Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables

Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by selected event groups in the 10 largest metropolitan areas in 2013(p)
Metropolitan Areas(1)	Total fatalities(2)	Transportation incidents	Violence and other injuries by persons or animals	Falls, slips, trips	Contact with objects and equipment	Exposure to harmful substances or environments
United States(3)	4,405	1,740	753	699	717	330
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.	152	49	38	31	18	13
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.	102	28	22	24	15	12
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.	95	31	23	11	19	6
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	86	24	22	9	16	9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.	83	15	34	15	13	4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.	78	31	16	18	6	5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	72	19	15	16	12	6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.	62	19	16	13	7	5
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H.	42	9	15	9	6	2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga.	29	9	8	4	8	-
Footnotes: (1) Metropolitan areas used in this table are Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) based on definitions from the Office of Management and Budget Bulletin Number 10-02, December 2009. (2) Data are based on a preliminary total of 4,405 fatal work injuries for 2013. (3) Also includes fatalities occurring in nonmetropolitan areas. (p) Data for 2013 are preliminary. Revised and final 2013 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2015.
Note: Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 2012-2013
Event or exposure(1)	2012(2)	2013(p)
Event or exposure(1)	Number	Number	Percent
Total	77	62	100
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals	16	16	26
Intentional injury by person	15	16	26
Homicides	13	9	15
Shooting by other person--intentional	11	7	11
Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing	2	1	2
Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving	-	1	2
Suicides	-	7	11
Hanging, strangulation, asphyxiation--intentional self-harm	-	3	5
Transportation incidents	25	19	31
Pedestrian vehicular incident	6	7	11
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone	-	4	6
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone	-	2	3
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in work zone	-	2	3
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway	-	1	2
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway	-	1	2
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle	13	8	13
Roadway collision with other vehicle	7	6	10
Roadway collision--moving perpendicularly	2	2	3
Roadway collision--moving and standing vehicle in roadway	-	2	3
Nonroadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle	4	3	5
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle	-	1	2
Fires and explosions	2	2	3
Fires	2	2	3
Collapsing building, structure, or structural element during fire	2	2	3
Falls, slips, trips	14	13	21
Falls to lower level	8	11	18
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment	-	2	3
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 26 to 30 feet	-	1	2
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet	-	1	2
Other fall to lower level	6	8	13
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	-	4	6
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet	-	1	2
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet	3	1	2
Exposure to harmful substances or environments	11	5	8
Exposure to electricity	7	3	5
Direct exposure to electricity	2	3	5
Contact with objects and equipment	9	7	11
Struck by object or equipment	6	4	6
Struck by powered vehicle--nontransport	-	1	2
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object	-	1	2
Struck by falling object or equipment--other than powered vehicle	2	-	-
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery--other than vehicle part	1	1	2
Struck by discharged or flying object	-	1	2
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle	-	1	2
Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material	-	3	5
Excavation or trenching cave-in	-	1	2
Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment	-	2	3
Footnotes: (1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. (2) Data for 2012 are revised and final. (p) Data for 2013 are preliminary. Revised and final 2013 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2015.
NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes 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.

Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries by industry, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 2012-2013
Industry(1)	2012(2)	2013(p)
Industry(1)	Number	Number	Percent
Total	77	62	100
Private industry	66	57	92
Goods-producing	22	18	29
Natural resources and mining	3	3	5
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	3	3	5
Crop production	2	3	5
Oilseed and grain farming	-	1	2
Other grain farming	-	1	2
Construction	15	11	18
Construction	15	11	18
Construction of buildings	1	1	2
Nonresidential building construction	1	1	2
Commercial and institutional building construction	1	1	2
Heavy and civil engineering construction	1	4	6
Highway, street, and bridge construction	-	4	6
Highway, street, and bridge construction	-	4	6
Specialty trade contractors	13	6	10
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors	6	3	5
Roofing contractors	3	3	5
Residential roofing contractors	3	1	2
Other specialty trade contractors	-	1	2
Site preparation contractors	-	1	2
Nonresidential site preparation contractors	-	1	2
Manufacturing	4	4	6
Manufacturing	4	4	6
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	-	1	2
Machine shops; turned product; and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing	-	1	2
Machine shops	-	1	2
Computer and electronic product manufacturing	-	1	2
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing	-	1	2
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing	-	1	2
Semiconductor and related device manufacturing	-	1	2
Service-providing	44	39	63
Trade, transportation, and utilities	19	23	37
Retail trade	6	12	19
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers	1	1	2
Building material and supplies dealers	1	1	2
Food and beverage stores	4	2	3
Grocery stores	4	1	2
Convenience stores	3	1	2
Specialty food stores	-	1	2
Fruit and vegetable markets	-	1	2
Health and personal care stores	-	2	3
Health and personal care stores	-	2	3
Pharmacies and drug stores	-	1	2
Cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume stores	-	1	2
Gasoline stations	-	2	3
Gasoline stations	-	2	3
Gasoline stations with convenience stores	-	2	3
Miscellaneous store retailers	-	-	-
Florists	-	1	2
Florists	-	1	2
Nonstore retailers	-	2	3
Direct selling establishments	-	2	3
Fuel dealers	-	1	2
Transportation and warehousing	10	9	15
Transit and ground passenger transportation	2	2	3
Taxi and limousine service	2	2	3
Taxi service	1	2	3
Support activities for transportation	-	1	2
Support activities for water transportation	-	1	2
Marine cargo handling	-	1	2
Utilities	-	1	2
Utilities	-	1	2
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	-	1	2
Electric power transmission, control, and distribution	-	1	2
Financial activities	4	3	5
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	3	5
Real estate	-	3	5
Lessors of real estate	-	1	2
Lessors of residential buildings and dwellings	-	1	2
Activities related to real estate	1	2	3
Real estate property managers	1	2	3
Residential property managers	1	1	2
Nonresidential property managers	-	1	2
Professional and business services	5	6	10
Administrative and waste services	5	6	10
Administrative and support services	5	5	8
Employment services	-	-	-
Temporary help services	-	1	2
Services to buildings and dwellings	5	3	5
Landscaping services	4	3	5
Educational and health services	3	3	5
Educational services	-	1	2
Educational services	-	1	2
Colleges, universities, and professional schools	-	1	2
Colleges, universities, and professional schools	-	1	2
Health care and social assistance	-	2	3
Ambulatory health care services	-	2	3
Offices of physicians	-	1	2
Offices of physicians	-	1	2
Offices of other health practitioners	-	1	2
Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists	-	1	2
Leisure and hospitality	8	2	3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2	1	2
Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries	2	1	2
Spectator sports	1	1	2
Spectator sports	1	1	2
Accommodation and food services	6	1	2
Accommodation	-	1	2
Traveler accommodation	-	1	2
Hotels (except casino hotels) and motels	-	1	2
Government(3)	11	5	8
State government	1	1	2
Service-providing	-	1	2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	-	1	2
Retail trade	-	1	2
Food and beverage stores	-	1	2
Beer, wine, and liquor stores	-	1	2
Beer, wine, and liquor stores	-	1	2
Local government	9	4	6
Service-providing	9	4	6
Professional and business services	-	1	2
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	-	1	2
Administrative and support services	-	1	2
Services to buildings and dwellings	-	1	2
Exterminating and pest control services	-	1	2
Public administration	6	2	3
Public administration	6	2	3
Justice, public order, and safety activities	6	2	3
Justice, public order, and safety activities	6	2	3
Fire protection	2	2	3
Footnotes: (1) Industry data are based on the North American Industry Classification System, 2007. Total may include other industries not shown. (2) Data for 2012 are revised and final. (3) Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. (p) Data for 2013 are preliminary. Revised and final 2013 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2015.
NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes 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.

