Fatal occupational injuries in Louisiana

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Louisiana
Selected
characteristics		 2008
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

 135 22 11 13 79   9
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

125 21 10 11 75   7

Self Employed (3)

10       4    
 

Sex

  

Men

 130 22 11 13 76   7

Women

 5       3    
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

              

20-24

 15       8    

25-34

 23       15   3

35-44

 31 3   3 23    

45-54

 29 6 3 3 15    

55-64

 22 6     13    

65 and older

 12 3 3   3    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 86 16 7 12 45   5

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 39 6     26   4

Hispanic or Latino

 5       3    

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 4       4    

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, Louisiana
Event or exposure (1) 2008
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 135 125 10 130 5
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 22 21   22  

Struck by object

 13 12   13  

Struck by falling object

 6 5   6  

Caught in equipment or object

 5 5   5  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

          

Falls

 11 10   11  

Fall to lower level

 11 10   11  

Fall from ladder

          

Fall from roof

 3     3  

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 13 11   13  

Contact with electric current

 6 5   6  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 6 6   6  

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 79 75 4 76 3

Highway transportation incident

 41 38 3 40  

Collision between vehicles

 17 16   16  

Non-collision highway incident

 8 8   8  

Non-highway transportation incident

          

Overturned, non-highway

          

Struck by vehicle

 13 13   12  

Aircraft incident

          

Fires and explosions

          

Assaults and violent acts

 9 7   7  

Homicides

 9 7   7  

Homicides - shooting

 7 5   6  

Self-inflicted injuries

          

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, Louisiana
Selected industries (1) 2008
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

 135 22 11 13 79   9
 

Private industry

 122 20 11 12 73   5

Goods Producing

 56 13 9 7 25    

Natural resources and mining

 20 4   3 11    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 7       5    

Mining

 13 3     6    

Construction

 27 7 7 3 9    

Manufacturing

 9       5    

Service providing

 66 7   5 48   4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 42     3 35    

Wholesale trade

              

Retail trade

              

Transportation and warehousing

 39     3 33    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

              

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 13 3     9    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 12 3     8    

Education and health services

              

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

              

Leisure and hospitality

 5            

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

 4            

Other services

 5            

Government (3)

13       6   4

Federal

              

State

              

Local

 9       5    

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, Louisiana
Selected occupations (1) 2008
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

 135 22 11 13 79   9
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 7       6    

Management occupations

 4       4    

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

 21 3     10   7

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 12       7   4

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 6       3    

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

              

Sales and related occupations

              

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 40 9 10 7 14    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 5       4    

Construction and extraction occupations

 24 7 8 4 5    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 11       5    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 65 10   4 48    

Production occupations

 8 4          

Transportation and material moving occupations

 57 6   3 46    

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.