Fatal occupational injuries in Georgia

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Georgia
Selected
characteristics		 2006
Total Event or exposure (1)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 201 31 33 15 82 4 34
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

174 29 26 13 75 3 27

Self Employed (3)

27   7   7   7
 

Sex

  

Men

 180 28 31 13 71 4 31

Women

 21 3     11   3
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 3       3    

20-24

 15 3     9    

25-34

 37 6 4 3 15   8

35-44

 46 5 7 4 16   13

45-54

 51 10 9 7 19   6

55-64

 28 5 5   11   4

65 and older

 20   8   9    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 119 17 22 7 56   13

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 41 6   5 15   11

Hispanic or Latino

 35 8 8 3 11   5

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 6           5

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

              

Multiple races

              

Other or not reported

              

Footnotes
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification system.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(3) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, members of partnerships, and may include owners of incorporated businesses.
(4) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The individual racial categories shown exclude data for Hispanic and Latino workers.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected events and employee status and sex, Georgia
Event or exposure (1) 2006
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 201 174 27 180 21
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 31 29   28 3

Struck by object

 20 19   19  

Struck by falling object

 9 8   9  

Caught in equipment or object

 10 9   8  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 7 6   5  

Falls

 33 26 7 31  

Fall to lower level

 26 23 3 24  

Fall from ladder

 4 4   4  

Fall from roof

 7 7   7  

Fall from scaffold

 3 3   3  

Harmful substances or environments

 15 13   13  

Contact with electric current

 9 7   8  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 4 4   3  

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 82 75 7 71 11

Highway transportation incident

 50 45 5 44 6

Collision between vehicles

 25 23   22 3

Non-collision highway incident

 5 5   5  

Non-highway transportation incident

 8 7   5 3

Overturned, non-highway

 3 3   3  

Struck by vehicle

 15 14   13  

Aircraft incident

 5 5   5  

Fires and explosions

 4 3   4  

Assaults and violent acts

 34 27 7 31 3

Homicides

 28 22 6 25 3

Homicides - shooting

 27 21 6 24 3

Self-inflicted injuries

 5 5   5  

Footnotes
(1) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(3) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, members of partnerships, and may include owners of incorporated businesses.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected industries and major events or exposures, Georgia
Selected industries (1) 2006
Total Event or exposure (2)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 201 31 33 15 82 4 34
 

Private industry

 176 27 31 15 68 3 30

Goods Producing

 75 17 20 9 24    

Natural resources and mining

 12 3     6    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 12 3     6    

Mining

              

Construction

 39 5 14 5 14    

Manufacturing

 24 9 5   4    

Service providing

 101 10 11 6 44   28

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 56 5 3 5 27   15

Wholesale trade

 14 4     5    

Retail trade

 11           8

Transportation and warehousing

 30     3 20   6

Utilities

              

Information

 4       3    

Financial activities

              

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 17   5   8    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 3            

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 14   5   6    

Education and health services

 3            

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 3            

Leisure and hospitality

 13       3   8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

 11           7

Other services

 7           3

Government (3)

25 4     14   4

Federal

 13       8    

State

 3            

Local

 9       4    

Footnotes
(1) Classified according to the North American Industry Classification System, 2002.
(2) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
(3) Includes fatalities to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected occupations and major events or exposures, Georgia
Selected occupations (1) 2006
Total Event or exposure (2)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 201 31 33 15 82 4 34
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 19 3 5   9    

Management occupations

 11   3   6    

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

              

Life, physical, and social science occupations

              

Community and social services occupations

              

Legal occupations

              

Education, training, and library occupations

              

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

              

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

              

Service occupations

 29   5   8   13

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 8       4   3

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 8           6

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 9   3   3    

Personal care and service occupations

 3            

Sales and office occupations

 15       3   10

Sales and related occupations

 12           8

Office and administrative support occupations

 3            

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 66 17 20 7 19    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 6            

Construction and extraction occupations

 38 7 15 4 10    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 22 8 4   8    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 62 9   6 37   8

Production occupations

 16 7   3 3    

Transportation and material moving occupations

 46     3 34   7

Military specific occupations

 9       5    

Footnotes
(1) Based on the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification System.
(2) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification system.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.