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Workplace Fatalities in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC– Full Tables
| Event or exposure(1) | 2012(2) | 2013(p) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | Percent | |
| Total | 20 | 27 | 100 |
| Violence and other injuries by persons or animals | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| Intentional injury by person | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| Homicides | 1 | - | - |
| Shooting by other person--intentional | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Suicides | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Transportation incidents | - | 11 | 41 |
| Aircraft incidents | - | 2 | 7 |
| Water vehicle incidents | - | 4 | 15 |
| Fall or jump from water vehicle | - | 3 | 11 |
| Roadway incident involving motorized land vehicle | - | 3 | 11 |
| Roadway collision with other vehicle | - | - | - |
| Roadway collision--moving and standing vehicle in roadway | - | 1 | 4 |
| Falls, slips, trips | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| Falls to lower level | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| Other fall to lower level | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet | - | 1 | 4 |
| Exposure to harmful substances or environments | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Contact with objects and equipment | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | - | 1 | 4 |
| Caught in running equipment or machinery | - | 1 | 4 |
| Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | - | 1 | 4 |
| Footnotes: | |||
| 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. | |||
| Industry(1) | 2012(2) | 2013(p) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | Percent | |
| Total | 20 | 27 | 100 |
| Private industry | 17 | 20 | 74 |
| Goods-producing | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| Construction | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| Construction | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| Heavy and civil engineering construction | - | 1 | 4 |
| Utility system construction | - | 1 | 4 |
| Water and sewer line and related structures construction | - | 1 | 4 |
| Specialty trade contractors | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| Manufacturing | - | 3 | 11 |
| Manufacturing | - | 3 | 11 |
| Food manufacturing | - | 1 | 4 |
| Seafood product preparation and packaging | - | 1 | 4 |
| Seafood product preparation and packaging | - | 1 | 4 |
| Fabricated metal product manufacturing | - | 1 | 4 |
| Machine shops; turned product; and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing | - | 1 | 4 |
| Machine shops | - | 1 | 4 |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | - | 1 | 4 |
| Ship and boat building | - | 1 | 4 |
| Ship and boat building | - | 1 | 4 |
| Ship building and repairing | - | 1 | 4 |
| Service-providing | 8 | 12 | 44 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| Wholesale trade | - | 3 | 11 |
| Merchant wholesalers, durable goods | - | 2 | 7 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Motor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods | - | 1 | 4 |
| Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers | - | 1 | 4 |
| General line grocery merchant wholesalers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Professional and business services | - | 3 | 11 |
| Administrative and waste services | - | 3 | 11 |
| Administrative and support services | - | 3 | 11 |
| Services to buildings and dwellings | - | 1 | 4 |
| Landscaping services | - | 1 | 4 |
| Leisure and hospitality | - | 3 | 11 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | - | 1 | 4 |
| Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries | - | 1 | 4 |
| Other amusement and recreation industries | - | 1 | 4 |
| Marinas | - | 1 | 4 |
| Accommodation and food services | - | 2 | 7 |
| Food services and drinking places | - | 2 | 7 |
| Limited-service eating places | - | 2 | 7 |
| Limited-service eating places | - | 2 | 7 |
| Limited-service restaurants | - | 2 | 7 |
| Government | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| Federal government | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Service-providing | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Public administration | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Public administration | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Justice, public order, and safety activities | - | 2 | 7 |
| Justice, public order, and safety activities | - | 2 | 7 |
| Police protection | - | 2 | 7 |
| National security and international affairs | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| National security and international affairs | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| National security | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Local government | - | 1 | 4 |
| Service-providing | - | 1 | 4 |
| Public administration | - | 1 | 4 |
| Public administration | - | 1 | 4 |
| Justice, public order, and safety activities | - | 1 | 4 |
| Justice, public order, and safety activities | - | 1 | 4 |
| Police protection | - | 1 | 4 |
| Footnotes: | |||
| 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. | |||
| Occupation(1) | 2012(2) | 2013(p) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | Percent | |
| Total | 20 | 27 | 100 |
| Protective service occupations | - | 3 | 11 |
| Law enforcement workers | - | 3 | 11 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | - | 2 | 7 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | - | 2 | 7 |
| Police officers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | - | 2 | 7 |
| Supervisors of food preparation and serving workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Food and beverage serving workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Fast food and counter workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | - | 1 | 4 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | - | 1 | 4 |
| Supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| First-line supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | - | 1 | 4 |
| Fishing and hunting workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Fishers and related fishing workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Fishers and related fishing workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| Supervisors of construction and extraction workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Construction trades workers | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | - | 1 | 4 |
| Pipelayers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 1 | - | - |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | - | 1 | 4 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | - | 1 | 4 |
| Production occupations | - | 1 | 4 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Machinists | - | 1 | 4 |
| Machinists | - | 1 | 4 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Motor vehicle operators | - | 3 | 11 |
| Driver/sales workers and truck drivers | - | 3 | 11 |
| Light truck or delivery services drivers | - | 1 | 4 |
| Material moving workers | - | 3 | 11 |
| Laborers and material movers, hand | - | 1 | 4 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | - | 1 | 4 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | - | 1 | 4 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | - | 1 | 4 |
| Military occupations(3) | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Footnotes: | |||
| 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. | |||
| Worker characteristics | 2012(1) | 2013(p) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | Percent | |
| Total | 20 | 27 | 100 |
| Employee status | |||
| Wage and salary workers(2) | 18 | 24 | 89 |
| Self-employed(3) | - | 3 | 11 |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 19 | 27 | 100 |
| Age(4) | |||
| 18-19 years | - | 1 | 4 |
| 20 to 24 years | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 to 34 years | 3 | 8 | 30 |
| 35 to 44 years | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 45 to 54 years | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 55 to 64 years | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| Race or ethnic origin(5) | |||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 12 | 16 | 59 |
| Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| Hispanic or Latino | - | 4 | 15 |
| Footnotes: | |||
| 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. | |||