Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, 2011
Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, 2011p
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Event or exposure(1) | Number | Percent
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Total......................................| 4,609 | 100
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Violence and other injuries by persons or | |
animals.....................................| 780 | 17
Homicides - intentional injury by other | |
person....................................| 458 | 10
Shooting by other person - intentional...| 358 | 8
Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing....| 42 | 1
Self-inflicted injury - intentional........| 242 | 5
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Transportation incidents.....................| 1,898 | 41
Roadway incidents involving motorized land | |
vehicle...................................| 1,075 | 23
Roadway collision with other vehicle.....| 512 | 11
Roadway collision - moving in same | |
direction.............................| 143 | 3
Roadway collision - moving in opposite | |
directions, oncoming..................| 168 | 4
Roadway collision - moving | |
perpendicularly.......................| 110 | 2
Roadway collision with object other than | |
vehicle.................................| 301 | 7
Vehicle struck object or animal on side| |
of roadway............................| 281 | 6
Roadway noncollision incident............| 259 | 6
Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway.....| 206 | 4
Nonroadway incidents involving motorized | |
land vehicles.............................| 216 | 5
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway..| 109 | 2
Pedestrian vehicular incident..............| 312 | 7
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone| 61 | 1
Rail vehicle incidents.....................| 50 | 1
Water vehicle incidents....................| 70 | 2
Aircraft incidents.........................| 146 | 3
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Fires and explosions.........................| 143 | 3
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Falls, slips, trips..........................| 666 | 14
Falls to lower level.......................| 541 | 12
Fall from collapsing structure or | |
equipment...............................| 38 | 1
Fall through surface or existing opening | 60 | 1
Fall on same level.........................| 108 | 2
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Exposure to harmful substances or | |
environments................................| 401 | 9
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Exposure to electricity....................| 171 | 4
Exposure to temperature extremes...........| 61 | 1
Exposure to other harmful substances.......| 130 | 3
Inhalation of harmful substance..........| 57 | 1
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Contact with objects and equipment...........| 708 | 15
Struck by object or equipment..............| 472 | 10
Struck by falling object or equipment - | |
other than powered vehicle..............| 219 | 5
Struck by discharged or flying object....| 24 | 1
Caught in or compressed by equipment or | |
objects...................................| 147 | 3
Caught in running equipment or machinery | 119 | 3
Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing | |
structure, equipment, or material.........| 84 | 2
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1 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification
System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward.
p Data for 2011 are preliminary. Revised and final 2011 data are
scheduled to be released in Spring 2013.
NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not
shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of
rounding. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless
precipitated by an injury event.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in
cooperation with State, New York City, District of Columbia, and
Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Last Modified Date: September 20, 2012
