 50.0 | - | - | - | - Teachers, except | | | | | | | postsecondary....| 26 | 76.9 | - | - | - | - | - Social, | | | | | | | recreation, and | | | | | | | religious | | | | | | | workers..........| 35 | 57.1 | 20.0 | - | 17.1 | - | - Social workers..| 16 | 50.0 | - | - | - | - | - Clergy..........| 10 | 60.0 | - | - | - | - | - Writers, artists, | | | | | | | entertainers, and| | | | | | | athletes.........| 47 | 36.2 | 23.4 | - | - | 23.4 | - Athletes........| 28 | 39.3 | - | - | - | 35.7 | - | | | | | | | Technical, sales, and | | | | | | | administrative | | | | | | | support..............| 686 | 48.4 | 39.5 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 Technicians and | | | | | | | related support | | | | | | | occupations........| 194 | 88.1 | - | - | 5.7 | - | - | | | | | | | Health | | | | | | | technologists and| | | | | | | technicians......| 15 | 80.0 | - | - | - | - | - Engineering and | | | | | | | related | | | | | | | technologists and| | | | | | | technicians......| 32 | 81.2 | - | - | - | - | - Electrical and | | | | | | | electronic | | | | | | | technicians....| 15 | 73.3 | - | - | - | - | - Technicians, | | | | | | | except health, | | | | | | | engineering, and | | | | | | | science..........| 142 | 93.7 | - | - | - | - | - Airplane pilots | | | | | | | and navigators.| 130 | 99.2 | - | - | - | - | - Sales occupations...| 386 | 29.0 | 59.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 Supervisors and | | | | | | | proprietors, | | | | | | | sales occupations| 185 | 18.9 | 69.2 | 4.3 | 2.7 | - | 2.7 Sales | | | | | | | representatives, | | | | | | | finance and | | | | | | | business services| 22 | 54.5 | 22.7 | - | - | - | - Sales | | | | | | | representatives, | | | | | | | commodities | | | | | | | except retail....| 15 | 86.7 | - | - | - | - | - Sales | | | | | | | representative-| | | | | | | s, mining, | | | | | | | manufacturing, | | | | | | | and wholesale..| 14 | 85.7 | - | - | - | - | - Sales workers, | | | | | | | retail and | | | | | | | personal services| 162 | 31.5 | 59.3 | - | 4.3 | - | - | | | | | | | Sales counter | | | | | | | clerks.........| 9 | - | 77.8 | - | - | - | - Cashiers........| 68 | 7.4 | 83.8 | - | - | - | - News vendors....| 26 | 88.5 | - | - | - | - | - Administrative | | | | | | | support | | | | | | | occupations, | | | | | | | including clerical.| 106 | 46.2 | 35.8 | - | 11.3 | - | - Secretaries, | | | | | | | stenographers, | | | | | | | and typists......| 12 | - | 41.7 | - | - | - | - Secretaries.....| 12 | - | 41.7 | - | - | - | - Information clerks| 18 | 33.3 | 66.7 | - | - | - | - Mail and message | | | | | | | distributing | | | | | | | occupations......| 24 | 83.3 | - | - | - | - | - Mail carriers, | | | | | | | postal service.| 10 | 80.0 | - | - | - | - | - Messengers......| 13 | 92.3 | - | - | - | - | - Material | | | | | | | recording, | | | | | | | scheduling, and | | | | | | | distributing | | | | | | | clerks...........| 21 | 42.9 | 28.6 | - | 23.8 | - | - Adjusters and | | | | | | | investigators....| 6 | 83.3 | - | - | - | - | - Miscellaneous | | | | | | | administrative | | | | | | | support..........| 11 | - | 54.5 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | Service occupations...| 431 | 35.3 | 36.0 | 5.1 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 4.6 Protective service | | | | | | | occupations........| 257 | 45.1 | 37.4 | - | 4.3 | 4.7 | 6.2 | | | | | | | Firefighting and | | | | | | | fire prevention | | | | | | | occupations, | | | | | | | including | | | | | | | supervisors......| 43 | 44.2 | - | - | - | 11.6 | 27.9 Firefighting | | | | | | | occupations....| 41 | 43.9 | - | - | - | 12.2 | 29.3 Police and | | | | | | | detectives, | | | | | | | including | | | | | | | supervisors......| 142 | 50.7 | 41.5 | - | - | - | - Police and | | | | | | | detectives, | | | | | | | public services| 88 | 58.0 | 37.5 | - | - | - | - Sheriffs, | | | | | | | bailiffs, and | | | | | | | other law | | | | | | | enforcement | | | | | | | officers.......| 38 | 50.0 | 44.7 | - | - | - | - Correctional | | | | | | | institution | | | | | | | officers.......