Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, 2007-2008
Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure,
2007-2008
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| Fatalities
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Event or exposure(1) | 2007(2) | 2008(p)
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| Number | Percent
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Total............................| 5,657 | 5,071 | 100
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Transportation incidents...........| 2,351 | 2,053 | 40
Highway..........................| 1,414 | 1,149 | 23
Collision between vehicles, | | |
mobile equipment..............| 687 | 562 | 11
Moving in same direction.....| 164 | 144 | 3
Moving in opposite | | |
directions, oncoming........| 281 | 191 | 4
Moving in intersection.......| 125 | 123 | 2
Vehicle struck object on side | | |
of road.......................| 368 | 303 | 6
Noncollision...................| 308 | 264 | 5
Jack-knifed or overturned-no | | |
collision...................| 271 | 230 | 5
Nonhighway (farm, industrial | | |
premises).......................| 296 | 283 | 6
Overturned...................| 166 | 151 | 3
Worker struck by a vehicle.......| 345 | 322 | 6
Railway accident.................| 49 | 34 | 1
Water vehicle accident...........| 71 | 75 | 1
Aircraft accident................| 174 | 189 | 4
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Assaults and violent acts..........| 864 | 794 | 16
Homicides........................| 628 | 517 | 10
Shooting.......................| 503 | 413 | 8
Stabbing.......................| 45 | 32 | 1
Self-inflicted injuries..........| 196 | 251 | 5
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Contact with objects and equipment | 920 | 923 | 18
Struck by object or equipment....| 504 | 508 | 10
Struck by falling object or | | |
equipment.....................| 328 | 349 | 7
Struck by flying object or | | |
equipment.....................| 58 | 50 | 1
Caught in or compressed by | | |
equipment or objects............| 296 | 299 | 6
Caught in running equipment or | | |
machinery.....................| 140 | 109 | 2
Caught in or crushed in | | |
collapsing materials............| 108 | 101 | 2
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Falls..............................| 847 | 680 | 13
Fall to lower level..............| 746 | 576 | 11
Fall from ladder...............| 135 | 116 | 2
Fall from roof.................| 163 | 121 | 2
Fall from scaffold, staging....| 89 | 68 | 1
Fall on same level...............| 81 | 84 | 2
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Exposure to harmful substances or | | |
environments......................| 497 | 432 | 9
Contact with electric current....| 212 | 192 | 4
Contact with overhead power | | |
lines.........................| 94 | 102 | 2
Contact with temperature extremes| 40 | 35 | 1
Exposure to caustic, noxious, or | | |
allergenic substances...........| 161 | 127 | 3
Inhalation of substance........| 64 | 56 | 1
Oxygen deficiency................| 82 | 77 | 2
Drowning, submersion...........| 62 | 59 | 1
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Fires and explosions...............| 152 | 173 | 3
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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 2007 are revised and final. The BLS news release
issued August 20, 2008, reported a total of 5,488 fatal work
injuries for calendar year 2007. Since then, an additional 169
job-related fatalities were identified, bringing the total
job-related fatality count for 2007 to 5,657.
p Data for 2008 are preliminary. Revised and final 2008 data
are scheduled to be released in April 2010.
NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not
shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of
rounding.
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, 2009
