Fatal occupational injuries in New York (except N.Y.C)

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, New York (except N.Y.C)
Selected
characteristics		 2009
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

 122 20 16 8 53 6 19
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

87 8 13 5 41 6 14

Self Employed (3)

35 12 3 3 12   5
 

Sex

  

Men

 104 20 13 6 44 6 15

Women

 18   3   9   4
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

              

20-24

 7       3   3

25-34

 19 3     7   4

35-44

 18       9 3 3

45-54

 32 6   3 18   3

55-64

 23 5 6   9    

65 and older

 21 5 5   6   3
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 101 19 12 6 46 5 13

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 3            

Hispanic or Latino

 15   3   6   4

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 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, New York (except N.Y.C)
Event or exposure (1) 2009
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 122 87 35 104 18
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 20 8 12 20  

Struck by object

 11 3 8 11  

Struck by falling object

 6   5 6  

Caught in equipment or object

 7 3 4 7  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

          

Falls

 16 13 3 13 3

Fall to lower level

 13 10 3 11  

Fall from ladder

 3        

Fall from roof

          

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 8 5 3 6  

Contact with electric current

          

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 6 4   4  

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 53 41 12 44 9

Highway transportation incident

 14 13   14  

Collision between vehicles

 5 5   5  

Non-collision highway incident

 4 3   4  

Non-highway transportation incident

 6 3 3 6  

Overturned, non-highway

 4   3 4  

Struck by vehicle

 6 4   6  

Aircraft incident

 25 19 6 16 9

Fires and explosions

 6 6   6  

Assaults and violent acts

 19 14 5 15 4

Homicides

 17 13 4 13 4

Homicides - shooting

 9 7   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, New York (except N.Y.C)
Selected industries (1) 2009
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

 122 20 16 8 53 6 19
 

Private industry

 106 20 15 6 46 3 16

Goods Producing

 39 13 4   18    

Natural resources and mining

 9 6          

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 9 6          

Mining

              

Construction

 16 6 3   5    

Manufacturing

 14       11    

Service providing

 67 7 11 5 28   14

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 26   5   12   7

Wholesale trade

 3   3        

Retail trade

 7           5

Transportation and warehousing

 16       12    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

              

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 18 3 5   7    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 6       6    

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 12 3 5        

Education and health services

 5            

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 3            

Leisure and hospitality

 7       4    

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 4            

Accommodation and food services

 3            

Other services

 9 3          

Government (3)

16       7   3

Federal

              

State

 8       5    

Local

 7            

Footnotes
(1) Industry data from 2003 to 2008 are classified using the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Industry data after 2008 are classified using the 2007 NAICS.
(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, New York (except N.Y.C)
Selected occupations (1) 2009
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

 122 20 16 8 53 6 19
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 45 6 3   24   10

Management occupations

 24 6     12   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

 3            

Legal occupations

              

Education, training, and library occupations

 4            

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

              

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 4            

Service occupations

 27 3 6 4 7 4 3

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 9       4    

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 12 3 4        

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 8           3

Sales and related occupations

 7           3

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 19 8 3   6    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

              

Construction and extraction occupations

 13 5 3   5    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 5 3          

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 23 3     13   3

Production occupations

              

Transportation and material moving occupations

 21       13   3

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.