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NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2010
(PRELIMINARY RESULTS)
A preliminary total of 4,547 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2010, about the same as the
final count of 4,551 fatal work injuries in 2009, according to results from the Census of Fatal
Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate of fatal work
injury for U.S. workers in 2010 was 3.5 per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers, the same as the final
rate for 2009. Over the last 3 years, increases in the published counts based on information received after the
release of preliminary data have averaged 174 fatalities per year or about 3 percent of the revised totals.
Final 2010 CFOI data will be released in Spring 2012.
Economic factors continue to play a role in the fatal work injury counts. Total hours worked were up slightly
in 2010 in contrast to the declines recorded in both 2008 and 2009, but some historically high-risk industries
continued to experience declines or slow growth in total hours worked.
Key preliminary findings of the 2010 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries:
- The number of fatal work injuries among the self-employed declined by 6 percent to 999 fatalities, more
than the decline in their hours worked. The number of fatal injuries among wage and salary workers
increased by 2 percent in 2010.
- Fatal work injuries in the private mining industry rose from 99 in 2009 to 172 in 2010, an increase of
74 percent. The fatal work injury rate for mining increased from 12.4 per 100,000 FTEs in 2009 to 19.9
per 100,000 in 2010. The multiple-fatality incidents at the Upper Big Branch Mine and the
Deepwater Horizon oil rig are included in these figures.
- Fatal work injuries in the private construction sector declined by 10 percent from 2009 to 2010 and are
down nearly 40 percent since 2006.
- Work-related fatalities resulting from fires more than doubled from 53 in 2009 to 109 in 2010--the highest
count since 2003.
- Workplace homicides declined 7 percent in 2010 to the lowest total ever recorded by the fatality census,
but workplace homicides involving women increased by 13 percent.
- Fatal work injuries among non-Hispanic black or African-American workers declined by 9 percent in 2010
while fatalities among non-Hispanic white workers were higher by 2 percent. Fatal work injuries
involving Hispanic or Latino workers were down 4 percent in 2010.
- The number of fatal workplace injuries among police officers increased by 40 percent, from 96 in 2009
to 134 in 2010.
Profile of 2010 fatal work injuries by type of incident
The number of fatal work injuries resulting from fires and explosions rose from 113 in 2009 to 187 in 2010,
an increase of 65 percent. The increase was led by an increase of 106 percent in fatalities resulting from
fires which rose from 53 in 2009 to 109 in 2010. Of the 187 fatalities involving fires and
explosions, 82 occurred in multiple fatality incidents.
Workplace homicides fell by 7 percent in 2010. The preliminary workplace homicide total
for 2010 (506 cases) represents a decline of more than 50 percent from the high of 1,080 homicides reported
in 1994. (See Chart 1.) Despite the overall decline, workplace homicides involving women were up 13 percent
in 2010. Workplace suicides declined slightly from the series high of 263 cases in 2009 to 258 cases in 2010.
Even with the decline, the 2010 preliminary count of workplace suicides is the third highest annual
total for the fatal work injury census.
Fatal falls declined 2 percent in 2010 (from 645 in 2009 to 635 in 2010). Overall, fatal falls are down 25 percent
from the series high of 847 fatal falls reported in 2007. Since 2007, fatal falls in the private construction
industry have decreased by 42 percent. Fatal injuries resulting from being struck by objects or equipment
were also lower, down 4 percent in 2010 to 402. Fatal work injuries involving exposure to harmful
substances or environments were up slightly, but electrocutions declined.
Transportation incidents decreased slightly in 2010 relative to 2009, but still accounted for nearly 2 out of
every 5 fatal work injuries in 2010. Nonhighway incidents, such as an off-road tractor overturn, were
higher in 2010 (up 4 percent) as were transportation incidents involving pedestrians and railways.
Fatal occupational injuries involving water vehicle incidents and aircraft incidents were both
lower in 2010. (Note that transportation counts presented in this release are expected to rise
when updated 2010 data are released in Spring 2012 because key source documentation detailing specific
transportation-related incidents has not yet been received.)
For more detailed information on fatal injuries by incident, see the 2010 tables at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm.
Profile of fatal work injuries in 2010 by industry sector
Private sector mining fatalities were up 74 percent in 2010, increasing from 99 cases in 2009 to 172 cases
in 2010. Fatal work injuries were sharply higher both in mining activities other than oil and
gas (up 110 percent) and also in support activities for mining (up 71 percent). Multiple-fatality
incidents in this industry were a major factor in the increased fatality total in mining. The Upper Big Branch
mining disaster claimed 29 workers and 11 workers died in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion.
