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Thursday, February 22, 2018
Fatal work injuries totaled 31 in 2016 for South Dakota, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Charlene Peiffer noted that the number of work-related fatalities in South Dakota increased from 21 in the previous year. Fatal occupational injuries in the state have ranged from a high of 46 in 1999 to a low of 20 in 2013. (See chart 1.)
Nationwide, a total of 5,190 fatal work injuries were recorded in 2016, a 7-percent increase from the 4,836 fatal injuries in 2015, according to the results from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program. This was the third consecutive increase in annual workplace fatalities and the first time more than 5,000 fatalities have been recorded since 2008.
Type of incidentIn South Dakota, falls, slips, or trips resulted in eight fatal work injuries and transportation incidents resulted in seven fatalities. These two major categories accounted for approximately 48 percent of all workplace fatalities in the state. (See table 1.) The number of worker deaths from falls, slips, or trips were up from three over the year and worker fatalities due to transportation incidents declined by two from the previous year.
Nationally, transportation incidents were the most frequent fatal workplace event in 2016, accounting for 40 percent of fatal work injuries. (See chart 2.) Violence and other injuries by persons or animals was the second-most common fatal event (17 percent), followed by falls, slips, or trips (16 percent).
IndustryThe private agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector had the largest number of fatalities in South Dakota with 16, up from 9 in the previous year. (See table 2.) Nine of the 16 fatalities occurred in crop production.
OccupationManagement occupations and construction and extraction occupations had the highest number of workplace fatalities with 12 each. (See table 3.) Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers accounted for all of the fatalities within the management occupations. Ten of the 12 fatalities within the construction and extraction group were construction trade workers.
Additional highlightsBackground of the program. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), part of the BLS Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSHS) program, compiles a count of all fatal work injuries occurring in the U.S. during the calendar year. The CFOI program uses diverse state, federal, and independent data sources to identify, verify, and describe fatal work injuries. This ensures counts are as complete and accurate as possible. For the 2016 national data, over 23,300 unique source documents were reviewed as part of the data collection process. For technical information and definitions for CFOI, please go to the BLS Handbook of Methods on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/home.htm.
Federal/State agency coverage. The CFOI includes data for all fatal work injuries, even those that may be outside the scope of other agencies or 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. More on the scope of CFOI can be found at www.bls.gov/iif/cfoiscope.htm.
Acknowledgments. BLS appreciates the efforts of all federal, state, local, and private sector entities that provided source documents used to identify fatal work injuries. Among these agencies are the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; the National Transportation Safety Board; the U.S. Coast Guard; the Mine Safety and Health Administration; the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (Federal Employees' Compensation and Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation divisions); the Federal Railroad Administration; the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; state vital statistics registrars, coroners, and medical examiners; state departments of health, labor, and industrial relations and workers' compensation agencies; state and local police departments; and state farm bureaus.
