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
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