The number of fatal work injuries in the private industry construction sector declined by 10 percent in 2010.
Fatal work injuries in construction have declined every year since 2006 and are down nearly 40 percent
over that time. Economic conditions may explain much of this decline with total hours worked having
declined another 6 percent in construction in 2010, after declines in both 2008 and 2009. Even with the
lower fatal injury total, construction accounted for more fatal work injuries than any other
industry in 2010. (See Chart 2.)
Among service-providing industries in the private sector, fatal work injuries in transportation and warehousing
accounted for 631 fatalities, about the same as the count in 2009 (633 fatalities). However, the
number of fatal injuries in truck transportation, the largest subsector within transportation and
warehousing in terms of employment, increased by 2 percent in 2010, led by a 17 percent increase
in specialized freight trucking. Among other transportation subsectors, fatal work injuries in air
and rail transportation were higher, but fatalities in water transportation declined in 2010.
Fatal work injuries in the professional and business services sector were down 16 percent, led by a
decline in fatalities in landscape services from 168 in 2009 to 130 in 2010. Fatal injuries in the
educational and health service industries were higher by 13 percent.
Fatal work injuries among government workers were up 3 percent in 2010, due largely to an increase in
fatalities to state government workers (notably police protection workers) from 75 in 2009 to 107 in 2010.
Fatal work injuries incurred by local government workers were also higher in 2010, but fatal injuries
among federal government workers were lower (down 21 percent to 96 fatal work injuries in 2010).
For more detailed information on fatal injuries by industry, see the 2010 tables at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm.
Profile of fatal work injuries in 2010 by occupation
Fatal work injuries in the construction and extraction occupations declined by 9 percent in 2010 to
the lowest level since the series high reported in 2006. Construction trades worker fatalities
were down 15 percent (from 621 in 2009 to 530 in 2010) and have declined 46 percent since 2006.
Fatal work injuries involving construction laborers, the worker subgroup accounting for the highest
number of fatalities in the construction trades worker group, were down by 16 percent in 2010 to 193
fatal work injuries. In contrast, fatal work injuries involving extraction workers were up sharply,
from 59 in 2009 to 91 in 2010 including a number of fatal work injuries from the
Upper Big Branch Mine and Deepwater Horizon oil rig incidents.
Fatal work injuries involving farming, fishing, and forestry workers increased by 9 percent in 2010.
Fatalities involving agricultural workers, including farmworkers and laborers, rose from 127 in 2009
to 156 in 2010. Fatalities among logging workers also increased in 2010 from 36 in 2009 to 59 in 2010,
but fatalities among fishers and related fishing workers declined.
The number of fatal work injuries among protective service occupations increased by 6 percent in 2010
after two years of declines. The increase was led by fatalities among police officers which
rose 40 percent from 96 to 134 in 2010. Of the 134 fatal work injuries among police officers, 57 involved
highway incidents and 48 involved homicides. Most other subgroups in the protective service occupational
group declined in 2010.
Fatal work injuries involving workers in transportation and material moving occupations were higher by 5 percent
in 2010 and accounted for about one quarter of all occupational fatalities. Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers, the subgroup with the highest number of fatal work injuries within the transportation and material
moving group, led the increase. Fatalities in this subgroup rose from 647 in 2009 to 683 in 2010, an
increase of 6 percent.
Fatal work injuries involving resident military personnel decreased 44 percent in 2010 to 42 fatalities.
For more detailed information on fatal injuries by occupation, see the 2010 tables at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm.
Profile of fatal work injuries in 2010 by worker characteristics
The number of fatal work injuries rose 2 percent among non-Hispanic white workers in 2010, but were lower
for both non-Hispanic black or African-American workers and for Hispanic or Latino workers. The largest
decline was among non-Hispanic black or African-American workers who recorded 9 percent fewer
fatalities in 2010 after a decline of 21 percent in 2009. With the lower count in 2010, fatal work
injuries among black or African-American workers have decreased by more than a third (37 percent) since 2007.
Fatal work injuries among Hispanic or Latino workers were down 4 percent in 2010 to the lowest level
since 1997. Of the 682 fatal work injuries involving Hispanic or Latino workers, 427 (or 63 percent)
involved foreign-born workers. Overall, there were 774 fatal work injuries involving foreign-born
workers in 2010, of which the greatest share (297 or 38 percent) were born in Mexico.
