Fatal occupational injuries in Missouri

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Missouri
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

 156 23 20 7 74 4 27
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

110 15 15 5 51   20

Self Employed (3)

46 8 5   23   7
 

Sex

  

Men

 141 22 19 7 67 4 21

Women

 15       7   6
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

              

20-24

 9       3   4

25-34

 24 7     8   6

35-44

 35 4 4   22    

45-54

 38 6 7 3 15   6

55-64

 33   4   18   7

65 and older

 16 3     8    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 127 20 19 4 65 4 14

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 14       5   5

Hispanic or Latino

 7           3

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 5       3    

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

Total

 156 110 46 141 15
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 23 15 8 22  

Struck by object

 10 5 5 9  

Struck by falling object

 6 4   5  

Caught in equipment or object

 8 5 3 8  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 5 4   5  

Falls

 20 15 5 19  

Fall to lower level

 17 13 4 17  

Fall from ladder

 3     3  

Fall from roof

          

Fall from scaffold

 3     3  

Harmful substances or environments

 7 5   7  

Contact with electric current

 3 3   3  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

          

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 74 51 23 67 7

Highway transportation incident

 50 41 9 45 5

Collision between vehicles

 25 20 5 22 3

Non-collision highway incident

 9 8   9  

Non-highway transportation incident

 14   12 12  

Overturned, non-highway

 11   9 9  

Struck by vehicle

 5 5   5  

Aircraft incident

          

Fires and explosions

 4     4  

Assaults and violent acts

 27 20 7 21 6

Homicides

 22 17 5 18 4

Homicides - shooting

 17 15   15  

Self-inflicted injuries

 4 3      

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, Missouri
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

 156 23 20 7 74 4 27
 

Private industry

 145 23 18 7 69 4 23

Goods Producing

 65 18 9 5 29    

Natural resources and mining

 29 9     16    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 28 9     15    

Mining

              

Construction

 29 4 9   12    

Manufacturing

 7 5          

Service providing

 80 5 9   40   21

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 45   6   28   6

Wholesale trade

 7       3    

Retail trade

 11   3   3   5

Transportation and warehousing

 24       22    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

              

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 13 3 3   5    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 11   3   5    

Education and health services

 3       3    

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 3       3    

Leisure and hospitality

 9           7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

 8           7

Other services

 8       3   5

Government (3)

11       5   4

Federal

 3            

State

 3            

Local

 5       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, Missouri
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

 156 23 20 7 74 4 27
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 36 4     16   11

Management occupations

 27 4     14   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

 16 3     6   4

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 7       4   3

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 6            

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 23   6   8   8

Sales and related occupations

 14   4   5   5

Office and administrative support occupations

 9       3   3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 34 5 10 3 13    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 5 3          

Construction and extraction occupations

 23   8   9    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 6            

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 46 10     31    

Production occupations

 7 4          

Transportation and material moving occupations

 39 6     31    

Military specific occupations

              

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.