Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2008
Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2008(p)
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| Fatalities | Selected event or exposure(2)
| | (percent of total for industry)
Industry(1) |___________________|_______________________________________
| | | | | |
| Number | Percent | Highway |Homicides| Falls |Struck by
| | | (3) | | | object
______________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
| | | | | |
Total.....................| 5,071 | 100 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 10
| | | | | |
Private industry.............| 4,549 | 90 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 11
| | | | | |
Goods producing.............| 2,199 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 15
| | | | | |
Natural resources and | | | | | |
mining....................| 826 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 21
Agriculture, forestry, | | | | | |
fishing and hunting......| 651 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 22
Crop production.........| 304 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 18
Animal production.......| 152 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 11
Forestry and logging....| 98 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - | 67
Mining(4).................| 175 | 3 | 24 | - | 7 | 18
Mining, except oil and | | | | | |
gas....................| 50 | 1 | 10 | - | - | 18
Support activities for | | | | | |
mining.................| 104 | 2 | 31 | - | 9 | 17
Construction...............| 969 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 11
Construction..............| 969 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 11
Construction of | | | | | |
buildings..............| 197 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 13
Heavy and civil | | | | | |
engineering | | | | | |
construction...........| 189 | 4 | 15 | - | 11 | 13
Specialty trade | | | | | |
contractors............| 556 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 40 | 10
Manufacturing..............| 404 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 11
Manufacturing.............| 404 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 11
Food manufacturing......| 70 | 1 | 26 | - | 9 | 6
Fabricated metal product| | | | | |
manufacturing..........| 51 | 1 | 10 | - | 10 | 18
| | | | | |
Service providing...........| 2,350 | 46 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 7
| | | | | |
Trade, transportation, and | | | | | |
utilities.................| 1,263 | 25 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 6
Wholesale trade...........| 175 | 3 | 38 | 8 | 9 | 10
Merchant wholesalers, | | | | | |
durable goods..........| 89 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 16
Merchant wholesalers, | | | | | |
nondurable goods.......| 75 | 1 | 48 | 12 | 7 | 4
Retail trade..............| 290 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 10 | 7
Motor vehicle and parts | | | | | |
dealers................| 55 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 11
Food and beverage stores| 54 | 1 | 11 | 74 | 6 | -
Transportation and | | | | | |
warehousing..............| 762 | 15 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 5
Truck transportation....| 469 | 9 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 4
Transit and ground | | | | | |
passenger | | | | | |
transportation.........| 76 | 1 | 43 | 49 | - | -
Utilities.................| 36 | 1 | - | - | - | -
Information................| 45 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 16 | -
Financial activities.......| 103 | 2 | 25 | 32 | 16 | 3
Finance and insurance.....| 24 | (5) | 25 | 50 | - | -
Real estate and rental and| | | | | |
leasing..................| 79 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 4
Professional and business | | | | | |
services..................| 389 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 11
Professional and technical| | | | | |
services.................| 66 | 1 | 24 | - | 17 | -
Administrative and waste | | | | | |
services.................| 321 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 13
Educational and health | | | | | |
services..................| 137 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | -
Educational services......| 27 | 1 | - | - | - | -
Health care and social | | | | | |
assistance...............| 110 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 7 | -
Leisure and hospitality....| 233 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 8 | 4
Arts, entertainment, and | | | | | |
recreation...............| 88 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 8
Accommodation and food | | | | | |
services.................| 145 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 6 | -
Other services, except | | | | | |
public administration.....| 172 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 13
| | | | | |
Government(6)................| 522 | 10 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 5
| | | | | |
Federal government..........| 100 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 3
State government............| 115 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 9 | 3
Local government............| 306 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 6
______________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
1 Based on the North American Industry Classification System, 2002.
2 Based on the 2007 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual. The
figure shown is the percent of the total fatalities for that industry group.
3 "Highway" includes deaths to vehicle occupants resulting from traffic incidents that
occur on the public roadway, shoulder, or surrounding area. It excludes incidents
occurring entirely off the roadway, such as in parking lots and on farms; incidents
involving trains; and deaths to pedestrians or other nonpassengers.
4 Includes fatalities at all establishments categorized as Mining (Sector 21) in the
North American Industry Classification System, 2002, including establishments not governed
by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in
Oil and Gas Extraction.
5 Less than or equal to 0.5 percent.
6 Includes fatalities to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of
industry.
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. Dashes indicate no data reported
or data that do not meet publication criteria.
There were 8 fatalities for which there was insufficient information to determine a
specific industry classification, although a distinction between private and government
was made for each.
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