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Event or exposure (1) | 2015 | 2016 | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 21 | 31 | 100 |
Transportation incidents | 9 | 7 | 23 |
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicles | 5 | 4 | 13 |
Nonroadway noncollision incident | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Fires and explosions | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Fires | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | -- | 1 | 3 |
Explosions | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Falls, slips, trips | 3 | 8 | 26 |
Falls to lower level | -- | 7 | 23 |
Other fall to lower level | -- | 5 | 16 |
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet | -- | 1 | 3 |
Exposure to harmful substances or environments | -- | 5 | 16 |
Exposure to electricity | -- | -- | -- |
Indirect exposure to electricity | -- | 1 | 3 |
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | -- | 1 | 3 |
Exposure to other harmful substances | -- | 1 | 3 |
Inhalation of harmful substance | -- | 1 | 3 |
Contact with objects and equipment | 4 | 6 | 19 |
Struck by object or equipment | -- | -- | -- |
Struck by powered vehicle--nontransport | -- | -- | -- |
Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | -- | 1 | 3 |
Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Footnotes: | |||
NOTE: Data for all years are final. 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. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
Industry (1) | 2015 | 2016 | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 21 | 31 | 100 |
Private industry | 20 | 30 | 97 |
Natural resources and mining | 9 | 16 | 52 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 9 | 16 | 52 |
Crop production | 4 | 9 | 29 |
Oilseed and grain farming | -- | 4 | 13 |
Soybean farming | -- | 2 | 6 |
Wheat farming | -- | 1 | 3 |
Animal production and aquaculture | 4 | 7 | 23 |
Cattle ranching and farming | 4 | 7 | 23 |
Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots | 3 | 4 | 13 |
Beef cattle ranching and farming | 2 | 4 | 13 |
Dairy cattle and milk production | -- | 2 | 6 |
Construction | -- | 11 | 35 |
Construction | -- | 11 | 35 |
Construction of buildings | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Residential building construction | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Residential building construction | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nonresidential building construction | -- | -- | -- |
Industrial building construction | -- | 1 | 3 |
Specialty trade contractors | -- | 5 | 16 |
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors | -- | 3 | 10 |
Framing contractors | -- | 1 | 3 |
Residential framing contractors | -- | 1 | 3 |
Roofing contractors | -- | 1 | 3 |
Nonresidential roofing contractors | -- | 1 | 3 |
Other specialty trade contractors | -- | 1 | 3 |
Site preparation contractors | -- | 1 | 3 |
Nonresidential site preparation contractors | -- | 1 | 3 |
Manufacturing | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Manufacturing | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing | -- | 1 | 3 |
Plastics product manufacturing | -- | 1 | 3 |
Polystyrene foam product manufacturing | -- | 1 | 3 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Retail trade | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | -- | 1 | 3 |
Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores | -- | 1 | 3 |
Tire dealers | -- | 1 | 3 |
Educational and health services | -- | 1 | 3 |
Health care and social assistance | -- | 1 | 3 |
Social assistance | -- | 1 | 3 |
Vocational rehabilitation services | -- | 1 | 3 |
Government (2) | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Local government | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Footnotes: | |||
NOTE: Data for all years are final. 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. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
Occupation (1) | 2015 | 2016 | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 21 | 31 | 100 |
Management occupations | 9 | 12 | 39 |
Other management occupations | 9 | 12 | 39 |
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers | 8 | 12 | 39 |
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers | 8 | 12 | 39 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations | -- | 1 | 3 |
Cooks and food preparation workers | -- | 1 | 3 |
Food preparation workers | -- | 1 | 3 |
Food preparation workers | -- | 1 | 3 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | -- | 4 | 13 |
Agricultural workers | -- | 4 | 13 |
Miscellaneous agricultural workers | -- | 4 | 13 |
Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals | -- | 4 | 13 |
Construction and extraction occupations | -- | 12 | 39 |
Construction trades workers | -- | 10 | 32 |
Carpenters | -- | 3 | 10 |
Carpenters | -- | 3 | 10 |
Construction laborers | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Construction laborers | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Electricians | -- | 1 | 3 |
Electricians | -- | 1 | 3 |
Roofers | -- | 1 | 3 |
Roofers | -- | 1 | 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. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
Worker characteristics | 2015 | 2016 | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 21 | 31 | 100 |
Employee status | |||
Wage and salary workers (1) | 9 | 16 | 52 |
Self-employed (2) | 12 | 15 | 48 |
Gender | |||
Men | 19 | 30 | 97 |
Women | -- | -- | -- |
Age (3) | |||
20 to 24 years | -- | 4 | 13 |
25 to 34 years | -- | 4 | 13 |
35 to 44 years | 3 | 6 | 19 |
45 to 54 years | 5 | 5 | 16 |
55 to 64 years | 5 | 5 | 16 |
65 years and over | 7 | 6 | 19 |
Race or ethnic origin (4) | |||
White, non-Hispanic | 21 | 26 | 84 |
Black or African-American, non-Hispanic | -- | -- | -- |
Hispanic or Latino | -- | 3 | 10 |
Footnotes: | |||
NOTE: Data for all years are final. 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. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
Last Modified Date: Thursday, February 22, 2018