Total hours worked for wage and salary workers increased slightly in 2010, but declined by nearly 2 percent
for the self-employed. Fatal injuries to self-employed workers (the lowest annual total since the fatality
census was first conducted in 1992) declined 6 percent from 2009 to 2010, while fatalities among wage and
salary workers rose by 2 percent.
Fatal work injuries incurred by women increased by 6 percent in 2010, but declined by 1 percent for men.
Fatal work injuries increased for workers under 18 years of age, workers age 25 to 34, and for
workers 55 years of age and older. All other age groups recorded lower numbers of fatalities.
Profile of fatal work injuries by state
Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia reported higher numbers of fatal work injuries
in 2010 than in 2009, while 23 states reported lower numbers.
For more detailed state results, contact the individual state agency responsible for the collection
of CFOI data in that state. Although data for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam are not included
in the national totals for this release, results for these jurisdictions are available. Participating
agencies and their telephone numbers are listed in Table 6.
Background 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 assures counts are as complete and accurate as possible.
For the 2010 data, over 18,000 unique source documents were reviewed as part of the data collection process.
Another OSHS program, the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), presents frequency counts and
incidence rates by industry and also by detailed case circumstances and worker characteristics of nonfatal
workplace injuries and illnesses that result in days away from work. Incidence rates for 2010 by industry
will be published in October 2011, and information on 2010 case circumstances and worker characteristics
will be available in November 2011. For additional data, access the BLS Internet site: www.bls.gov/iif/.
For technical information about and definitions for the CFOI program, please go to the BLS Handbook of Methods
on the BLS web site here: www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch9_a1.htm.
Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure,
2009-2010
_________________________________________________________________
|
| Fatal injuries
|_____________________________
| |
Event or exposure(1) | 2009(2) | 2010p
|_________|___________________
| |
| Number | Percent
___________________________________|___________________|_________
| | |
Total............................| 4,551 | 4,547 | 100
| | |
Transportation incidents...........| 1,795 | 1,766 | 39
Highway..........................| 985 | 968 | 21
Collision between vehicles, | | |
mobile equipment..............| 466 | 501 | 11
Moving in same direction.....| 117 | 119 | 3
Moving in opposite | | |
directions, oncoming........| 184 | 182 | 4
Moving in intersection.......| 82 | 102 | 2
Vehicle struck object on side | | |
of road.......................| 255 | 244 | 5
Noncollision...................| 240 | 195 | 4
Jack-knifed or overturned-no | | |
collision...................| 202 | 173 | 4
Nonhighway (farm, industrial | | |
premises).......................| 261 | 272 | 6
Overturned...................| 133 | 154 | 3
Worker struck by a vehicle.......| 268 | 277 | 6
Railway accident.................| 34 | 44 | 1
Water vehicle accident...........| 86 | 52 | 1
Aircraft accident................| 159 | 151 | 3
| | |
Assaults and violent acts..........| 837 | 808 | 18
Homicides........................| 542 | 506 | 11
Shooting.......................| 434 | 401 | 9
Stabbing.......................| 49 | 34 | 1
Self-inflicted injuries..........| 263 | 258 | 6
| | |
Contact with objects and equipment | 741 | 732 | 16
Struck by object or equipment....| 420 | 402 | 9
Struck by falling object or | | |
equipment.....................| 272 | 263 | 6
Struck by flying object or | | |
equipment.....................| 41 | 36 | 1
Caught in or compressed by | | |
equipment or objects............| 233 | 224 | 5
Caught in running equipment or | | |
machinery.....................| 114 | 90 | 2
Caught in or crushed in | | |
collapsing materials............| 80 | 91 | 2
| | |
Falls..............................| 645 | 635 | 14
Fall to lower level..............| 538 | 515 | 11
Fall from ladder...............| 127 | 129 | 3
Fall from roof.................| 109 | 117 | 3
Fall from scaffold, staging....| 54 | 44 | 1
Fall on same level...............| 93 | 93 | 2
| | |
Exposure to harmful substances or | | |
environments......................| 404 | 409 | 9
Contact with electric current....| 170 | 163 | 4
Contact with overhead power | | |
lines.........................| 63 | 76 | 2
Contact with temperature extremes| 41 | 45 | 1
Exposure to caustic, noxious, or | | |
allergenic substances...........| 129 | 139 | 3
Inhalation of substance........| 45 | 57 | 1
Oxygen deficiency................| 62 | 60 | 1
Drowning, submersion...........| 51 | 45 | 1
| | |
Fires and explosions...............| 113 | 187 | 4
___________________________________|_________|_________|_________
1 Based on the 2007 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness
Classification Manual. Includes other events and exposures, such
as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown separately.
