Fatal occupational injuries in Colorado

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Colorado
Selected
characteristics		 2010
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

 85 15 12 3 30 3 21
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

64 10 10 3 24 3 13

Self Employed (3)

21 5     6   8
 

Sex

  

Men

 74 15 11   26 3 17

Women

 11       4   4
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

              

20-24

 8       5    

25-34

 16       7 3  

35-44

 14       3   7

45-54

 17 3 4   4   6

55-64

 19 3 3   7   5

65 and older

 11 5     4    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 61 13 6 3 20   16

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

              

Hispanic or Latino

 19   6   8    

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, Colorado
Event or exposure (1) 2010
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 85 64 21 74 11
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 15 10 5 15  

Struck by object

 10 6 4 10  

Struck by falling object

 4 3   4  

Caught in equipment or object

 3     3  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

          

Falls

 12 10   11  

Fall to lower level

 10 8   10  

Fall from ladder

          

Fall from roof

          

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 3 3      

Contact with electric current

          

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

          

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 30 24 6 26 4

Highway transportation incident

 20 18   18  

Collision between vehicles

 9 7   9  

Non-collision highway incident

 4 4   3  

Non-highway transportation incident

 3     3  

Overturned, non-highway

          

Struck by vehicle

          

Aircraft incident

 3        

Fires and explosions

 3 3   3  

Assaults and violent acts

 21 13 8 17 4

Homicides

 9 5 4 6 3

Homicides - shooting

 8 4 4 6  

Self-inflicted injuries

 11 8 3 10  

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, Colorado
Selected industries (1) 2010
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

 85 15 12 3 30 3 21
 

Private industry

 79 12 12 3 29 3 20

Goods Producing

 30 8 5   12   4

Natural resources and mining

 15 5     8    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 12 5     5    

Mining

              

Construction

 11   3   3    

Manufacturing

 4            

Service providing

 49 4 7 3 17   16

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 19       7   8

Wholesale trade

              

Retail trade

 12           8

Transportation and warehousing

 7       5    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

 3            

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

 3            

Professional and business services

 9       4    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 7       3    

Education and health services

              

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

              

Leisure and hospitality

 9            

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 5            

Accommodation and food services

 4            

Other services

 5           3

Government (3)

6 3          

Federal

              

State

              

Local

 5 3          

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, Colorado
Selected occupations (1) 2010
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

 85 15 12 3 30 3 21
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 19 3     7   6

Management occupations

 11 3     5   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

              

Legal occupations

              

Education, training, and library occupations

              

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

              

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

              

Service occupations

 11 3         3

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

              

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 3            

Personal care and service occupations

 4            

Sales and office occupations

 12           9

Sales and related occupations

 12           9

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 22 5 7   5   3

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 3            

Construction and extraction occupations

 10   4        

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 9       3    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 21 3     14    

Production occupations

 3            

Transportation and material moving occupations

 18       13    

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.