Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, 2009-2010
Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure,
2009-2010
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| Fatal injuries
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Event or exposure(1) | 2009(2) | 2010p
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| Number | Percent
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Total............................| 4,551 | 4,547 | 100
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Transportation incidents...........| 1,795 | 1,766 | 39
Highway..........................| 985 | 968 | 21
Collision between vehicles, | | |
mobile equipment..............| 466 | 501 | 11
Moving in same direction.....| 117 | 119 | 3
Moving in opposite | | |
directions, oncoming........| 184 | 182 | 4
Moving in intersection.......| 82 | 102 | 2
Vehicle struck object on side | | |
of road.......................| 255 | 244 | 5
Noncollision...................| 240 | 195 | 4
Jack-knifed or overturned-no | | |
collision...................| 202 | 173 | 4
Nonhighway (farm, industrial | | |
premises).......................| 261 | 272 | 6
Overturned...................| 133 | 154 | 3
Worker struck by a vehicle.......| 268 | 277 | 6
Railway accident.................| 34 | 44 | 1
Water vehicle accident...........| 86 | 52 | 1
Aircraft accident................| 159 | 151 | 3
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Assaults and violent acts..........| 837 | 808 | 18
Homicides........................| 542 | 506 | 11
Shooting.......................| 434 | 401 | 9
Stabbing.......................| 49 | 34 | 1
Self-inflicted injuries..........| 263 | 258 | 6
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Contact with objects and equipment | 741 | 732 | 16
Struck by object or equipment....| 420 | 402 | 9
Struck by falling object or | | |
equipment.....................| 272 | 263 | 6
Struck by flying object or | | |
equipment.....................| 41 | 36 | 1
Caught in or compressed by | | |
equipment or objects............| 233 | 224 | 5
Caught in running equipment or | | |
machinery.....................| 114 | 90 | 2
Caught in or crushed in | | |
collapsing materials............| 80 | 91 | 2
| | |
Falls..............................| 645 | 635 | 14
Fall to lower level..............| 538 | 515 | 11
Fall from ladder...............| 127 | 129 | 3
Fall from roof.................| 109 | 117 | 3
Fall from scaffold, staging....| 54 | 44 | 1
Fall on same level...............| 93 | 93 | 2
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Exposure to harmful substances or | | |
environments......................| 404 | 409 | 9
Contact with electric current....| 170 | 163 | 4
Contact with overhead power | | |
lines.........................| 63 | 76 | 2
Contact with temperature extremes| 41 | 45 | 1
Exposure to caustic, noxious, or | | |
allergenic substances...........| 129 | 139 | 3
Inhalation of substance........| 45 | 57 | 1
Oxygen deficiency................| 62 | 60 | 1
Drowning, submersion...........| 51 | 45 | 1
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Fires and explosions...............| 113 | 187 | 4
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1 Based on the 2007 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness
Classification Manual. Includes other events and exposures, such
as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown separately.
2 Totals for 2009 are revised and final. Preliminary 2009 data
issued August 19, 2010, reported a total of 4,340 fatal work
injuries for calendar year 2009. Since then, an additional 211
job-related fatal injuries were identified, bringing the total
job-related fatal injury count for 2009 to 4,551.
p Data for 2010 are preliminary. Revised and final 2010 data
are scheduled to be released in Spring 2012.
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: August 25, 2011
