Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Statistics for Virginia

Fatal occupational injuries in Virginia by selected event groups
Year	Total fatalities	Highway incidents		Falls to a lower level		Nonhighway incidents		Self-inflicted injuries
Year	Total fatalities	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
2000	148	26	18	20	14	11	7	12	8
2001(1)	146	39	27	16	11	14	10	3	2
2002	142	31	22	21	15	9	6	8	6
2003	155	28	18	21	14	13	8	4	3
2004	171	32	19	24	14	9	5	5	3
2005	186	43	23	28	15	15	8	--	--
2006	165	33	20	17	10	8	5	9	5
2007	146	38	26	24	16	6	4	5	3
2008	156	31	20	18	12	12	8	16	10
2009	119	22	18	13	11	11	9	9	8
2010	104	32	31	9	9	9	9	9	9
Footnotes: (1) Totals for 2001 exclude fatalities from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
* Data for 2010 are preliminary. Data for prior years are revised and final.

Map of total workplace fatalities for metropolitan areas in the United States, 2008

Men accounted for 88 percent (91) of the work-related fatalities in Virginia. Thirteen women were fatally injured on the job.
Workers 25-54 years old—the prime working age group—made up 54 percent, or 56, of the commonwealth's work-related fatalities.
Two industry sectors made up 38 percent of the workplace fatalities in Virginia—the transportation and warehousing sector had 22 fatalities and the government sector had 18.
The transportation and material moving occupations had the highest number of workplace fatalities at 32, followed by the management occupations with 13.

Last Modified Date: November 18, 2011

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