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Fatal workplace injuries by event
or exposure, 1992-1998 |
| By Insure.com |
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Event or Exposure (1)
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1993-1997 average |
1997 number
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1998 number |
1998 percent (2) |
| Total |
6,335 |
6,238 |
6,026 |
100 |
| Transportation incidents |
2,611 |
2,605 |
2,630 |
44 |
| Highway |
1,334 |
1,393 |
1,431 |
24 |
| Collision between vehicles |
652 |
640 |
701 |
12 |
| Non-collision |
360 |
387 |
373 |
6 |
| Jackknifed or overturned |
267 |
298 |
300 |
5 |
| Non-highway (farm, industrial premises) |
388 |
377
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384 |
6 |
| Overturned |
214 |
216 |
216 |
4 |
| Aircraft |
315 |
261 |
223 |
4 |
| Worker stuck by a vehicle |
373 |
367 |
413 |
7 |
| Water vehicle |
106 |
109 |
112 |
2 |
| Railway |
83 |
93 |
60 |
1 |
| Assaults and violent acts |
1,241 |
1,111 |
960 |
16 |
| Homicides |
995 |
860 |
709 |
12 |
| Shooting |
810 |
708 |
569 |
9 |
| Stabbing |
75 |
73 |
61 |
1 |
| Other, including bombing |
110 |
79 |
79 |
1 |
| Self-inflicted injury |
215 |
216 |
223 |
4 |
| Contact with objects and equipment |
1,005 |
1,035 |
941 |
16 |
| Struck by object |
573 |
579 |
517 |
9 |
| Struck by falling object |
369 |
384 |
317 |
5 |
| Struck by flying object |
65 |
54 |
58 |
1 |
| Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
290 |
320 |
266 |
4 |
| Caught in running equipment |
153 |
189 |
129 |
2 |
| Caught or crushed in collapsing material |
124 |
118 |
140 |
2 |
| Falls |
668 |
716 |
702 |
12 |
| Fall to lower level |
591 |
653 |
623 |
10 |
| Fall from ladder |
94 |
116 |
111 |
2 |
| Fall from roof |
139 |
154 |
156 |
3 |
| Fall from scaffold, staging |
83 |
87 |
97 |
2 |
| Fall on same level |
52 |
44 |
51 |
1 |
| Exposure to harmful substances or environments |
605 |
592 |
641 |
609 |
| Contact with electric current |
320 |
298 |
334 |
6 |
| Contact with overhead power lines |
128 |
138 |
153 |
3 |
| Contact with temperature extremes |
43 |
40 |
46 |
1 |
| Exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic substances |
120 |
123 |
104 |
2 |
| Inhalation of substances |
70 |
59 |
48 |
1 |
| Oxygen deficiency |
101 |
90 |
87 |
1 |
| Drowning |
80 |
72 |
75 |
1 |
| Fire and explosives |
199 |
196 |
205 |
3 |
| Other events or exposures (3) |
26 |
21 |
16 |
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(1) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Structures.
(2) The BLS news release issued Aug. 8, 1996, reported a total of 6,210 fatal work injuries for calendar year 1995. Since then, an additional 65 job-related fatalities were identified, bringing the total job-related fatality count for 1995 to 6,275.
(3) Includes the category "Bodily reaction and exertion."
Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes indicate less than 0.5 percent or data that is not available, or that does not meet publication criteria.
See also: Industries with the most injuries and illnesses, 1998
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, in cooperation with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 1992-1998.
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