Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and selected event or exposure, 2006
Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and selected event or exposure, 2006
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| |
| Fatalities | Selected event or exposure(2)
| | (percent of total for occupation)
Occupation(1) |___________________|_______________________________________
| | | | | |
| Number | Percent | Highway |Homicides| Falls |Struck by
| | | (3) | | | object
______________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
| | | | | |
Total.......................| 5,703 | 100 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 10
| | | | | |
Management occupations........| 543 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13
Top executives..............| 25 | (4) | 32 | - | - | -
Advertising, marketing, | | | | | |
promotions, public | | | | | |
relations, and sales | | | | | |
managers...................| 12 | (4) | 50 | - | - | -
Operations specialties | | | | | |
managers...................| 29 | 1 | 10 | - | 21 | -
Other management occupations| 477 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 14
Business and financial | | | | | |
operations occupations.......| 38 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 18 | -
Business operations | | | | | |
specialists................| 23 | (4) | 35 | 13 | 17 | -
Financial specialists.......| 15 | (4) | - | - | 20 | -
Computer and mathematical | | | | | |
occupations..................| 16 | (4) | 19 | - | 25 | -
Computer specialists........| 15 | (4) | 20 | - | 20 | -
Architecture and engineering | | | | | |
occupations..................| 54 | 1 | 26 | - | 19 | 6
Architects, surveyors, and | | | | | |
cartographers..............| 14 | (4) | - | - | 21 | -
Engineers...................| 29 | 1 | 24 | - | 21 | -
Drafters, engineering, and | | | | | |
mapping technicians........| 11 | (4) | 45 | - | - | -
Life, physical, and social | | | | | |
science occupations..........| 25 | (4) | 16 | - | 20 | -
Physical scientists.........| 7 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Social scientists and | | | | | |
related workers............| 5 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Life, physical, and social | | | | | |
science technicians........| 11 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Community and social services | | | | | |
occupations..................| 31 | 1 | 55 | 23 | 10 | -
Counselors, social workers, | | | | | |
and other community and | | | | | |
social service specialists | 19 | (4) | 58 | 21 | - | -
Religious workers...........| 12 | (4) | 50 | 25 | - | -
Legal occupations.............| 11 | (4) | - | 45 | - | -
Lawyers, judges, and related| | | | | |
workers....................| 9 | (4) | - | 44 | - | -
Education, training, and | | | | | |
library occupations..........| 23 | (4) | 30 | - | 22 | -
Primary, secondary, and | | | | | |
special education school | | | | | |
teachers...................| 11 | (4) | 27 | - | 27 | -
Other teachers and | | | | | |
instructors................| 6 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Other education, training, | | | | | |
and library occupations....| 5 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Arts, design, entertainment, | | | | | |
sports, and media occupations| 45 | 1 | 9 | - | 11 | -
Art and design workers......| 4 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Entertainers and performers,| | | | | |
sports and related workers | 26 | (4) | - | - | 19 | -
Media and communication | | | | | |
workers....................| 5 | (4) | 60 | - | - | -
Media and communication | | | | | |
equipment workers..........| 10 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Healthcare practitioners and | | | | | |
technical occupations........| 54 | 1 | 28 | 19 | - | -
Health diagnosing and | | | | | |
treating practitioners.....| 41 | 1 | 22 | 22 | - | -
Health technologists and | | | | | |
technicians................| 13 | (4) | 46 | - | - | -
Healthcare support occupations| 20 | (4) | 40 | 15 | 15 | -
Nursing, psychiatric, and | | | | | |
home health aides..........| 17 | (4) | 41 | 18 | - | -
Other healthcare support | | | | | |
occupations................| 3 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Protective service occupations| 274 | 5 | 27 | 33 | 1 | 2
First-line supervisors | | | | | |
managers, protective | | | | | |
service workers............| 21 | (4) | 24 | 19 | - | -
Fire fighting and prevention| | | | | |
workers....................| 44 | 1 | 20 | - | - | -
Law enforcement workers.....| 131 | 2 | 40 | 38 | - | 2
Other protective service | | | | | |
workers....................| 78 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 4 | -
Food preparation and serving | | | | | |
related occupations..........| 78 | 1 | 9 | 54 | 10 | -
Supervisors, food | | | | | |
preparation and serving | | | | | |
workers....................| 26 | (4) | - | 73 | - | -
Cooks and food preparation | | | | | |
workers....................| 14 | (4) | - | 36 | - | -
Food and beverage serving | | | | | |
workers....................| 28 | (4) | - | 57 | 18 | -
Other food preparation and | | | | | |
serving related workers....| 10 | (4) | 60 | - | - | -
Building and grounds cleaning | | | | | |
and maintenance occupations..| 277 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 14
Supervisors, building and | | | | | |
grounds cleaning and | | | | | |
maintenance workers........| 36 | 1 | 25 | - | 17 | -
Building cleaning and pest | | | | | |
control workers............| 74 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 39 | -
Grounds maintenance workers | 167 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 22
Personal care and service | | | | | |