2 Totals for 2009 are revised and final. Preliminary 2009 data
issued August 19, 2010, reported a total of 4,340 fatal work
injuries for calendar year 2009. Since then, an additional 211
job-related fatal injuries were identified, bringing the total
job-related fatal injury count for 2009 to 4,551.
p Data for 2010 are preliminary. Revised and final 2010 data
are scheduled to be released in Spring 2012.
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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
in cooperation with State, New York City, District of Columbia,
and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2010p
________________________________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Fatal injuries | Selected event or exposure(2)
| | (percent of total for industry)
|_____________________|___________________________________________
Industry(1) | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Number | Percent |Highway(3)| Homicides| Falls | Struck by
| | | | | | object
______________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total.....................| 4,547 | 100 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 9
| | | | | |
Private industry.............| 4,070 | 90 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 9
| | | | | |
Goods producing.............| 1,839 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 13
| | | | | |
Natural resources and | | | | | |
mining....................| 768 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 17
Agriculture, forestry, | | | | | |
fishing and hunting......| 596 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 18
Crop production.........| 312 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 16
Animal production.......| 151 | 3 | 10 | | 7 | 11
Forestry and logging....| 70 | 2 | 17 | | | 54
Mining(4).................| 172 | 4 | 23 | | 6 | 15
Mining, except oil and | | | | | |
gas....................| 61 | 1 | | | | 13
Support activities for | | | | | |
mining.................| 99 | 2 | 35 | | 7 | 16
Construction...............| 751 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 8
Construction..............| 751 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 8
Construction of | | | | | |
buildings..............| 157 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 9
Heavy and civil | | | | | |
engineering | | | | | |
construction...........| 143 | 3 | 16 | | 9 | 10
Specialty trade | | | | | |
contractors............| 430 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 8
Manufacturing..............| 320 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 15
Manufacturing.............| 320 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 15
Food manufacturing......| 53 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 21 |
Fabricated metal product| | | | | |
manufacturing..........| 47 | 1 | 11 | | 21 | 26
| | | | | |
Service providing...........| 2,231 | 49 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 6
| | | | | |
Trade, transportation, and | | | | | |
utilities.................| 1,141 | 25 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 6
Wholesale trade...........| 185 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 13
Merchant wholesalers, | | | | | |
durable goods..........| 87 | 2 | 32 | 9 | | 22
| | | | | |
Merchant wholesalers, | | | | | |
nondurable goods.......| 91 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 4
Retail trade..............| 301 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 12 | 5
Motor vehicle and parts | | | | | |
dealers................| 45 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 11
Food and beverage stores| 79 | 2 | 5 | 72 | 8 |
Transportation and | | | | | |
warehousing..............| 631 | 14 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 5
Truck transportation....| 396 | 9 | 64 | 1 | 7 | 6
Transit and ground | | | | | |
passenger | | | | | |
transportation.........| 62 | 1 | 35 | 45 | 5 |
Utilities.................| 24 | 1 | 17 | | |
Information................| 42 | 1 | 45 | | 12 |
Financial activities.......| 108 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 20 |
Finance and insurance.....| 23 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 30 |
Real estate and rental and| | | | | |
leasing..................| 85 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 18 |
Professional and business | | | | | |
services..................| 356 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 12
Professional and technical| | | | | |
services.................| 76 | 2 | 21 | | 9 | 4
Administrative and waste | | | | | |
services.................| 280 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 14
Educational and health | | | | | |
services..................| 169 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 16 |
Educational services......| 30 | 1 | | | 20 |
Health care and social | | | | | |
assistance...............| 139 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 15 |
Leisure and hospitality....| 229 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 10 | 3
Arts, entertainment, and | | | | | |
recreation...............| 79 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6
Accommodation and food | | | | | |
services.................| 150 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 11 |
Other services, except | | | | | |
public administration.....| 186 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 10
| | | | | |
Government(5)................| 477 | 10 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 4
| | | | | |
Federal government..........| 96 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5
State government............| 107 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 5 |
Local government............| 267 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5
______________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
1 Based on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System.
2 Based on the 2007 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual. The figure
shown is the percent of the total fatal injuries for that industry group.
3 "Highway" includes deaths to vehicle occupants resulting from traffic incidents that occur
on the public roadway, shoulder, or surrounding area. It excludes incidents occurring entirely
off the roadway, such as in parking lots and on farms; incidents involving trains; and deaths to
pedestrians or other nonpassengers.
4 Includes fatal injuries at all establishments categorized as Mining (Sector 21) in the North
American Industry Classification System, 2007, including establishments not governed by the Mine
Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas
Extraction.
5 Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of
industry.
p Data for 2010 are preliminary. Revised and final 2010 data are scheduled to be released in
Spring 2012.
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. There were zero fatal injuries for which there was
insufficient information to determine a specific industry classification.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State, New
York City, District of Columbia, and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and selected event or exposure, 2010p
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Fatal injuries | Selected event or exposure(2)
| | (percent of total for occupation)
|_____________________|___________________________________________
Occupation(1) | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Number | Percent |Highway(3)| Homicides| Falls | Struck by
| | | | | | object
___________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total............................| 4,547 | 100 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 9
| | | | | |
Management occupations.............| 533 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 12
Top executives...................| 29 | 1 | 21 | 10 | |
Operations specialties managers..| 34 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 12
Other management occupations.....| 463 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13
Business and financial operations | | | | | |
occupations.......................| 25 | 1 | 28 | | 16 |
Computer and mathematical | | | | | |
occupations.......................| 11 | (4) | | | |
Architecture and engineering | | | | | |
occupations.......................| 51 | 1 | 25 | | 12 |
Engineers........................| 32 | 1 | 31 | | 12 |
Life, physical, and social science | | | | | |
occupations.......................| 28 | 1 | 11 | | |
Community and social services | | | | | |
occupations.......................| 24 | 1 | 58 | 12 | 12 |
Legal occupations..................| 9 | (4) | | | |
Education, training, and library | | | | | |
occupations.......................| 30 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 23 |
Arts, design, entertainment, | | | | | |
sports, and media occupations.....| 53 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 17 |
Entertainers and performers, | | | | | |
sports and related workers......| 36 | 1 | 19 | | 11 |
Healthcare practitioners and | | | | | |
technical occupations.............| 65 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 6 |
Health diagnosing and treating | | | | | |
practitioners...................| 41 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
Health technologists and | | | | | |
technicians.....................| 24 | 1 | 17 | 12 | |
Healthcare support occupations.....| 17 | (4) | 24 | 29 | |
Protective service occupations.....| 258 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 3 | 2
Fire fighting and prevention | | | | | |
workers.........................| 27 | 1 | 33 | | 11 |
Law enforcement workers..........| 145 | 3 | 41 | 37 | | 2
Other protective service workers | 63 | 1 | 11 | 56 | |
Food preparation and serving | | | | | |
related occupations...............| 60 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 18 |
Supervisors, food preparation and| | | | | |
serving workers.................| 21 | (4) | | 24 | |
Building and grounds cleaning and | | | | | |
maintenance occupations...........| 226 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 16
| | | | | |
Building cleaning and pest | | | | | |
control workers.................| 45 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 24 |
Grounds maintenance workers......| 141 | 3 | 10 | | 21 | 21
Personal care and service | | | | | |
occupations.......................| 65 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 6 |
Sales and related occupations......| 274 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 9 | 4
Supervisors, sales workers.......| 140 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 8 | 7
Retail sales workers.............| 86 | 2 | 7 | 62 | 10 |
Sales representatives, services..| 9 | (4) | 67 | | |
Sales representatives, wholesale | | | | | |
and manufacturing...............| 17 | (4) | 76 | | |
Office and administrative support | | | | | |
occupations.......................| 68 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 4
Material recording, scheduling, | | | | | |
dispatching, and distributing | | | | | |
workers.........................| 29 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 10
Farming, fishing, and forestry | | | | | |
occupations.......................| 260 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 20
Agricultural workers.............| 156 | 3 | 12 | | 10 | 6
Fishing and hunting workers......| 30 | 1 | | | |
Forest, conservation, and logging| | | | | |
workers.........................| 60 | 1 | 12 | | | 67
Construction and extraction | | | | | |
occupations.......................| 760 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 9
Supervisors, construction and | | | | | |
extraction workers..............| 110 | 2 | 18 | | 25 | 14
Construction trades workers......| 530 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 7
Extraction workers...............| 91 | 2 | 10 | | 10 | 20
Installation, maintenance, and | | | | | |
repair occupations................| 351 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 17
Vehicle and mobile equipment | | | | | |
mechanics, installers, and | | | | | |
repairers.......................| 121 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 32
Other installation, maintenance, | | | | | |
and repair occupations..........| 190 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 9
Production occupations.............| 222 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 13
Supervisors, production workers..| 35 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 17 |
Metal workers and plastic workers| 68 | 1 | 7 | | 12 | 24
Transportation and material moving | | | | | |
occupations.......................| 1,115 | 25 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 5
Air transportation workers.......| 78 | 2 | | | |
Motor vehicle operators..........| 767 | 17 | 62 | 7 | 5 | 4
| | | | | |
Water transportation workers.....| 19 | (4) | | | |
Material moving workers..........| 200 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11
Military occupations(5)............| 42 | 1 | | | | 7
___________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
1 Based on the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification system.
2 Based on the 2007 BLS Injury and Illness Classification Manual. The figure shown is the percent
of the total fatal injuries for that occupation group.
3 "Highway" includes deaths to vehicle occupants resulting from traffic incidents that occur on the
public roadway, shoulder, or surrounding area. It excludes incidents occurring entirely off the
roadway, such as in parking lots and on farms; incidents involving trains; and deaths to pedestrians
or other non passengers.
4 Less than or equal to 0.5 percent.
5 Includes fatal injuries to persons identified as resident armed forces regardless of individual
occupation listed.
p Data for 2010 are preliminary. Revised and final 2010 data are scheduled to be released in Spring
2012.
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. There were zero fatal injuries for which there was insufficient information to
determine a specific occupation classification.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State, New York
City, District of Columbia, and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Table 4. Fatal occupational injuries by selected worker characteristics and selected event or
exposure, 2010p
________________________________________________________________________________________________
| |
| | Selected event or exposure(1)
| Fatal injuries | (percent of total for characteristic
| | category)
Characteristic |_____________________|___________________________________________
| | | | | |
| Number | Percent |Highway(2)| Homicides| Falls | Struck by
| | | | | | object
______________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
| | | | | |
Total.........................| 4,547 | 100 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 9
| | | | | |
Employee status | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Wage and salary(3)............| 3,548 | 78 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 8
Self-employed(4)..............| 999 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13
| | | | | |
Sex | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Men...........................| 4,192 | 92 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 9
Women.........................| 355 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 2
| | | | | |
Age(5) | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Under 16 years................| 16 | (6) | 19 | - | - | -
16-17 years...................| 19 | (6) | 21 | - | - | -
18-19 years...................| 53 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 8
20-24 years...................| 240 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 10
25-34 years...................| 756 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 8
35-44 years...................| 849 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 9
45-54 years...................| 1,124 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 7
55-64 years...................| 921 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 9
65 years and older............| 565 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 12
| | | | | |
Race or ethnic origin(7) | | | | | |
| | | | | |
White.........................| 3,279 | 72 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 10
Black or African-American.....| 384 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 5
Hispanic or Latino............| 682 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 9
American Indian or Alaska | | | | | |
Native.......................| 31 | 1 | 23 | - | 16 | -
Asian.........................| 136 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 8 | 2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific | | | | | |
Islander.....................| 5 | (6) | - | - | - | -
Multiple races................| 7 | (6) | - | 43 | 43 | -
Other or not reported.........| 23 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 13 | -
______________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
1 Based on the 2007 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual. The figure
shown is the percent of the total fatal injuries for that demographic group.
2 "Highway" includes deaths to vehicle occupants resulting from traffic incidents that occur
on the public roadway, shoulder, or surrounding area. It excludes incidents occurring entirely
off the roadway, such as in parking lots and on farms; incidents involving trains; and deaths to
pedestrians or other nonpassengers.
3 May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
4 Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and
unpaid family workers, members of partnerships, and may include owners of incorporated
businesses.
5 There were 4 fatal injuries for which there was insufficient information to determine the
age of the decedent.
6 Less than or equal to 0.5 percent.
7 Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown
exclude Hispanic and Latino workers.
p Data for 2010 are preliminary. Revised and final 2010 data are scheduled to be released in
Spring 2012.
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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State, New
York City, District of Columbia, and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Table 5. Fatal occupational injuries by state and event or exposure, 2009-2010
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| |
| Total fatal | Event or exposure(4)
| injuries(1) | 2010
|_____________________|_________________________________________________________________
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
State of injury | | | | | Contact | | Exposure |
| | | Transpor-| Assaults | with | |to harmful|
| 2009(2) | 2010(3)p | tation | and | objects | Falls |substances| Fires and
| (revised)| |incidents | violent | and | | or |explosions
| | | (5) | acts(6) | equipment| | environ- |
| | | | | | | ments |
__________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total...................| 4,551 | 4,547 | 1,766 | 808 | 732 | 635 | 409 | 187
Alabama...................| 75 | 86 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 4 | -
Alaska....................| 17 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | -
Arizona...................| 76 | 75 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | -
Arkansas..................| 75 | 87 | 40 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | -
California................| 409 | 302 | 91 | 73 | 43 | 59 | 26 | 10
Colorado..................| 83 | 80 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3
Connecticut...............| 34 | 49 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8
Delaware..................| 7 | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | - | -
District of Columbia......| 11 | 16 | - | 7 | - | 5 | - | -
Florida...................| 245 | 215 | 88 | 46 | 19 | 32 | 28 | -
Georgia...................| 110 | 82 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4
Hawaii....................| 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | - | 4 | - | -
Idaho.....................| 27 | 33 | 20 | - | 6 | - | 4 | -
Illinois..................| 158 | 203 | 72 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 15 | 7
Indiana...................| 125 | 115 | 54 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4
Iowa......................| 80 | 75 | 43 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 4 | -
Kansas....................| 76 | 84 | 38 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 9
Kentucky..................| 101 | 68 | 30 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 4
Louisiana.................| 140 | 104 | 40 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15
Maine.....................| 16 | 19 | 12 | - | 3 | 3 | - | -
Maryland..................| 65 | 69 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | -
Massachusetts.............| 64 | 51 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 5 | -
Michigan..................| 94 | 141 | 42 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 17 | -
Minnesota.................| 61 | 69 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | -
Mississippi...............| 67 | 68 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | -
Missouri..................| 142 | 107 | 60 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | -
Montana...................| 52 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -
Nebraska..................| 57 | 54 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | -
Nevada....................| 24 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | - | -
New Hampshire.............| 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | -
New Jersey................| 99 | 78 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 11 | -
New Mexico................| 42 | 38 | 12 | 10 | - | 6 | 6 | -
New York (including | | | | | | | |
N.Y.C.)..................| 185 | 182 | 54 | 45 | 31 | 28 | 15 | 8
New York City...........| 63 | 68 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 3
North Carolina............| 129 | 134 | 43 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 15 | -
North Dakota..............| 25 | 30 | 15 | - | 8 | 5 | - | -
Ohio......................| 137 | 156 | 61 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 4
Oklahoma..................| 82 | 91 | 40 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 7
Oregon....................| 66 | 45 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | -
Pennsylvania..............| 168 | 219 | 78 | 39 | 36 | 46 | 13 | 7
Rhode Island..............| 7 | 9 | - | 4 | - | - | - | -
South Carolina............| 73 | 65 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3
South Dakota..............| 24 | 36 | 19 | - | 10 | 5 | - | -
Tennessee.................| 111 | 137 | 50 | 15 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 5
Texas.....................| 482 | 456 | 196 | 74 | 64 | 50 | 53 | 18
Utah......................| 48 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | -
Vermont...................| 12 | 13 | 7 | - | 3 | - | - | -
Virginia..................| 119 | 104 | 54 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | -
Washington................| 76 | 104 | 40 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 7
West Virginia.............| 41 | 95 | 32 | - | 14 | 5 | 8 | 34
Wisconsin.................| 94 | 91 | 28 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 5
Wyoming...................| 19 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 4 | - | 3 | -
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1 State totals include other events and exposures, such as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown
separately.
2 Totals for 2009 are revised and final. Preliminary 2009 data issued August 19, 2010, reported a total of
4,340 fatal work injuries for calendar year 2009. Since then, an additional 211 job-related fatal injuries were
identified, bringing the total job-related fatal injury count for 2009 to 4,551. Includes two fatal injuries
that occurred within the territorial boundaries of the United States, but a State of incident could not be
determined.
3 Includes one fatal injury that occurred within the territorial boundaries of the United States, but a State of
incident could not be determined.
4 Based on the 2007 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
5 Includes highway, nonhighway, air, water, rail fatal injuries, and fatal injuries resulting from being struck
by a vehicle.
6 Includes violence by persons, self-inflicted injuries, and attacks by animals.
p Data for 2010 are preliminary. Revised and final 2010 data are scheduled to be released in Spring 2012.
NOTE: 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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State, New York City,
District of Columbia, and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Table 6. CFOI participating agencies and telephone numbers
State Agency Telephone number
Alabama Department of Labor (334) 242-3463
Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (907) 465-4539
Arizona Industrial Commission (602) 542-3739
Arkansas Department of Labor (501) 682-4542
California Department of Industrial Relations (510) 286-0702
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (303) 692-2170
Connecticut Labor Department (860) 263-6933
Delaware Department of Labor (302) 761-8219
Dist. of Columbia Department of Health (202) 442-9010
Florida Bureau of Labor Statistics - Atlanta Region (404) 893-8339
Georgia Department of Labor (404) 679-1656
Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (808) 586-9001
Idaho Industrial Commission (208) 334-6090
Illinois Department of Public Health (312) 814-8194
Indiana Department of Labor (317) 232-2668
Iowa Division of Labor Services (515) 281-5151
Kansas Department of Labor (785) 296-1640
Kentucky Labor Cabinet (502) 564-4136
Louisiana Workforce Commission (225) 342-3126
Maine Bureau of Labor Standards (207) 623-7904
Maryland Division of Labor and Industry (410) 527-4463
Massachusetts Department of Public Health (617) 624-5679
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (517) 322-1851
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (651) 284-5568
Mississippi Department of Health (601) 576-7186
Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (573) 751-2719
Montana Department of Labor and Industry (406) 444-3297
Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court (402) 471-3547
Nevada Division of Industrial Relations (775) 684-7083
New Hampshire Division of Vital Records Administration (603) 271-4647
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (609) 826-4984
New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (505) 476-8740
New York State Department of Health (518) 402-7900
New York City Department of Health (212) 788-4584
North Carolina Department of Labor (919) 733-0337
North Dakota Bureau of Labor Statistics - Chicago Region (312) 353-7200 ext. 410
Ohio Department of Health (614) 644-0135
Oklahoma Department of Labor (405) 521-6855
Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (503) 947-7364
Pennsylvania Department of Health (717) 783-2548
Rhode Island Department of Health (401) 222-2812
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (803) 896-7673
South Dakota Bureau of Labor Statistics - Chicago Region (312) 353-7200 ext. 410
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (615) 741-1749
Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (512) 804-4658
Utah Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (801) 530-6823
Vermont Department of Labor (802) 828-5985
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (804) 786-1035
Washington Department of Labor and Industries (360) 902-5510
West Virginia Bureau of Labor Statistics - Philadelphia Region (215) 861-5637
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (608) 221-6294
Wyoming Department of Employment (307) 473-3804
Guam Department of Labor (671) 475-7056
Puerto Rico Negociado de Estadisticas (787) 754-5300 ext.3056
Virgin Islands Department of Labor (340) 776-3700 ext. 2135
TECHNICAL NOTES
Identification and verification of work-related fatalities
In 2010, there were 20 cases included for which work relationship could not be independently verified; however, the
information on the initiating source document for these cases was sufficient to determine that the incident was
likely to be job-related. Data for these fatalities are included in the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries counts.
An additional 66 fatalities submitted by states were not included because the source documents had insufficient
information to determine work relationship and could not be verified by either an independent source document or
a follow-up questionnaire.
States may identify additional fatal work injuries after data collection closeout for a reference year. In addition,
other fatalities excluded from the published count because of insufficient information to determine work relationship
may subsequently be verified as work related. States have up to 7 months from this release to update their
initial published state counts. This procedure ensures that fatality data are disseminated as quickly as possible
and that legitimate cases are not excluded from the final counts. Thus, each year's initial release of data should
be considered preliminary. Final data are released in the Spring of the following year; revised counts for 2010
will be available in 2012.
Over the last 3 years, increases in the published counts based on additional information have averaged 174 fatalities
per year or about 3 percent of the revised total. The BLS news release issued August 19, 2010 reported a total
of 4,340 fatal work injuries for 2009. With the May 2011 release of final data, an additional 211 net fatal work
injuries were added, bringing the total for 2009 to 4,551.
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.
Acknowledgements
BLS thanks the participating states, New York City, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
and Guam for their efforts in collecting accurate, comprehensive, and useful data on fatal work injuries.
BLS also appreciates the efforts of all federal, state, local, and private sector entities that submitted
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 industries, and workers' compensation agencies; state and local
police departments; and state farm bureaus.
United States Department of Labor
