Table 5. Fatal occupational injuries by State and event or exposure, 2001
Table 5. Fatal occupational injuries by state and event or exposure, 2001
Total fatalities Event or exposure2 (percent of state total for 2001)
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Contact Exposure to
Assaults with objects harmful Fires
Transportation and violent and substances or and
State of injury 2000(3) 2001(4) incidents acts equipment Falls environments explosions
(revised)
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Total, including fatalities from Sept. 11th N/A 8,786 -- -- -- -- -- --
Total, excluding fatalities from Sept. 11th 5,920 5,900 43 15 16 14 8 3
Northeast 733 722 39 19 15 16 7 5
Connecticut 55 40 48 15 - 22 - -
Maine 26 23 43 - - 22 - -
Massachusetts 70 53 21 25 21 21 - -
New Hampshire 13 9 - - - - - -
New Jersey 115 129 33 19 14 17 9 7
New York (including N.Y.C.) 233 220 40 20 15 17 4 5
New York City 111 100 39 27 12 13 - 5
Pennsylvania 199 225 42 17 17 12 8 4
Rhode Island 7 17 35 - - - - -
Vermont 15 6 - - - - - -
Midwest 1,335 1,368 42 14 18 13 8 4
Illinois 206 231 32 19 16 17 12 4
Indiana 159 152 43 16 18 9 8 7
Iowa 71 62 48 - 26 13 8 -
Kansas 85 93 53 6 15 14 9 -
Michigan 156 175 37 21 18 13 6 4
Minnesota 68 76 37 - 29 21 9 -
Missouri 148 143 41 12 21 14 10 -
Nebraska 59 57 58 - 19 9 - -
North Dakota 34 25 64 - - - - -
Ohio 207 209 40 21 11 12 9 7
South Dakota 35 35 51 - 23 - - -
Wisconsin 107 110 52 7 19 14 5 -
South 2,600 2,513 43 15 16 13 10 3
Alabama 103 138 47 9 16 9 9 9
Arkansas 106 68 53 - 19 10 7 -
Delaware 13 10 50 - - - - -
District of Columbia 13 11 - 55 - - - -
Florida 329 368 41 18 9 17 13 -
Georgia 195 235 41 20 13 16 8 -
Kentucky 132 105 39 10 28 11 7 5
Louisiana 143 117 49 8 21 11 10 -
Maryland 84 64 38 28 11 11 11 -
Mississippi 125 111 48 11 14 11 14 -
North Carolina 234 203 46 15 16 13 9 -
Oklahoma 82 115 38 11 22 13 11 -
South Carolina 115 89 42 11 11 21 9 6
Tennessee 160 136 47 9 19 12 8 4
Texas 572 534 39 18 16 13 10 4
Virginia 148 146 47 7 21 11 8 6
West Virginia 46 63 52 - 21 14 - -
West 1,248 1,294 45 16 16 14 7 2
Alaska 53 64 75 8 8 - - -
Arizona 118 87 43 24 13 10 9 -
California 553 510 41 19 12 18 9 -
Colorado 117 139 40 19 19 14 6 -
Hawaii 20 41 44 20 24 - - -
Idaho 35 45 47 11 29 - - -
Montana 42 58 47 22 17 - - -
Nevada 51 40 52 18 12 - - -
New Mexico 35 59 47 14 22 10 - -
Oregon 52 44 45 - 23 18 - -
Utah 61 65 45 12 22 9 8 -
Washington 75 102 43 9 18 18 6 7
Wyoming 36 40 55 - 22 - 12 -
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1 Includes other events and exposures such as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown separately.
2 Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Structures.
3 The BLS news release issued Aug. 14, 2001 reported a total of 5,915 fatal work injuries for
calendar year 2000. Since then, an additional 5 job-related fatalities were identified, bringing the
total job-related fatality count for 2000 to 5,920.
4 Includes 3 fatalities that occurred within the territorial boundaries of the United States, but a State of
incident could not be determined.
5 Includes highway, nonhighway, air, water, and rail fatalities and fatalities to workers struck by vehicles.
6 Includes homicides, self-inflicted injuries, and animal attacks.
NOTE: Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding. Dashes indicate less than 0.5 percent or data that
are not available or that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, in cooperation with state, New York City, District
of Columbia, and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 2000-2001.