| 8 | - | 62.5 | - | - | - | - Guards, including | | | | | | | supervisors......| 72 | 34.7 | 47.2 | - | - | 6.9 | - Crossing guards.| 5 | 100.0 | - | - | - | - | - Guards and | | | | | | | police, except | | | | | | | public service.| 57 | 28.1 | 54.4 | - | - | - | - Service occupations,| | | | | | | except protective | | | | | | | and household......| 170 | 20.6 | 34.1 | 10.6 | 24.1 | 8.2 | - Food preparation | | | | | | | and service | | | | | | | occupations......| 41 | - | 65.9 | - | 12.2 | - | - Waiters and | | | | | | | waitresses.....| 7 | - | 71.4 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | Cooks...........| 11 | - | 72.7 | - | - | - | - Health service | | | | | | | occupations......| 15 | 66.7 | - | - | - | - | - Nursing aides, | | | | | | | orderlies, and | | | | | | | attendants.....| 10 | 80.0 | - | - | - | - | - Cleaning and | | | | | | | building service | | | | | | | occupations, | | | | | | | except household.| 78 | 12.8 | 25.6 | 12.8 | 35.9 | 9.0 | - Janitors and | | | | | | | cleaners.......| 60 | 10.0 | 28.3 | 11.7 | 35.0 | 10.0 | - Personal service | | | | | | | occupations......| 36 | 36.1 | 27.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | - | - Public | | | | | | | transportation | | | | | | | attendants.....| 5 | 100.0 | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | Farming, forestry, and| | | | | | | fishing..............| 806 | 45.5 | 6.2 | 32.0 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 0.7 Farming operators | | | | | | | and managers.......| 320 | 53.4 | 8.4 | 29.7 | 4.4 | 3.1 | - Farmers, except | | | | | | | horticultural....| 251 | 52.2 | 8.8 | 31.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | - Managers, farms, | | | | | | | except | | | | | | | horticultural....| 59 | 59.3 | - | 23.7 | - | - | - Other agricultural | | | | | | | and related | | | | | | | occupations........| 320 | 42.5 | 6.6 | 24.1 | 12.5 | 13.8 | - Farm occupations, | | | | | | | except managerial| 168 | 50.6 | 8.9 | 20.8 | 6.5 | 11.9 | - Supervisors, | | | | | | | farm workers...| 7 | 85.7 | - | - | - | - | - Farm workers....| 159 | 49.7 | 8.2 | 22.0 | 6.3 | 12.6 | - | | | | | | | Related | | | | | | | agricultural | | | | | | | occupations......| 152 | 33.6 | 3.9 | 27.6 | 19.1 | 15.8 | - Supervisors, | | | | | | | related | | | | | | | agricultural | | | | | | | occupations....| 14 | 42.9 | - | - | - | - | - Groundskeepers | | | | | | | and gardeners, | | | | | | | except farm....| 130 | 32.3 | - | 28.5 | 19.2 | 16.9 | - Forestry and logging| | | | | | | occupations........| 113 | 14.2 | - | 72.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - Supervisors, | | | | | | | forestry, and | | | | | | | logging workers..| 10 | - | - | 80.0 | - | - | - Timber cutting and| | | | | | | logging | | | | | | | occupations......| 95 | 12.6 | - | 76.8 | 5.3 | - | - Fishers, hunters, | | | | | | | and trappers.......| 53 | 83.0 | - | - | - | - | - Fishers, including| | | | | | | vessel captains | | | | | | | and officers.....| 52 | 82.7 | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | Precision production, | | | | | | | craft, and repair....| 1,105 | 19.5 | 6.3 | 21.4 | 28.5 | 18.1 | 5.8 Mechanics and | | | | | | | repairers..........| 322 | 25.5 | 8.4 | 25.8 | 17.4 | 13.4 | 9.3 Supervisors, | | | | | | | mechanics and | | | | | | | repairers........| 23 | 43.5 | - | - | - | 21.7 | - Mechanics and | | | | | | | repairers, except| | | | | | | supervisors......| 299 | 24.1 | 8.7 | 27.1 | 17.4 | 12.7 | 9.7 | | | | | | | Vehicle and | | | | | | | mobile | | | | | | | equipment | | | | | | | mechanics, | | | | | | | repairers......| 128 | 22.7 | 13.3 | 34.4 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 12.5 Automobile | | | | | | | mechanics and| | | | | | | apprentices..| 49 | 16.3 | 18.4 | 30.6 | - | - | 24.5 Bus, truck, | | | | | | | and | | | | | | | stationary | | | | | | | engine | | | | | | | mechanics....| 27 | 25.9 | - | 37.0 | - | - | - Automobile | | | | | | | body and | | | | | | | related | | | | | | | repairers....