Fatal Work Injuries in New England – 2011
| State and area | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States |
6,217 | 6,331 | 6,632 | 6,275 | 6,202 | 6,238 | 6,055 | 6,054 | 5,920 | 5,915 | 5,534 | 5,575 | 5,764 | 5,734 | 5,840 | 5,657 | 5,214 | 4,551 | 4,690 | 4,609 |
New England |
166 | 172 | 165 | 155 | 144 | 163 | 178 | 192 | 186 | 150 | 153 | 188 | 171 | 167 | 161 | 163 | 143 | 139 | 150 | 149 |
Connecticut |
42 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 57 | 38 | 55 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 54 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 34 | 49 | 36 |
Maine |
19 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 26 |
Massachusetts |
67 | 85 | 74 | 66 | 62 | 69 | 44 | 83 | 70 | 54 | 46 | 78 | 72 | 75 | 66 | 75 | 68 | 64 | 54 | 63 |
New Hampshire |
10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Rhode Island |
17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Vermont |
11 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| Event or Exposure1 | United States | Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Total2 |
4,609 | 100 | 36 | 100 | 26 | 100 | 63 | 100 | 9 | 100 | 7 | 100 | 8 | 100 |
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals |
780 | 17 | 12 | 33 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 12 |
Intentional injury by person |
700 | 15 | 11 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 12 |
Homicides |
458 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 12 |
Suicides |
242 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -- | -- | 12 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Transportation incidents |
1,898 | 41 | 13 | 36 | 16 | 62 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Aircraft incidents |
146 | 3 | -- | -- | 3 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Rail vehicle incidents |
50 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Pedestrian vehicular incident |
312 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Water vehicle incident |
70 | 2 | -- | -- | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Roadway incident involving motorized land vehicle |
1,075 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle |
216 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Fires and explosions |
143 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Falls, slips, trips |
666 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -- | -- | 5 | 71 | -- | -- |
Falls to lower level |
541 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -- | -- | 4 | 57 | -- | -- |
Fall on same level |
108 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Exposure to harmful substances or environments |
401 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 25 |
Exposure to electricity |
171 | 4 | -- | -- | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Exposure to other harmful substances |
130 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 25 |
Contact with objects and equipment |
708 | 15 | 3 | 8 | -- | -- | 5 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 50 |
Struck by object or equipment |
472 | 10 | 2 | 6 | -- | -- | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
147 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | 4 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Industry3 | United States | Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Total |
4,609 | 100 | 36 | 100 | 26 | 100 | 63 | 100 | 9 | 100 | 7 | 100 | 8 | 100 |
Private industry |
4,114 | 89 | 30 | 83 | 21 | 81 | 56 | 89 | 9 | 100 | 7 | 100 | 7 | 88 |
Goods Producing |
1,754 | 38 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 38 | 20 | 32 | 3 | 33 | 5 | 71 | 3 | 38 |
Natural resources and mining |
711 | 15 | -- | -- | 6 | 23 | 4 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Construction |
721 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 21 | -- | -- | 4 | 57 | -- | -- |
Manufacturing |
322 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 5 | -- | -- | 1 | 14 | 1 | 12 |
Service Providing |
2,360 | 51 | 22 | 61 | 11 | 42 | 36 | 57 | 6 | 67 | -- | -- | 4 | 50 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
1,227 | 27 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Information |
58 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -- | -- | 4 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Financial activities |
95 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | 2 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Professional and business services |
424 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Educational and health services |
151 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -- | -- | 1 | 12 |
Leisure and hospitality |
224 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Other services except public administration |
177 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -- | -- | 3 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Government4 |
495 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Characteristic | United States | Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Total |
4,609 | 100 | 36 | 100 | 26 | 100 | 63 | 100 | 9 | 100 | 7 | 100 | 8 | 100 |
| Occupational group5 | ||||||||||||||
Management occupations |
456 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
22 | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Community and social services occupations |
22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations |
54 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Healthcare support occupations |
20 | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Protective service occupations |
278 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
45 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
265 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -- | -- | 4 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 12 |
Personal care and service occupations |
72 | 2 | -- | -- | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Sales and related occupations |
228 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
262 | 6 | -- | -- | 4 | 15 | 4 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Construction and extraction occupations |
770 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 19 | -- | -- | 3 | 43 | -- | -- |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
362 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Production occupations |
218 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 14 | 1 | 12 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
1,213 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 44 | -- | -- | 1 | 12 |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||
Male |
4,234 | 92 | 35 | 97 | 23 | 88 | 60 | 95 | 8 | 89 | 7 | 100 | 7 | 88 |
Female |
375 | 8 | -- | -- | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 12 |
| Age | ||||||||||||||
20-24 |
288 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
25-34 |
704 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -- | -- | 1 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
35-44 |
858 | 19 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 12 |
45-54 |
1,207 | 26 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 43 | -- | -- |
55-64 |
911 | 20 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 44 | -- | -- | 2 | 25 |
65 and over |
558 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 25 |
| Race or ethnic origin6 | ||||||||||||||
White, non-Hispanic |
3,257 | 71 | 27 | 75 | 24 | 92 | 41 | 65 | 9 | 100 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 88 |
Black, non Hispanic |
433 | 9 | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | 8 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Asian, non-Hispanic |
113 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Hispanic or Latino |
729 | 16 | 7 | 19 | -- | -- | 11 | 17 | -- | -- | 3 | 43 | 1 | 12 |
1 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward
2 The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) has published data on fatal occupational injuries for the United States since 1992. During this time, the classification systems and definitions of many data elements have changed. Please see the CFOI Definitions page (http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfdef.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element and their definitions.
3 Industry data from 2003-2008 are based on the North American Industry Classification System, 2002. Industry data from 2009 to the present are based on the North American Industry Classification System, 2007
4 Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system.
5 Occupation data from 2003 to 2010 are based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, 2000. Occupation data from 2011 to the present are based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, 2010.
6 Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The racial categories shown exclude data for Hispanics and Latinos.
Note: Data for 2011 are preliminary. Data for all other years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or that data do not meet publication criteria. 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: November 27, 2012