Fatal occupational injuries in Pennsylvania

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

 241 50 36 23 83 8 38
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

202 37 30 21 75 5 31

Self Employed (3)

39 13 6   8 3 7
 

Sex

  

Men

 224 50 32 22 77 8 33

Women

 17   4   6   5
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 7 3          

20-24

 16 5   3 3    

25-34

 29 7 4 3 9   6

35-44

 60 9 11 4 23   10

45-54

 61 9 7 10 23   11

55-64

 43 10 6   19   4

65 and older

 24 6 6   6   3
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 201 49 34 19 64 8 24

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 27       13   11

Hispanic or Latino

 11       6    

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

              

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

Total

 241 202 39 224 17
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 50 37 13 50  

Struck by object

 26 19 7 26  

Struck by falling object

 15 10 5 15  

Caught in equipment or object

 20 15 5 20  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 7 5   7  

Falls

 36 30 6 32 4

Fall to lower level

 29 24 5 27  

Fall from ladder

 4 3   4  

Fall from roof

 10 9   10  

Fall from scaffold

 4 3   4  

Harmful substances or environments

 23 21   22  

Contact with electric current

 13 13   13  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 7 6   6  

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 83 75 8 77 6

Highway transportation incident

 47 43 4 43 4

Collision between vehicles

 28 27   25  

Non-collision highway incident

          

Non-highway transportation incident

 11 7 4 10  

Overturned, non-highway

 3     3  

Struck by vehicle

 19 19   18  

Aircraft incident

          

Fires and explosions

 8 5 3 8  

Assaults and violent acts

 38 31 7 33 5

Homicides

 24 19 5 19 5

Homicides - shooting

 21 16 5 17 4

Self-inflicted injuries

 12 11   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, Pennsylvania
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

 241 50 36 23 83 8 38
 

Private industry

 217 48 35 22 72 6 32

Goods Producing

 93 34 22 11 18 5  

Natural resources and mining

 28 18     8    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 23 14     7    

Mining

 5 4          

Construction

 42 7 18 6 7 3  

Manufacturing

 23 9 4 5 3    

Service providing

 124 14 13 11 54   30

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 64 6 7 5 39   7

Wholesale trade

 9 3     4    

Retail trade

 15   4   6   5

Transportation and warehousing

 38 3   3 29    

Utilities

              

Information

 4            

Financial activities

 5       3    

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

 3            

Professional and business services

 24 6 3 3 8   4

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 4            

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 20 6     7   3

Education and health services

              

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

              

Leisure and hospitality

 14           9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 4            

Accommodation and food services

 10           7

Other services

 11           5

Government (3)

24       11   6

Federal

              

State

 3            

Local

 19       9   4

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, Pennsylvania
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

 241 50 36 23 83 8 38
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 27 8     8   5

Management occupations

 13 7     3    

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

              

Life, physical, and social science occupations

              

Community and social services occupations

 4            

Legal occupations

              

Education, training, and library occupations

              

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

              

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

              

Service occupations

 44 4 3 5 10   20

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 17       5   7

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 8           7

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 14 3         3

Personal care and service occupations

 4           3

Sales and office occupations

 20   4   7   8

Sales and related occupations

 10           5

Office and administrative support occupations

 10       5   3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 72 21 23 10 12 4  

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 11 7     4    

Construction and extraction occupations

 45 11 18 6 6 3  

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 16 3 5 4      

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 78 16 5 6 46   4

Production occupations

 15 9          

Transportation and material moving occupations

 63 7 3 4 45   4

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.