August 30, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Fatal occupational injuries by incident in 2010

Fatal occupational injuries by type of incident, 2009–2010
Event or exposure	Number
Event or exposure	2009	2010 (p)
Transportation, highway	985	968
Falls	645	635
Homicides	542	506
Exposures to harmful substances or environments	404	409
Struck by object or equipment	420	402
Transportation, nonhighway	261	272
Self-inflicted injuries	263	258
Fires and explosions	113	187
Footnotes: (p) = preliminary

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