| 8 | - | 62.5 | - | - | - | - Heavy | | | | | | | equipment | | | | | | | mechanics....| 29 | 24.1 | - | 48.3 | - | - | - Industrial | | | | | | | machinery | | | | | | | repairers......| 30 | 16.7 | - | 46.7 | - | - | - Electrical and | | | | | | | electronic | | | | | | | equipment | | | | | | | repairers......| 53 | 32.1 | - | - | 30.2 | 18.9 | - Electronic | | | | | | | repairers, | | | | | | | communicatio-| | | | | | | ns and | | | | | | | industrial | | | | | | | equipment....| 27 | 40.7 | - | - | 25.9 | - | - Telephone | | | | | | | installers | | | | | | | and repairers| 9 | - | - | - | 55.6 | - | - | | | | | | | Heating, air | | | | | | | conditioning, | | | | | | | and | | | | | | | refrigeration | | | | | | | mechanics......| 18 | 33.3 | - | - | 50.0 | - | - Miscellaneous | | | | | | | mechanics and | | | | | | | repairers......| 65 | 23.1 | 7.7 | 29.2 | 16.9 | 16.9 | - Construction trades.| 613 | 16.3 | 3.4 | 16.5 | 38.7 | 21.9 | 3.1 Supervisors, | | | | | | | construction | | | | | | | occupations......| 109 | 27.5 | - | 22.9 | 22.0 | 21.1 | - Supervisors, | | | | | | | electricians | | | | | | | and power | | | | | | | transmission | | | | | | | installers.....| 6 | - | - | - | - | 83.3 | - Supervisors, | | | | | | | n.e.c..........| 85 | 28.2 | - | 27.1 | 22.4 | 17.6 | - Construction | | | | | | | trades, except | | | | | | | supervisors......| 504 | 13.9 | 3.4 | 15.1 | 42.3 | 22.0 | 3.2 Brickmasons, | | | | | | | stonemasons, | | | | | | | and apprentices| 15 | - | - | - | 66.7 | - | - Carpenters and | | | | | | | apprentices....| 91 | 13.2 | - | 17.6 | 53.8 | 8.8 | - Drywall | | | | | | | installers.....| 12 | - | - | - | 75.0 | - | - Electricians and| | | | | | | apprentices....| 89 | 13.5 | - | 12.4 | 16.9 | 50.6 | 5.6 Electrical power| | | | | | | installers and | | | | | | | repairers......| 28 | 17.9 | - | - | - | 64.3 | - | | | | | | | Painters, | | | | | | | construction | | | | | | | and maintenance| 45 | - | - | - | 68.9 | - | - Plumbers, | | | | | | | pipefitters, | | | | | | | steamfitters, | | | | | | | and apprentices| 37 | 35.1 | - | 21.6 | 18.9 | 16.2 | - Insulation | | | | | | | workers........| 8 | - | - | - | - | 62.5 | - Roofers.........| 65 | 9.2 | - | - | 73.8 | 12.3 | - Structural metal| | | | | | | workers........| 47 | - | - | 23.4 | 57.4 | - | - Extractive | | | | | | | occupations........| 69 | 29.0 | - | 42.0 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 13.0 Drillers, oil | | | | | | | wells............| 15 | 33.3 | - | 33.3 | - | - | - Mining machine | | | | | | | operators........| 27 | 29.6 | - | 55.6 | - | - | - Precision production| | | | | | | occupations........| 101 | 12.9 | 21.8 | 23.8 | 15.8 | 17.8 | 5.9 Precision metal | | | | | | | working | | | | | | | occupations......| 31 | - | - | 25.8 | 25.8 | 29.0 | - Sheet metal | | | | | | | workers........| 12 | - | - | - | 41.7 | 41.7 | - | | | | | | | Operators, | | | | | | | fabricators, and | | | | | | | laborers.............| 2,118 | 54.9 | 6.8 | 19.6 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 2.7 Machine operators, | | | | | | | assemblers, and | | | | | | | inspectors.........| 237 | 16.0 | 5.1 | 43.0 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 10.1 Machine operators | | | | | | | and tenders, | | | | | | | except precision.| 136 | 14.0 | 5.9 | 53.7 | 5.9 | 14.7 | 5.9 | | | | | | | Metal working | | | | | | | and plastic | | | | | | | working machine| | | | | | | operators......| 15 | - | - | 80.0 | - | - | - Metal and | | | | | | | plastic | | | | | | | processing | | | | | | | machine | | | | | | | operators......| 9 | - | - | 55.6 | - | - | - Woodworking | | | | | | | machine | | | | | | | operators......| 9 | - | - | 100.0 | - | - | - Sawing machine| | | | | | | operators....| 7 | - | - | 100.0 | - | - | - Machine | | | | | | | operators, | | | | | | | assorted | | | | | | | materials......| 90 | 16.7 | - | 46.7 | 7.8 | 20.0 | - Packaging and | | | | | | | filling | | | | | | | machine | | | | | | | operators....