Fatal occupational injuries in 2009 - chart package - Bureau of Labor ...

Number of fatal work injuries, 1992–2009 7,000 6,217 6,331

6,000

6,632

6,275 6,202 6,238

6,055 6,054 5,920 5,915

5,000

5,534 5,575

5,764 5,734 5,840 5,657 5,214 4,551

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

The 2009 total of 4,551 fatal work injuries represents a 13 percent decrease from the 5,214 fatal work injuries reported for 2008.

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, 2011.

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Rate of fatal work injuries, 2006–2009 Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) 5

4.2 4

4.0

3.7

3.5

3 2

1 0

2006

2007

2008

2009

The rate of fatal work injuries in 2009 was 3.5 fatal work injuries per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers, down from 3.7 in 2008. Rate = (Fatal work injuries/Total hours worked by all employees) 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 older, 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 changes please see https://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, 2011. 2

Number of fatal work injuries, by State, 2009 WA 76

ND 25

MT 52

ID 27

OR 66

MN 61 WI 94

SD 24

WY 19

UT 48

CO 83

IL 158 KS 76

CA 409

OK 82

NM 42

AZ 76

MI 94

IA 80

NE 57 NV 24

KY 101

TX 482

PA 168 WV 41 VA 119

TN 111

AR 75

AL 75

NH 6

NY 185 OH 137

IN 125

MO 142

MS 67

AK 17

VT 12

NC 129 GA 110

DE 7 MD 65

NJ CT 99 34

ME 16

MA 64 RI 7

DC 11

SC 73

LA 140

Decreased in 2009 FL 245

Increased in 2009

HI 13

Thirty-seven States had fewer fatal workplace injuries in 2009 compared to 2008. Thirteen States and the District of Columbia had more fatal injuries in 2009 than in 2008. 3 SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011.

Manner in which fatal work injuries occurred, 2009 Exposure to harmful substances or environments (9%)

Fires and explosions (2%)

Total = 4,551

Highway incidents (22%)

Falls (14%) Fall to lower level (12%)

Transportation incidents (39%)

Homicides (12%) Assaults and violent acts (18%)

Struck by object (9%)

Contact with objects and equipment (16%)

More fatal work injuries resulted from transportation incidents than from any other event. Highway incidents alone accounted for more than one out of every five fatal work injuries in 2009. NOTE: Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011.

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Difference in fatal work injury counts, by event, 2008–2009 2008 Level ALL EVENTS

-663 -335

Transportation incidents Contact with objects and equipment Fires and explosions

-196 -61

2008 Total = 5,214 2009 Total = 4,551

Falls

-55

Exposure to harmful substances or environments

-35

Assaults and violent acts -800

21 -600

-400

-200

0

200

Change in fatal events from 2008 level Assaults and violent acts was the only type of event to see an increase in fatal work injuries from 2008 to 2009. Fatal injuries from all other types of events decreased in 2009.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011.

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Four most frequent work-related fatal injury events, 1992–2009 1,600

Number of fatal injuries

1,400 1,343 1,346 1,346 1,200

1,242 1,158

1,000

1,044

1,080

1,074

600

557

618 565

591

1,365

1,409

1,373 1,353 1,398

1,437

1,356

1,414

1,036

800 600

1,496

1,215

927

655

1,393

1,442

651

547

691

860 716

714 706

582

579

400

822

810

520

721 651 585

734 677 571

719

609

632

505

531

985

847 700

696

643 553

770

827

602

607

559

567

589

628

645

526 540

504

520

542 420

200

0

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Highway incidents

Homicides

Falls

Struck by object

Workplace homicides have declined by almost 50 percent since 1994, but increased by 3 percent from 2008 to 2009. Highway incidents decreased by 30 percent in the last two years from 2007 to 2009. 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, 2011.

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Work-related fatal falls, by type of fall, 2009

Total = 645 Down stairs or steps (4%) From building girders or other structural steel (3%)

From floor, dock, or ground level (5%)

Other or unknown (17%)

From roof (17%)

From ladder (20%) On same level (14%)

From From scaffold, nonmoving staging vehicle (8%) (12%)

Of the 645 fatal falls in 2009, over one-third involved falls from roofs or ladders.

NOTE: Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011.

