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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
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Fatal occupational injuries in Indiana

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major events or exposures, Indiana
Selected
characteristics
2011
Total Event or exposure (1)
Violence
and other
injuries by
persons or
animals
Transpor-
tation
incidents
Fires
and
explosions
Falls,
slips,
trips
Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments
Contact
with objects
and
equipment

Total

125 18 62 3 16 7 19
 

Employee Status

 

Wage and Salary (2)

93 10 50 3 13 4 13

Self Employed (3)

32 8 12   3 3 6
 

Gender

 

Men

119 15 59 3 16 7 19

Women

6 3 3        
 

Age

 

Under 16 years

             

16 to 17 years

             

18 to 19 years

             

20 to 24 years

9 1 6       2

25 to 34 years

18 6 5   3   3

35 to 44 years

21   10 1 4 3 2

45 to 54 years

44 8 19   6 3 6

55 to 64 years

19   15       3

65 and over

11   4       3
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White (non-Hispanic)

110 16 54   14 6 18

Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)

4   3        

Hispanic or Latino

8   4        

American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)

             

Asian (non-Hispanic)

3            

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)

             

Multiple races (non-Hispanic)

             

Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)

             
 

Industry (NAICS) (5)

 

Private industry (6)

116 15 59   14 7 19

Goods Producing

50 3 22   7 5 11

Natural resources and mining

17   11       5

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

16   10       5

Mining (7)

             

Construction

19   8   5    

Manufacturing

14   3   2 3 4

Service providing

66 12 37   7   8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

43 5 30   3   4

Wholesale trade

10   6   2    

Retail trade

8 3 3        

Transportation and warehousing

25   21        

Utilities

             

Information

             

Financial activities

    1        

Finance and insurance

1   1        

Real estate and rental and leasing

             

Professional and business services

5           1

Professional, scientific, and technical services

             

Management of companies and enterprises

             

Administrative and waste services

5           1

Education and health services

             

Educational services

             

Health care and social assistance

             

Leisure and hospitality

8 4 3   1    

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

5   3   1    

Accommodation and food services

3 3          

Other services

7           3

Government (6)

9 3 3 1      

Federal

             

State

4 1 2   1    

Local

5 2 1 1      
 

Occupation (SOC) (8)

 

Management, professional, and related occupations

22 4 12   1   4

Management occupations

17 4 8       4

Business and financial operations occupations

             

Computer and mathematical occupations

             

Architecture and engineering occupations

    2        

Life, physical, and social science occupations

             

Community and social services occupations

             

Legal occupations

             

Education, training, and library occupations

1       1    

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

2   2        

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

             

Service occupations

10 5   1     1

Healthcare support occupations

             

Protective service occupations

5 3   1     1

Food preparation and serving related occupations

             

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

3            

Personal care and service occupations

2            

Sales and office occupations

7 3 3        

Sales and related occupations

6 3          

Office and administrative support occupations

1   1        

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

41   15 1 9 4 10

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

4   3       1

Construction and extraction occupations

18   7 1 6   3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

19   5   3 3 6

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

45 4 30   5 3 3

Production occupations

4            

Transportation and material moving occupations

41 3 30   4    

Military specific occupations (9)

             

Footnotes
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(3) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, members of partnerships, and may include owners of incorporated businesses.
(4) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The individual racial categories shown exclude data for Hispanic and Latino workers.
(5) Industry data from 2003 to 2008 are classified using the 2002 North American Industry Classification System. Industry data from 2009 to the present are classified using the North American Industry Classification System, 2007.
(6) Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system.
(7) Includes fatal injuries at all establishments categorized as Mining (Sector 21) in the North American Industry Classification System, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.
(8) Occupation data from 2003 to 2010 are based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, 2000. Occupation data from 2011 to the present are based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, 2010.
(9) Includes fatal injuries to persons identified as resident armed forces regardless of individual occupation listed.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State, New York City, District of Columbia, and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.