occupations..................| 56 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 5
Supervisors, personal care | | | | | |
and service workers........| 5 | (4) | - | 80 | - | -
Animal care and service | | | | | |
workers....................| 13 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Entertainment attendants and| | | | | |
related workers............| 8 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Personal appearance workers | 6 | (4) | - | 67 | - | -
Transportation, tourism, and| | | | | |
lodging attendants.........| 5 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Other personal care and | | | | | |
service workers............| 19 | (4) | 16 | - | 16 | -
Sales and related occupations | 308 | 5 | 20 | 48 | 6 | 3
Supervisors, sales workers..| 132 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 5 | 5
Retail sales workers........| 99 | 2 | 13 | 70 | 5 | -
Sales representatives, | | | | | |
services...................| 23 | (4) | 48 | 22 | 17 | -
Sales representatives, | | | | | |
wholesale and manufacturing| 27 | (4) | 59 | - | 11 | -
Other sales and related | | | | | |
workers....................| 27 | (4) | 30 | - | - | -
Office and administrative | | | | | |
support occupations..........| 82 | 1 | 33 | 29 | 10 | 5
Supervisors, office and | | | | | |
administrative support | | | | | |
workers....................| 8 | (4) | - | 50 | - | -
Financial clerks............| 5 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Information and record | | | | | |
clerks.....................| 7 | (4) | - | 43 | - | -
Material recording, | | | | | |
scheduling, dispatching, | | | | | |
and distributing workers...| 45 | 1 | 38 | 22 | 11 | 7
Secretaries and | | | | | |
administrative assistants..| 6 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Other office and | | | | | |
administrative support | | | | | |
workers....................| 11 | (4) | 45 | 27 | - | -
Farming, fishing, and forestry| | | | | |
occupations..................| 289 | 5 | 11 | - | 4 | 23
Supervisors, farming, | | | | | |
fishing, and forestry | | | | | |
workers....................| 11 | (4) | 27 | - | - | 36
Agricultural workers........| 162 | 3 | 17 | - | 6 | 10
Fishing and hunting workers | 51 | 1 | - | - | - | -
Forest, conservation, and | | | | | |
logging workers............| 65 | 1 | - | - | - | 71
Construction and extraction | | | | | |
occupations..................| 1,258 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 11
Supervisors, construction | | | | | |
and extraction workers.....| 113 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 11
Construction trades workers | 969 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 9
Helpers, construction trades| 10 | (4) | - | - | 30 | -
Other construction and | | | | | |
related workers............| 51 | 1 | 12 | - | 22 | 8
Extraction workers..........| 115 | 2 | 10 | - | 6 | 23
Installation, maintenance, and| | | | | |
repair occupations...........| 415 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 20
Supervisors of installation,| | | | | |
maintenance, and repair | | | | | |
workers....................| 23 | (4) | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13
Electrical and electronic | | | | | |
equipment mechanics, | | | | | |
installers, and repairers..| 20 | (4) | 20 | - | 35 | 20
Vehicle and mobile equipment| | | | | |
mechanics, installers, and | | | | | |
repairers..................| 137 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 36
Other installation, | | | | | |
maintenance, and repair | | | | | |
occupations................| 235 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 11
Production occupations........| 282 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18
Supervisors, production | | | | | |
workers....................| 25 | (4) | - | - | - | 16
Assemblers and fabricators..| 21 | (4) | - | - | - | 29
Food processing workers.....| 8 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Metal workers and plastic | | | | | |
workers....................| 85 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 25
Printing workers............| 4 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Textile, apparel, and | | | | | |
furnishings workers........| 11 | (4) | - | - | - | 27
Woodworkers.................| 14 | (4) | - | - | - | 57
Plant and system operators..| 20 | (4) | 15 | - | - | -
Other production occupations| 94 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9
Transportation and material | | | | | |
moving occupations...........| 1,463 | 26 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 7
Supervisors, transportation | | | | | |
and material moving workers| 15 | (4) | 27 | - | - | -
Air transportation workers..| 101 | 2 | - | - | - | -
Motor vehicle operators.....| 1,021 | 18 | 67 | 4 | 3 | 5
Rail transportation workers | 16 | (4) | - | - | - | -
Water transportation workers| 27 | (4) | - | - | - | 11
Other transportation workers| 18 | (4) | - | 39 | - | -
Material moving workers.....| 265 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 14
Military occupations..........| 51 | 1 | 25 | - | - | 14
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1 Based on the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification system.
2 The figure shown is the percent of the total fatalities for that occupation 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 non passengers.
4 Less than or equal to 0.5 percent.
NOTE: Totals for 2006 are preliminary. Totals for major categories may include subcat-
egories 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 11 fatalities for which there was insufficient information to determine a
specific occupation classification.
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 09, 2007
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