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Fatal work-related injuries from selected transportation events, excluding highway incidents, 1992–2009 500 450 400 350 300

Number of fatal work injuries 436 353 346

268

250

261

200 150

159 109

100 50

86 66

34

0 Nonhighway

Pedestrian

Aircraft

Railway

Water vehicle

Fatal work-related injuries involving water vehicle transportation increased in 2009, while nonhighway, pedestrian and aircraft decreased. Railway incidents stayed the same.

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, 2011.

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How workers died in multiple-fatality incidents, 2009

Fires and explosions (8%)

Total workers = 355

Other (10%) Aircraft (25%)

Homicides (23%) Highway (24%)

Transportation (60%)

All other transportation (10%)

Transportation incidents accounted for three-fifths of the workers killed in multiple-fatality events. Aircraft and highway transportation incidents each made up about a quarter of these multiple-fatality incidents. NOTE: Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011.

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Hours worked and fatal work injuries, by gender of worker, 2009

Women (7%)

Women (44%)

Men (93%)

Men (56%)

Hours worked = 254,771,380,000

Fatal work injuries = 4,551

A disproportionate share of fatal work injuries involved men relative to their hours worked in 2009.

SOURCE: US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, and Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 2011.

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Distribution of fatal injury events, by gender of worker, 2009

Highway incidents

21%

Homicides

11%

Contact with objects and equipment

25% 17%

4%

Falls

14% 14%

Exposure to harmful substances or environments

6%

Fires and explosions

25%

Men = 4,216 Women = 335

9%

2% 3% 0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Percent of fatal work injuries within gender A higher percentage of fatal work injuries to women resulted from highway incidents, homicides, and fires and explosions than to men. A higher percentage of fatal work injuries to men resulted from contact with objects and equipment and exposure to harmful substances or environments. 11 SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011.

Number of work-related homicides, by gender of decedent, 1997–2009

1,000

900 800

860

145

700

714 164

600

651 126

677 134

643 128

500 400

300

609 136

632

559

119

567

99

98

628 540

113

120

526

542

98

83

428

459

2008

2009

715

200

550

525

543

515

473

513

460

469

420

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Men

Women

515

100 0

1997

2007

Workplace homicides incurred by women were down in 2009, but workplace homicides to men increased by 7 percent.

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, 2011.

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Number of fatal work injuries involving Hispanic or Latino workers, 1992-2009 1,200 1,000

895 815

800 634 600 400 200

624 619 638

533 258

275

314

320

288

336

277

342

267

371

658 279

379

707 302

405

730 262

468

323 321

841 263

902 794 306

923 285

990 323

937 303

274

804 713 301 284

494

572

578

520

596

638

667

634

503

429

0

Foreign-born

Native-born

Fatal work injuries involving Hispanic or Latino workers continued to decrease in 2009 after reaching a series high in 2006. About three-fifths of fatally-injured Hispanic or Latino workers in 2009 were born outside of the United States. 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, 2011.

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Fatal occupational injuries involving foreign-born workers, by country or region of birth, 2009 Canada South America (1%) (4%)

Australia and Oceania (1%)

Africa (5%) Caribbean (7%)

Mexico (40%)

Central America, except Mexico (9%)

Total workers = 740

Europe (11%) Asia (21%)

Workers born in Mexico accounted for the largest portion (40 percent) of foreign-born workers who died from work-related injuries in the United States in 2009. NOTE: Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011.

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Fatal work injury rates, by age group, 2009 Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) 14 12.1

12 10 8 6 4

All worker fatal work injury rate = 3.5 2.5

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.6

4.3

2 0

18 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 to 34 years35 to 44 years45 to 54 years55 to 64 years 65 years and over

Fatal work injury rates for workers 45 years of age and older were higher than the overall U.S. rate and the rate for workers 65 years of age and older were nearly 3.5 times the rate for all workers. NOTE: Fatal injury rates exclude workers under the age of 16 years, volunteers, and resident military. For additional information on the fatal work injury rate methodology changes please see https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshnotice10.htm. 15 SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011.

