Fatal occupational injuries in Texas

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Texas
Selected
characteristics		 2007
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

 528 86 77 66 193 17 86
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

412 66 51 53 165 16 58

Self Employed (3)

116 20 26 13 28   28
 

Sex

  

Men

 494 85 75 66 179 17 70

Women

 34       14   16
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 14     4 4    

20-24

 66 14 10 9 25   7

25-34

 109 16 15 15 40 5 17

35-44

 107 18 14 15 39   19

45-54

 125 22 19 16 44 4 18

55-64

 74 9 10 4 28 4 19

65 and older

 33 5 8 3 13   4
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 244 33 33 38 95 6 38

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 59 6 3 4 25   18

Hispanic or Latino

 211 45 41 22 71 9 22

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 11           8

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, Texas
Event or exposure (1) 2007
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 528 412 116 494 34
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 86 66 20 85  

Struck by object

 47 33 14 47  

Struck by falling object

 33 22 11 33  

Caught in equipment or object

 31 25 6 30  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 20 18   19  

Falls

 77 51 26 75  

Fall to lower level

 72 47 25 71  

Fall from ladder

 12 6 6 12  

Fall from roof

 14 10 4 14  

Fall from scaffold

 15 9 6 14  

Harmful substances or environments

 66 53 13 66  

Contact with electric current

 39 30 9 39  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 16 14   16  

Oxygen deficiency

 8 7   8  

Transportation incident

 193 165 28 179 14

Highway transportation incident

 133 115 18 122 11

Collision between vehicles

 79 65 14 72 7

Non-collision highway incident

 24 22   22  

Non-highway transportation incident

 16 14   15  

Overturned, non-highway

 8 7   7  

Struck by vehicle

 32 29 3 30  

Aircraft incident

 5 3   5  

Fires and explosions

 17 16   17  

Assaults and violent acts

 86 58 28 70 16

Homicides

 70 48 22 55 15

Homicides - shooting

 57 39 18 48 9

Self-inflicted injuries

 13 9 4 12  

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.

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, Texas
Selected industries (1) 2007
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

 528 86 77 66 193 17 86
 

Private industry

 479 82 77 62 170 15 70

Goods Producing

 248 58 58 41 68 11 10

Natural resources and mining

 68 22 6 8 20 6 6

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 19 5 3   4   5

Mining

 49 17 3 6 16 6  

Construction

 142 23 48 27 37   3

Manufacturing

 38 13 4 6 11 3  

Service providing

 231 24 19 21 102 4 60

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 115 12 5 9 62   26

Wholesale trade

 16 4     8    

Retail trade

 24       5   17

Transportation and warehousing

 72 7 4 5 48   8

Utilities

 3            

Information

 3            

Financial activities

 11       5   4

Finance and insurance

 4            

Real estate and rental and leasing

 7           3

Professional and business services

 46 4 8 8 19   7

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 7       5    

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 39 4 7 8 14   6

Education and health services

 11       8    

Educational services

 3       3    

Health care and social assistance

 8       5    

Leisure and hospitality

 29       6   19

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 13       6   5

Accommodation and food services

 16           14

Other services

 16 8       3 3

Government (3)

49 4   4 23   16

Federal

 7       5    

State

 10       5   4

Local

 32 4     13   11

Footnotes
(1) Classified according to the North American Industry Classification System, 2002.
(2) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification system.
(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, Texas
Selected occupations (1) 2007
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

 528 86 77 66 193 17 86
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 46 4 4 3 17   17

Management occupations

 20 3     3   10

Business and financial operations occupations

 3            

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

 5            

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 3            

Community and social services occupations

              

Legal occupations

              

Education, training, and library occupations

              

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 6            

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 5       3    

Service occupations

 96 6 8 10 36   33

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 54       26   21

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 8           8

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 28 5 7 8 6    

Personal care and service occupations

 6       4    

Sales and office occupations

 39   3   13   20

Sales and related occupations

 30       8   20

Office and administrative support occupations

 9       5    

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 205 48 54 38 49 7 7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 14 3     5   3

Construction and extraction occupations

 153 35 45 28 35 5 3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 38 10 7 9 9    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 140 25 8 14 77 7 9

Production occupations

 31 12 4 3 6 6  

Transportation and material moving occupations

 109 13 4 11 71   9

Military specific occupations

              

Footnotes
(1) Based on the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification System.
(2) Based on the 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.