Fatal occupational injuries in 2013 - Chart package

Number of fatal work injuries, 1992–2013 Number of fatal work injuries 9,000 8,000 7,000

6,000 5,000

6,331 6,217

6,632

6,238

6,275

6,202

6,055

6,054

5,915

5,575

5,920 5,534

4,000

5,840

5,764 5,734

5,657 5,214

4,690 4,693

4,551

4,585

4,628

3,000 2,000 1,000 0

The 2013 total of 4,585 fatal work injuries is about the same as the count of 4,628 fatal work injuries reported for 2012. Data for all years are revised and final. Note: Data from 2001 exclude fatal work injuries resulting from the September 11 terrorist attacks. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2015.

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Rate of fatal work injuries, 2006–2013 Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) 5 4.2 4

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

3 2

1 0 2006

2007

2008

The rate of fatal work injuries in 2013 was 3.3 fatal work injuries per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers, down slightly from the final 2012 rate of 3.4. Data for all years are revised and final. Note: Rate = (Fatal work injuries/Total hours worked by all workers) x 200,000,000 where 200,000,000 = base for 100,000 full-time equivalent workers (FTEs) working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year. The total hours worked figures are annual average estimates of total at work multiplied by average hours for civilians, 16 years of age and over, from the Current Population Survey (CPS). In 2008, CFOI implemented a new methodology, using hours worked for fatal work injury rate calculations rather than employment. For additional information on the fatal work injury rate methodology, please see http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshnotice10.htm. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Current Population Survey, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, and U.S. Census Bureau, 2015.

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Fatal occupational injuries, by major event, 2013 Fires and explosions 3% Exposure to harmful substances or environments 7%

Falls, slips, trips 16%

Total=4,585 Other 3%

Roadway incidents 24%

Falls to lower level 13% Other 17%

Other 5% Contact with objects and equipment 16%

Struck by object or equipment 11% Other 8%

Transportation incidents 41%

Homicides 9% Violence and other injuries by persons or animals 17%

More fatal work injuries resulted from transportation incidents than from any other event in 2013. Roadway incidents alone accounted for nearly one out of every four fatal work injuries. Data for all years are revised and final. Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2015.

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Difference in fatal work injury counts, by event, 2012–2013 2012 Level ALL EVENTS

-43

Transportation incidents

-58

Violence and other injuries by persons or animals

-30

Exposure to harmful substances or environments

-5

Contact with objects and equipment

-2

2013 Total = 4,585 2012 Total = 4,628

20

Falls, slips, trips

27

Fires and explosions

-80

-60

-40

-20

0

20

40

Change in fatal events from 2012 level Overall, 43 fewer fatal occupational injuries occurred in 2013 compared to 2012. This difference was seen across all major event categories except fires and explosions and falls, slips, and trips, which were higher.

Data for all years are revised and final. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2015.

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Fatal falls to lower level by height of fall, 2013 Percent of fatal falls to lower level 20% 18%

19%

16% 14%

15%

12% 10%

11%

8%

16%

Total = 595 12%

10%

10%

6%

6%

4% 2% 0% Less than 6

6 to 10

11 to 15

16 to 20

21 to 25

26 to 30

More than 30 Unspecified

Height of fall (in feet) In 2013, falls to lower level accounted for 595 fatal work injuries. Of the cases where height of fall was known (480 cases), 3 out of every 5 were falls of 20 feet or less. One in five cases involved falls from more than 30 feet. Data for all years are revised and final. Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2015.

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Fatal occupational injuries due to transportation incidents, by type, 2013 Other