Number and rate of fatal occupational injuries, by industry sector, 2009 Construction Transportation and warehousing Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

834

9.9 13.3

633

27.2

575

Government Professional and business services

461

1.9

422

3.1

2.3

319

Manufacturing Retail trade Leisure and hospitality Wholesale trade Other services (exc. public admin.) Educational and health services Financial activities

307

2.2 231

2.2

Total fatal injuries = 4,551

190

All worker fatal injury rate = 3.5

173

2.8 0.8

150

1.2

108

Mining

99

Information

12.4 1.1

33

Utilities

1,000

5.0

16 800

600

400

Number of fatal work injuries

200

1.7 0

10

20

30

Fatal work injury rate

(per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers)

Although construction had the highest number of fatal injuries in 2009, the agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting sector had the highest fatal work injury rate. NOTE: All industries shown are private with the exception of government, which includes fatalities to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. Fatal injury rates exclude workers under the age of 16 years, volunteers, and resident military. The number of fatal work injuries represents total published fatalities before the exclusions. For additional information on the fatal work injury rate methodology changes please see https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshnotice10.htm. 16 SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011.

Fatal occupational injuries in the private mining industry, 2003–2009 Number of fatal work injuries 250

192

200

150

100

141 56

152 54

159

67

183

176

61

56

61

99 31

50

0

85

2003

98

98

2004

2005

125

122

120 68

2006

Private oil and gas extraction industries

2007

2008

2009

All other private sector mining

Fatal work injuries in the private mining industry declined in 2009. Oil and gas industry fatal work injuries accounted for more than two-thirds of the fatal work injuries in the mining sector in 2009. NOTE: Oil and gas extraction are designated as oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21111), drilling oil and gas wells (NAICS 213111) , and support for oil and gas industries (NAICS 213112). SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011.

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Number and rate of fatal occupational injuries, by occupation group, 2009 Transportation and material 1,059 moving

13.6 838

Construction and extraction

12.4 634

Service Management, business, and financial operations Installation, maintenance, and repair

3.0

2.5

564 326

290

Sales and related Farming, fishing, and forestry

6.6

Total fatal work injuries = 4,551

2.0

239

25.8

All worker fatal injury rate = 3.5

0.8

234

Professional and related

2.7

197

Production Office and administrative support 1,200

0.6

93 1,000

800

600

400

Number of fatal work injuries

200

0

8

16

24

32

Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers)

Although transportation and material moving occupations had the highest number of fatal work injuries in 2009, the highest fatal work injury rate among major occupational groups was for farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. NOTE: Fatal injury rates exclude workers under the age of 16 years, volunteers, and resident military. The number of fatal work injuries represents total published fatalities before the exclusions. For additional information on the fatal work injury rate methodology changes please see http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshnotice10.htm. 18 SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011.

Some of the published fatal occupational injuries, injury rates, and the total hours worked for selected occupations, industries, and a race/ethnic origin category were improperly calculated for 2006 to 2015. For details on the affected rates and products, please visit www.bls.gov/bls/errata/cfoi-errata-2016.htm. This chart has been revised with the corrected figures.

Number and rate of selected occupations with high fatal injury rates, 2009 Fishers and related fishing workers

203.6

Logging workers

57 65.5

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers

36 65

59.0

Farmers and ranchers

39.7

Roofers

34.7

Structural iron and steel workers

30.3

18

Refuse and recyclable material collectors

26.5

20

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

Construction laborers First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 240

Total fatal work injuries = 4,551 All worker fatal injury rate = 3.5

302 60

647

20.2 18.8

229

17.0 200

160 120 80 40 Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers)

43 0

200 400 600 Number of fatal work injuries

800

Fatal work injury rates were highest for fishers, logging workers, and aircraft pilots and flight engineers in 2009. NOTE: Fatal injury rates exclude workers under the age of 16 years, volunteers, and resident military. The number of fatal work injuries represents total published fatalities before the exclusions. For additional information on the fatal work injury rate methodology changes please see http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshnotice10.htm. 19 SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011.

Distribution of fatal work injuries by selected occupations in the private construction industry, 2008–2009 Construction laborers

22%

First-line supervisors/ managers of construction trades and extraction workers

9%

Carpenters

7%

24%

12%

9%

7% 7%

Roofers

Electricians Construction equipment operators

4%

Construction managers

4%

Painters, construction and maintenance

3%

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer

3%

0%

Total fatal work injuries in 2009 = 834

7%

5%

Total fatal work injuries in 2008 = 975

6%

2009

6%

2008

5% 4%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Percent of private construction fatal work injuries Fatal work injuries involving construction laborers accounted for about one out of every four private construction fatal work injuries in 2009. Total fatal work injuries in construction declined by 14 percent from 2008 to 2009. 20 SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011.