Chart 4. Fatal occupational injuries by nature, 2018
Nature |
Total fatal injuries (number) |
Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders |
523 |
Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs |
69 |
Burns and other injuries, except fractures |
54 |
Other traumatic injuries and disorders |
210 |
Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk |
95 |
Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect |
60 |
Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations |
36 |
Drownings |
11 |
Electrocutions, electric shocks |
7 |
Intracranial injuries |
105 |
Multiple intracranial injuries |
32 |
Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages |
7 |
Traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord |
30 |
Multiple traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord |
15 |
Traumatic injuries to spinal cord |
10 |
Fractures |
5 |
Burns and corrosions |
20 |
Heat (thermal) burns |
20 |
Open wounds |
18 |
Gunshot wounds |
12 |
Tramautic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc. |
2 |
Dislocations |
1 |
Last Modified Date: July 14, 2020
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