Table 5. Fatal occupational injuries by State and event or exposure, 2005-2006
Table 5. Fatal occupational injuries by state and event or exposure, 2005-2006
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|Total fatalities(1)| Event or exposure(4)
| | 2006
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| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Exposure|
State of injury | | | | | Contact | | to |
| | |Transpor-| Assaults| with | | harmful |Fires and
| 2005(2) | 2006(3) | tation | and | objects | Falls | sub- | explo-
|(revised)| | inci- | violent | and | | stances | sions
| | | dents(5)| acts(6) |equipment| | or |
| | | | | | | environ-|
| | | | | | | ments |
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Alabama..................| 128 | 100 | 42 | 8 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 5
Alaska...................| 29 | 44 | 24 | 4 | 8 | - | 5 | -
Arizona..................| 99 | 108 | 53 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 12 | -
Arkansas.................| 80 | 78 | 47 | 5 | 8 | 12 | - | 4
California...............| 465 | 448 | 167 | 61 | 72 | 87 | 45 | 12
Colorado.................| 125 | 137 | 60 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3
Connecticut..............| 46 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | -
Delaware.................| 11 | 14 | 13 | - | - | - | - | -
District of Columbia.....| 12 | 7 | - | 3 | - | - | - | -
Florida..................| 406 | 355 | 141 | 54 | 36 | 63 | 48 | 11
Georgia..................| 200 | 192 | 80 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 4
Hawaii...................| 15 | 30 | 18 | - | 6 | - | - | -
Idaho....................| 35 | 38 | 24 | - | 7 | 3 | - | -
Illinois.................| 194 | 207 | 86 | 36 | 24 | 32 | 27 | -
Indiana..................| 157 | 148 | 75 | 15 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 6
Iowa.....................| 90 | 71 | 38 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4
Kansas...................| 81 | 85 | 43 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5
Kentucky.................| 122 | 147 | 77 | 15 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 9
Louisiana................| 111 | 118 | 50 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 4
Maine....................| 15 | 20 | 12 | - | 3 | - | - | -
Maryland.................| 95 | 105 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 8 | -
Massachusetts............| 75 | 66 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | -
Michigan.................| 110 | 155 | 60 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 4
Minnesota................| 87 | 78 | 29 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 5 | -
Mississippi..............| 112 | 96 | 45 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 10 | -
Missouri.................| 185 | 166 | 76 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 17 | -
Montana..................| 50 | 45 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -
Nebraska.................| 36 | 57 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 3
Nevada...................| 57 | 49 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | -
New Hampshire............| 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | -
New Jersey...............| 112 | 88 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 6
New Mexico...............| 44 | 59 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | -
New York (including | | | | | | | |
N.Y.C.).................| 239 | 233 | 71 | 37 | 43 | 46 | 24 | 12
New York City..........| 88 | 99 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 6
North Carolina...........| 165 | 167 | 66 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 8
North Dakota.............| 22 | 31 | 16 | - | 8 | 5 | - | -
Ohio.....................| 168 | 193 | 65 | 22 | 54 | 22 | 22 | 7
Oklahoma.................| 95 | 91 | 59 | - | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3
Oregon...................| 65 | 72 | 46 | 4 | 13 | 6 | - | -
Pennsylvania.............| 224 | 240 | 89 | 40 | 44 | 37 | 22 | 8
Rhode Island.............| 6 | 10 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | -
South Carolina...........| 132 | 93 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 10 | -
South Dakota.............| 31 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 10 | - | - | -
Tennessee................| 139 | 153 | 59 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 5
Texas....................| 495 | 486 | 200 | 59 | 87 | 60 | 54 | 23
Utah.....................| 54 | 60 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | -
Vermont..................| 7 | 14 | 6 | - | 3 | - | - | -
Virginia.................| 186 | 164 | 60 | 32 | 38 | 18 | 15 | -
Washington...............| 85 | 87 | 40 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 10 | -
West Virginia............| 46 | 79 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 22
Wisconsin................| 125 | 91 | 33 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 4 | -
Wyoming..................| 46 | 36 | 23 | - | 7 | - | - | 3
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1 State totals include other events and exposures, such as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown
separately.
2 The BLS news release issued August 10, 2006, reported a total of 5,702 fatal work injuries for
calendar year 2005. Since then, an additional 32 job-related fatalities were identified, bringing the
total job-related fatality count for 2005 to 5,734. Includes 1 fatality that occurred within the
territorial boundaries of the United States, but a State of incident could not be determined.
3 Includes 4 fatalities that occurred within the territorial boundaries of the United States, but a
State of incident could not be determined.
4 Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
5 Includes highway, nonhighway, air, water, rail fatalities, and fatalities resulting from being struck
by a vehicle.
6 Includes violence by persons, self-inflicted injuries, and attacks by animals.
NOTE: Totals for 2006 are preliminary. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet
publication criteria.
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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