MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
Motor Vehicle Crash Data
The risk of roadway crashes associated with on-the-job operation of motor vehicles affects millions of U.S. workers. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that in 2009, nearly 3.6 million workers in the U.S. were classified as motor vehicle operators. Nearly 43% (1.55 million) of these motor vehicle operators were employed as heavy truck (including tractor-trailer) drivers. (Note: These estimates do not include the self-employed, thus independent owner-operator drivers are not included.) Other workers who use motor vehicles in performing their jobs are spread across numerous other occupations. These include workers who operate vehicles owned or leased by their employer, and those who drive personal vehicles for work purposes.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Highway Incidents | Non-highway Incidents | Pedestrian struck by vehicle | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 985 | 261 | 268 |
Industry Sector | |||
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing (11) | 76 | 136 | 17 |
Construction (23) | 103 | 43 | 75 |
Healthcare and Social Assistance (62) | 32 | - | - |
Manufacturing (31-33) | 44 | 11 | 14 |
Mining (21) | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Oil and Gas Extraction (211, 213111, 213112) | 4 | - | - |
Public Safety (92212, 92214, 92216, 62191) |
57 | - | 17 |
Services (51-56, 61, 71-72, 81, 92) | 284 | 59 | 90 |
Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities(48-49, 22) | 338 | 12 | 58 |
Wholesale Retail Trade (42, 44-45) | 112 | 10 | 18 |
Sex | |||
Male | 901 | 252 | 237 |
Female | 84 | 9 | 31 |
Primary Source of Injury (OIICS) | |||
Highway vehicle, motorized | 929 | 28 | 204 |
Semi truck | 311 |
4 |
38 |
Pickup truck | 160 |
6 |
43 |
Automobile | 114 |
3 |
54 |
Truck, n.e.c. | 112 |
- |
25 |
Van | 71 |
- |
10 |
Delivery truck | 43 |
- |
9 |
Dump truck | 26 |
5 |
17 |
All other | 92 |
10 |
8 |
Highway vehicle, nonmotorized | 7 | - | - |
Offroad vehicle, nonindustrial | 8 | 35 | - |
Plant and industrial powered vehicles, tractors | 27 | 131 | 22 |
Rail vehicle | - | - | 12 |
Machinery | 14 | 65 | 25 |
Agricultural and garden machinery | 5 |
24 |
5 |
Construction, logging, and mining machinery |
7 |
38 |
16 |
All other | 2 |
3 |
4 |
All other sources | - | 2 | 5 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
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