Truck Drivers 2018

Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Chart 3. Fatal occupational injuries by selected event or exposure, 2018
Event or Exposure	Total fatal injuries (number)
Transportation incidents	716
Roadway incident involving motorized land vehicle	620
Roadway collision with other vehicle	268
Roadway collision moving in same direction	88
Roadway collision moving in opposite directions, oncoming	86
Roadway collision moving and standing vehicle in roadway	40
Roadway collision moving perpendicularly	38
Roadway collision moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway	14
Roadway collision with object other than vehicle	233
Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway	218
Vehicle struck object or animal in roadway	12
Vehicle struck by falling or flying object roadway	3
Roadway noncollision incident	118
Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway	104
Ran off roadway	9
Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway	3
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, roadway	1
Pedestrian vehicular incident	70
Rail vehicle incidents	15
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle	11
Contact with objects and equipment	72
Struck by object or equipment	61
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	8
Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material	3
Exposure to harmful substances or environments	59
Exposure to other harmful substances	50
Exposure to electricity	7
Fall, slip, trip	34
Fall to lower level	28
Fall on same level	5
Other	33

Last Modified Date: July 14, 2020