| 5 | - | - | 100.0 | - | - | - Miscellaneous | | | | | | | machine | | | | | | | operators, | | | | | | | n.e.c........| 27 | - | - | 44.4 | - | 22.2 | - Machine | | | | | | | operators, | | | | | | | not specified| 23 | 26.1 | - | 34.8 | - | - | - Fabricators, | | | | | | | assemblers, and | | | | | | | hand working | | | | | | | occupations......| 92 | 16.3 | - | 29.3 | 22.8 | 12.0 | 15.2 Welders and | | | | | | | cutters........| 68 | 13.2 | - | 26.5 | 27.9 | 13.2 | 17.6 Assemblers......| 19 | 26.3 | - | 42.1 | - | - | - | | | | | | | Transportation and | | | | | | | material moving | | | | | | | occupations........| 1,264 | 74.1 | 6.5 | 11.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 Motor vehicle | | | | | | | operators........| 1,002 | 79.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | .6 Truck drivers...| 852 | 83.5 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | .6 Driver-sales | | | | | | | workers........| 45 | 75.6 | 20.0 | - | - | - | - Bus drivers.....| 21 | 85.7 | - | - | - | - | - Taxicab drivers | | | | | | | and chauffeurs.| 70 | 37.1 | 61.4 | - | - | - | - Transportation | | | | | | | occupations, | | | | | | | except motor | | | | | | | vehicles.........| 47 | 68.1 | - | 10.6 | - | 10.6 | - Rail | | | | | | | transportation | | | | | | | occupations....| 21 | 90.5 | - | - | - | - | - Railroad | | | | | | | conductors | | | | | | | and | | | | | | | yardmasters..| 6 | 83.3 | - | - | - | - | - Railroad | | | | | | | brake, | | | | | | | signal, and | | | | | | | switch | | | | | | | operators....| 11 | 100.0 | - | - | - | - | - Water | | | | | | | transportation | | | | | | | occupations....| 26 | 50.0 | - | - | - | 19.2 | - Sailors and | | | | | | | deckhands....| 17 | 52.9 | - | - | - | - | - Material moving | | | | | | | equipment | | | | | | | operators........| 215 | 50.2 | - | 29.3 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 2.8 | | | | | | | Operating | | | | | | | engineers......| 51 | 51.0 | - | 29.4 | - | 9.8 | - Crane and tower | | | | | | | operators......| 16 | 43.8 | - | 37.5 | - | - | - Excavating and | | | | | | | loading machine| | | | | | | operators......| 29 | 41.4 | - | 41.4 | - | - | - Grader, dozer, | | | | | | | and scraper | | | | | | | operators......| 20 | 75.0 | - | - | - | - | - Industrial truck| | | | | | | and tractor | | | | | | | equipment | | | | | | | operators......| 54 | 63.0 | - | 22.2 | - | - | - Handlers, equipment | | | | | | | cleaners, helpers, | | | | | | | and laborers.......| 617 | 30.5 | 8.1 | 27.2 | 20.6 | 9.4 | 3.6 Helpers, | | | | | | | construction and | | | | | | | extractive | | | | | | | occupations......| 21 | 28.6 | - | - | 23.8 | 28.6 | - Helpers, | | | | | | | construction | | | | | | | trades.........| 16 | - | - | - | 31.2 | 31.2 | - Construction | | | | | | | laborers.........| 288 | 27.8 | 3.5 | 28.5 | 29.9 | 8.3 | - Freight, stock, | | | | | | | and material | | | | | | | handlers.........| 80 | 45.0 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 10.0 | - | - Garbage | | | | | | | collectors.....| 23 | 91.3 | - | - | - | - | - Stock handlers | | | | | | | and baggers....| 17 | - | 70.6 | - | - | - | - Garage and service| | | | | | | station related | | | | | | | occupations......| 28 | 21.4 | 42.9 | - | - | - | 21.4 | | | | | | | Laborers, except | | | | | | | construction.....| 178 | 32.6 | 3.9 | 32.0 | 14.0 | 11.2 | 6.2 Military | | | | | | | occupations(5).....| 87 | 72.4 | 11.5 | 5.7 | - | - | - ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Based on the 1990 Occupational Classification System developed by the Bureau of the Census. 2 Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual. 3 Includes highway, nonhighway, air, water, rail fatalities, and fatalities resulting from being struck by a vehicle. 4 Includes violence by persons, self-inflicted injury, and attacks by animals. 5 Resident armed forces. NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. There were 40 fatalities for which there was insufficient information to determine a specific occupation classification. 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