Safety and Health Statistics - Field Definitions
All data are of data type (8) which are actual fatal occupational injury counts.
A 1-digit code that describes the type of fatality count detail. The case types are defined as follows: fatalities by detailed industry (all sectors) (0); fatalities by detailed private industry (1); fatalities by detailed government industry (9); fatalities by detailed event or exposure (E); fatalities by detailed source (S); fatalities by detailed secondary source (T); fatalities by detailed occupation (O).
A 2-digit code that identifies the broad industry division, injury and illness classification, or demographic characteristic.
A Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code as described in the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) manual, 1987 Edition.
The manner in which the injury or illness was produced or inflicted, for example, overexertion while lifting or fall from ladder, as described in the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
The object, substance, exposure, or bodily motion that directly produced or inflicted the disabling condition cited, for example a toxic substance, as described in the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
The secondary source of injury or illness identifies the object, substance, or person that generated the source of injury or illness or that contributed to the event or exposure, as described in the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
The age group of the employee experiencing an occupational fatality: Under 16; 16-17; 18-19; 20-24; 25-34; 35-44; 45-54; 55-64; and 65 and over.
The gender, male or female, of the employee experiencing an occupational fatality.
The race or Hispanic origin of the employee experiencing an occupational fatality: White; Black, Hispanic.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics developed the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) for identification of facts related to an occupational injury, illness, or fatality.
Describes the activity in which the employee was engaged at the time of the fatal injury according to the code structure developed by the BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries: Transportation (XA); tool use (XB); constructing (XC); protecting (XD); handling (XE); physical activity (XF); other (XG); tending (XH); not reported (XI).
Identifies the type of location where the incident or exposure occurred based on codes developed by the BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries: Residence (YA); farm (YB); mine (YC); industrial area (YD); recreation area (YE); street (YF); public building (YG); institution (YH); other (YI); not reported (YJ).
The BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illness and the National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries include estimates by age, race, occupation, gender, and length of service of the affected worker.
The BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illness and the National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries use the BLS Occupational Coding Manual (March 1993) that was derived from the 1990 Alphabetical Index of Occupations developed by the Bureau of the Census.
Last Modified Date: August 26, 2004
United States Department of Labor