Table 4. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 2012-2013
Occupation(1)	2012(2)	2013(p)
Occupation(1)	Number	Number	Percent
Total	77	62	100
Management occupations	3	4	6
Other management occupations	3	4	6
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers	1	3	5
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers	1	3	5
Property, real estate, and community association managers	-	1	2
Property, real estate, and community association managers	-	1	2
Architecture and engineering occupations	-	1	2
Engineers	-	1	2
Electrical and electronics engineers	-	1	2
Electrical engineers	-	1	2
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	-	1	2
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers	-	1	2
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers	-	1	2
Athletes and sports competitors	-	1	2
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	-	1	2
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners	-	1	2
Physicians and surgeons	-	1	2
Family and general practitioners	-	1	2
Protective service occupations	6	2	3
Supervisors of protective service workers	1	2	3
First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers	1	2	3
First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers	1	2	3
Food preparation and serving related occupations	3	1	2
Cooks	-	1	2
Food preparation workers	-	1	2
Food preparation workers	-	1	2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	6	4	6
Supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers	-	1	2
First-line supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers	-	1	2
First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	-	1	2
Building cleaning and pest control workers	-	1	2
Pest control workers	-	1	2
Pest control workers	-	1	2
Grounds maintenance workers	3	-	-
Grounds maintenance workers	3	-	-
Tree trimmers and pruners	-	1	2
Sales and related occupations	4	7	11
Supervisors of sales workers	2	4	6
First-line supervisors of sales workers	2	4	6
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	1	4	6
Retail sales workers	2	2	3
Cashiers	2	2	3
Cashiers	2	2	3
Other sales and related workers	-	1	2
Miscellaneous sales and related workers	-	1	2
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers	-	1	2
Office and administrative support occupations	3	-	-
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers	-	1	2
Stock clerks and order fillers	-	1	2
Stock clerks and order fillers	-	1	2
Construction and extraction occupations	16	13	21
Supervisors of construction and extraction workers	3	4	6
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	3	4	6
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	3	4	6
Construction trades workers	11	8	13
Construction laborers	-	1	2
Construction laborers	-	1	2
Electricians	2	3	5
Electricians	2	3	5
Roofers	-	3	5
Roofers	-	3	5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	7	5	8
Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	-	4	6
Line installers and repairers	-	1	2
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	-	1	2
Maintenance and repair workers, general	-	3	5
Maintenance and repair workers, general	-	3	5
Production occupations	3	3	5
Supervisors of production workers	-	1	2
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers	-	1	2
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers	-	1	2
Transportation and material moving occupations	18	18	29
Motor vehicle operators	12	9	15
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	10	5	8
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	6	3	5
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	2	3	5
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	2	3	5
Miscellaneous motor vehicle operators	-	1	2
Other transportation workers	-	1	2
Automotive and watercraft service attendants	-	1	2
Automotive and watercraft service attendants	-	1	2
Material moving workers	3	7	11
Industrial truck and tractor operators	-	3	5
Industrial truck and tractor operators	-	3	5
Laborers and material movers, hand	-	3	5
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	-	3	5
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	-	1	2
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	-	1	2
Footnotes: (1) Occupation data are based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, 2010. Total may include occupations not shown. (2) Data for 2012 are revised and final. (p) Data for 2013 are preliminary. Revised and final 2013 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2015.
NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes 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.

Table 5. Fatal occupational injuries by worker characteristics, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 2012-2013
Worker characteristics	2012(1)	2013(p)
Worker characteristics	Number	Number	Percent
Total	77	62	100
Employee status
Wage and salary workers(2)	67	52	84
Self-employed(3)	10	10	16
Gender
Men	70	59	95
Women	7	3	5
Age(4)
20 to 24 years	3	1	2
25 to 34 years	14	10	16
35 to 44 years	18	14	23
45 to 54 years	23	20	32
55 to 64 years	12	9	15
65 and over	7	8	13
Race or ethnic origin(5)
White (non-Hispanic)	43	42	68
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	16	10	16
Hispanic or Latino	13	5	8
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5	5	8
Footnotes: (1) Data for 2012 are revised and final. (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, and may include some owners of incorporated businesses or members of partnerships. (4) Information may not be available for all age groups. (5) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude Hispanic and Latino workers. (p) Data for 2013 are preliminary. Revised and final 2013 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2015.
NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes 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.

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Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables