Number of fatal work injuries,

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1 Number of fatal work injuries 9,000 8,000 Number of fatal work injuries, ,000 6,000 5,000 6,331 6,632 6,275 6,238 6,055 6,054 5,915 5,575 5,764 5,840 5,657 6,217 6,202 5,920 5,214 5,734 5,534 4,690 4,693 4,585 4,000 4,551 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 Note: Data from 2001 exclude fatal work injuries resulting from the September 11 terrorist attacks. 1

2 Rate of fatal work injuries, Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) 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. 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 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,

3 Fatal occupational injuries, by major event, 2013 Fires and explosions 3% Exposure to harmful substances or environments 7% Falls, slips, trips 16% Falls to lower level 13% Other 5% Other 3% Roadway incidents 24% Other 17% Total=4,585 Transportation incidents 41% Contact with objects and equipment 16% Struck by object or equipment 11% Other 8% 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 Roadway incidents alone accounted for nearly one out of every four fatal work injuries. Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 3

4 Difference in fatal work injury counts, by event, Level ALL EVENTS -43 Transportation incidents Violence and other injuries by persons or animals Exposure to harmful substances or environments -5 Contact with objects and equipment Falls, slips, trips 2013 Total = 4, Total = 4, Fires and explosions Change in fatal events from 2012 level Overall, 43 fewer fatal occupational injuries occurred in 2013 compared to This difference was seen across all major event categories except fires and explosions and falls, slips, and trips, which were higher. 4

5 Fatal falls to lower level by height of fall, 2013 Percent of fatal falls to lower level 20% 18% 19% 16% 14% 15% Total = % 12% 10% 8% 11% 10% 12% 10% 6% 4% 6% 2% 0% Less than 6 6 to to to to 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. Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 5

6 Fatal occupational injuries due to transportation incidents, by type, 2013 Other <1% Rail vehicle incidents 2% Water vehicle incidents 3% Aircraft incidents 7% Nonroadway incidents 12% Pedestrian vehicular incidents 16% Roadway All other roadway collision incidents with other 30% vehicle 30% Other 29% Total = 1,865 Roadway incidents 59% Roadway incidents accounted for the greatest share of work-related transportation fatal injuries for Of these, 564 deaths, or 30 percent of the total, resulted from a roadway collision with another vehicle. Outside of roadway incidents, pedestrian vehicular incidents constituted the second greatest number of transportation-related fatal injuries. Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 6

7 How workers died in multiple-fatality incidents, 2013 Total workers = 387 Other 13% Roadway incidents 28% Fires and explosions 16% Homicides 17% Other 5% Aircraft incidents 20% Transportation incidents 54% There were 151 multiple-fatality incidents in 2013 (incidents in which more than one worker was killed). Transportation incidents accounted for more than half of workers killed in multiple-fatality incidents. Homicides and fires and explosions accounted for the second and third greatest number of workers lost in multiple-fatality incidents. Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 7

8 Fatal work injuries and hours worked, by gender of worker, 2013 Women 7% Women 43% Men 93% Men 57% Fatal work injuries = 4,585 Hours worked = 268,127,180,000 A disproportionate share of fatal work injuries involve men relative to their hours worked in 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,

9 Distribution of fatal injury events, by gender of worker, 2013 Roadway incidents 24% 28% Homicides 8% 21% Falls, slips, trips 12% 16% Contact with objects and equipment 7% 16% Exposure to harmful substances or environments 3% 8% Women = 319 Fires and explosions 3% 3% Men = 4,265 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Percent of fatal work injuries within gender Homicides were a much higher proportion of fatal work injuries to women than to men. A higher percentage of fatalities to women also resulted from roadway incidents. Men incurred a higher proportion of injuries from falls, slips, and trips; contact with objects and equipment; and exposure to harmful substances or environments. Men and women experienced similar proportions of fatal injuries from fires and explosions. Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 9

10 Work-related homicides, by gender of decedent and assailant type, % Percent of homicides 40% 35% 36% Women = 66 39% 30% 25% Men = % 24% 20% 19% 15% 10% 8% 11% 8% 15% 14% 5% 0% 1% Relative or domestic partner Student, patient, or customer/client Inmate, detainee, or suspect not yet apprehended Coworker or work associate Assailant Other assailant Robber Robbers were the most common type of work-related homicide assailant for men and the secondmost common for women. The most frequent type of assailant in work-related homicides involving women was a relative or domestic partner. Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. Data not presented did not meet publication requirements. 10

11 Number of fatal work injuries involving Hispanic or Latino workers, Number of fatal work injuries 1,200 1, Foreign born Native born The total for fatal work injuries involving Hispanic or Latino workers increased in 2013 to the highest level since Two-thirds of fatally-injured Hispanic or Latino workers in 2013 were born outside of the United States. Note: Data from 2001 exclude fatal work injuries resulting from the September 11 terrorist attacks. 11

12 Fatal injuries involving foreign-born workers, by country or region of birth, 2013 Canada 1% Australia and Oceania 1% South America 3% Africa 5% Caribbean 6% Total=879 Europe 11% Mexico 41% Central America, Central except America, Mexico except Mexico 12% 14% Asia Asia 21% 17% Workers born in Mexico accounted for the largest portion (41 percent) of foreign-born workers who died from work-related injuries in the United States in Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 12

13 Fatal work injury rates, by age group, 2013 Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) All worker fatal work injury rate = to to to to to to and over Age group Fatal work injury rates for workers 45 years of age and over were higher than the overall U.S. rate, and the rate for workers 65 years of age and over was more than 2 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, please see 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,

14 Number and rate of fatal occupational injuries, by industry sector, 2013 Construction 828 Transportation and warehousing Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting Government Professional and business services Manufacturing Retail trade Leisure and hospitality Wholesale trade Other services (exc. public admin.) Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction Educational and health services Financial activities Information Utilities Total fatal work injuries = 4,585 All-worker fatal injury rate = Number of fatal work injuries Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) Private construction had the highest count of fatal injuries in 2013, but the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector had the highest fatal work injury rate. 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 fatal injuries before the exclusions. For additional information on the fatal work injury rate methodology, please see 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,

15 Fatal work injuries, by industry and contractor-adjusted industry, by selected industries, 2013 Construction Transportation and warehousing Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting Government Professional and business services Manufacturing Leisure and hospitality Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction Educational and health services Financial activities 5% 5% 3% 4% 3% 3% 2% 3% 9% 7% 7% 8% 11% 11% 11% 12% Industry 14% 16% 16% All-workers = 4,585 Contractors = % Contractor-adjusted industry 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% Percent of fatal work injuries Sixteen percent of all fatal work injuries in 2013 involved contractors. Thirty-five percent of those who died while employed in the construction industry were actually contracted to another industry, such as government or financial activities, when the fatal injury occurred. Note: In 2011, the CFOI program began collecting contractor data to capture decedents who were working as contractors at the time of the fatal incident. Contractor-adjusted industry is the industry of the entity that had overall responsibility for the operations at the site where the worker was fatally injured. All industries shown are private with the exception of government, which includes fatal injuries to workers contracted by governmental organizations regardless of industry. See for more information. Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 15

16 Percentage change of fatal work injuries, from industry to contractor-adjusted industry, by selected industries, 2013 Construction Professional and business services -32% -26% Transportation and warehousing -3% Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2% Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 10% Leisure and hospitality 10% Educational and health services Manufacturing Government Financial activities Total contractors = 749 Total contractors who were working in a different industry group than directly employed = % 14% 31% 66% -70% -50% -30% -10% 10% 30% 50% 70% Outflow Percentage change from industry to contractor-adjusted industry For fatal work injuries, three industry groups, construction; professional and business services; and transportation and warehousing, were net providers of contract workers. The other industries presented were net receivers. Fatal injuries in government increased by about one third, and those in financial activities by two thirds, when workers contracted into the industry were included. Note: In 2011, the CFOI program began collecting contractor data to capture decedents who were working as contractors at the time of the fatal incident. Contractor-adjusted industry is the industry of the entity that had overall responsibility for the operations at the site where the worker was fatally injured. All industries shown are private with the exception of government, which includes fatal injuries to workers contracted by governmental organizations regardless of industry. See for more information. Inflow 16

17 Fatal occupational injuries in the private sector mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industry, Number of fatal work injuries Oil and gas extraction industries All other mining Fatal work injuries in the private mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industry decreased by 14 percent in Fatalities in the oil and gas extraction industries accounted for 72 percent of the fatal work injuries in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector in Note: Oil and gas extraction industries include oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21111), drilling oil and gas wells (NAICS ), and support activities for oil and gas operations (NAICS ). 17

18 Number and rate of fatal occupational injuries to civilian workers, by major occupation group, 2013 Transportation and material moving 1, Construction and extraction Service Management, business, and financial operations Installation, maintenance, and repair Professional and related Farming, fishing, and forestry Sales and related Production Total fatal work injuries = 4,585 Office and administrative support All-worker fatal injury rate = 3.3 1,500 1, Fatal work injury rate Number of fatal work injuries (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) Although transportation and material moving occupations had the highest number of fatal work injuries in 2013, the major occupational group with the highest fatal work injury rate was farming, fishing, and forestry. 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 fatal injuries before the exclusions. For additional information on the fatal work injury rate methodology, please see 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,

19 Civilian occupations with high fatal work injury rates, 2013 Logging workers Total fatal work injuries = 4,585 Fishers and related fishing workers All-worker fatal injury rate = 3.3 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers Roofers Refuse and recyclable material collectors Mining machine operators Driver/sales workers and truck drivers Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers Electrical power-line installers and repairers Construction laborers Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) Number of fatal work injuries The data for 2013 showed fatal work injury rates were high for logging workers and fishers and related fishing workers. Driver/sales workers and truck drivers incurred the greatest number of fatal injuries. 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 fatal injuries before the exclusions. For additional information on the fatal work injury rate methodology, please see 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,

20 Number of fatal work injuries, by state, 2013 CA (396) AK (32) WA (56) OR (49) NV (42) ID (30) UT (37) AZ (95) MT (28) WY (26) CO (65) NM (54) ND (56) SD (20) NE (39) MN (69) IA (72) AR (63) IL (176) IN (127) KS MO (55) KY (118) (86) TX (508) OK (92) LA (114) WI (97) MS (68) MI (135) TN (95) AL (78) OH (149) WV (61) SC (75) GA (117) PA (183) VA (128) FL (239) NY (178) NC (109) ME (19) VT(7) NH(14) MA(57) RI(10) CT(29) NJ(102) DE(11) MD(79) DC(25) HI (11) No change from 2012 Fewer than in 2012 More than in 2012 Eighteen states and the District of Columbia had counts showing more fatal injuries in 2013 than in Twenty-eight states had fewer fatal workplace injuries in 2013 compared to Four states saw no change between the two years. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,