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Monday, December 02, 2013
Fatal work injuries totaled 64 in 2012 for North Dakota, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Charlene Peiffer noted that while the 2012 count was preliminary, the number of work-related fatalities in North Dakota increased by 20 over the year. Fatal occupational injuries in the state have ranged from this year’s series high of 64 to a low of 20 in 1992. Over the last three years, the number of fatalities has trended upward, increasing by 39 since 2009. (See chart 1.)
Nationwide, a preliminary total of 4,383 fatal work injuries were recorded in 2012, down from a revised count of 4,693 fatalities in 2011, according to results from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program. Final 2012 CFOI data will be released in spring 2014.
Of the 64 fatal work injuries reported in North Dakota in 2012, 39 resulted from transportation incidents and accounted for almost two-thirds of all fatal work injuries. Other major event categories each reported less than 10 deaths. (See table 1.) Within transportation incidents, roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles was the most frequent type of workplace fatality with 25 deaths. (Note that transportation counts presented in this release are expected to rise when updated 2012 data are released in Spring 2014 because key source documentation detailing specific transportation-related incidents has not yet been received.)
In the United States, transportation incidents were also the most frequent fatal workplace event in 2012, accounting for 41 percent of fatal work injuries. However, North Dakota’s 61-percent share of on-the-job fatalities due to this event was much larger the nationwide share. (See chart 2.) Violence and other injuries by persons or animals was the second most frequent type of event nationally, with 17 percent of work-related fatalities, 12 percentage points higher than the share in North Dakota. Contact with objects or equipment (16 percent) and falls, slips, and trips (15 percent) were the third and fourth most frequent events, respectively, in the nation.
Additional key characteristics:Background of the program. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, part of the BLS occupational safety and health statistics program, compiles a count of all fatal work injuries occurring in the United States during the calendar year. The program uses diverse state, federal, and independent data sources to identify, verify, and describe fatal work injuries. This assures counts are as complete and accurate as possible.
For technical information about the CFOI program, please go to the BLS Handbook of Methods on the BLS web site at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/home.htm.
Federal/State agency coverage. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries includes data for all fatal work injuries, whether the decedent was working in a job covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or other federal or state agencies or was outside the scope of regulatory coverage. Thus, any comparison between the BLS fatality census counts and those released by other agencies should take into account the different coverage requirements and definitions being used by each agency.
Acknowledgments. The Bureau of Labor Statistics appreciates the efforts of all federal, state, local, and private sector entities that submitted source documents used to identify fatal work injuries.
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Event or exposure(1) | 2011 | 2012(p) | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 44 | 64 | 100 |
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Intentional injury by person | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Transportation incidents | 23 | 39 | 61 |
Aircraft incidents | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Other in-flight crash | -- | 2 | 3 |
Rail vehicle incidents | -- | 4 | 6 |
Collision between rail vehicle and another vehicle | -- | 4 | 6 |
Collision between rail and roadway vehicles | -- | 3 | 5 |
Pedestrian vehicular incident | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle | 15 | 25 | 39 |
Roadway collision with other vehicle | 10 | 17 | 27 |
Roadway collision--moving in opposite directions, oncoming | 6 | 9 | 14 |
Roadway collision--moving perpendicularly | -- | 6 | 9 |
Roadway noncollision incident | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire | -- | 3 | 5 |
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicles | -- | 4 | 6 |
Fires and Explosions | 2 | 5 | 8 |
Explosions | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Falls, slips, trips | 3 | 7 | 11 |
Falls to lower level | 2 | 7 | 11 |
Other fall to lower level | 2 | 5 | 8 |
Contact with objects and equipment | 9 | 8 | 13 |
Struck by object or equipment | -- | 6 | 9 |
Struck by powered vehicle--nontransport | -- | 3 | 5 |
Struck by falling object or equipment--other than powered vehicle | -- | 3 | 5 |
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | -- | 2 | 3 |
Caught in running equipment or machinery | -- | 2 | 3 |
Footnotes: | |||
NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event. |
Industry(1) | 2011 | 2012(p) | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 44 | 64 | 100 |
Private industry | 41 | 62 | 97 |
Natural resources and mining | 18 | 25 | 39 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 7 | 10 | 16 |
Crop production | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Animal production | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Cattle ranching and farming | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Mining(2) | 11 | 15 | 23 |
Oil and gas extraction | -- | 2 | 3 |
Oil and gas extraction | -- | 2 | 3 |
Oil and gas extraction | -- | 2 | 3 |
Support activities for mining | 9 | 12 | 19 |
Support activities for mining | 9 | 12 | 19 |
Support activities for mining | 9 | 12 | 19 |
Drilling oil and gas wells | 5 | 7 | 11 |
Support activities for oil and gas operations | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Construction | 9 | 25 | 39 |
Construction | 9 | 25 | 39 |
Heavy and civil engineering construction | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Utility system construction | -- | 4 | 6 |
Highway, street, and bridge construction | -- | 3 | 5 |
Highway, street, and bridge construction | -- | 3 | 5 |
Specialty trade contractors | 4 | 16 | 25 |
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors | -- | 8 | 12 |
Masonry contractors | -- | 6 | 9 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities | 13 | 8 | 12 |
Transportation and warehousing | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Truck transportation | 6 | 5 | 8 |
General freight trucking | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Leisure and hospitality | -- | 2 | 3 |
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) | 2011 | 2012(p) | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 44 | 64 | 100 |
Management occupations | 7 | 10 | 16 |
Other management occupations | 7 | 9 | 14 |
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers | 5 | 8 | 12 |
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers | 5 | 8 | 12 |
Protective service occupations | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Construction and extraction occupations | 12 | 34 | 53 |
Supervisors of construction and extraction workers | 5 | 6 | 9 |
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers | 3 | 6 | 9 |
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Construction trades workers | 4 | 16 | 25 |
Construction laborers | 3 | 10 | 16 |
Construction laborers | 3 | 10 | 16 |
Extraction workers | 3 | 12 | 19 |
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining | -- | 5 | 8 |
Roustabouts, oil and gas | -- | 5 | 8 |
Roustabouts, oil and gas | -- | 5 | 8 |
Transportation and material moving occupations | 13 | 14 | 22 |
Motor vehicle operators | 8 | 9 | 14 |
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers | 7 | 9 | 14 |
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | 7 | 7 | 11 |
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 | 2011 | 2012(p) | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 44 | 64 | 100 |
Employee status | |||
Wage and salary(1) | 36 | 49 | 77 |
Self-employed(2) | 8 | 15 | 23 |
Gender | |||
Men | 42 | 61 | 95 |
Women | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Age(3) | |||
20 to 24 years | 6 | 6 | 9 |
25 to 34 years | 5 | 11 | 17 |
35 to 44 years | 8 | 11 | 17 |
45 to 54 years | 10 | 18 | 28 |
55 to 64 years | 9 | 10 | 16 |
65 years and over | 3 | 7 | 11 |
Race or ethnic origin(4) | |||
White, non-Hispanic | 39 | 49 | 77 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 12 | 19 |
American Indian or Alaskan Native, non-Hispanic | -- | 3 | 5 |
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. |
Last Modified Date: Monday, December 02, 2013