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 6,217 6,331 6,632 6,275 6,238 6,055 6,054 5,915 6,202 5,920 5,534 5,575 5,764 5,734 5,840 5,657 5,214 4,690 4,693 4,000 4,551 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 The 2011 total of 4,693 fatal work injuries represents a slight increase from the 4,690 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 2011 was 3.5 fatal work injuries per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers, down from 3.6 in 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 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 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 Number of fatal work injuries, by state, 2011 CA (390) AK (39) OR (58) WA (60) NV (38) ID (37) AZ (69) UT (39) MT (49) WY (32) NM (52) CO (92) ND (44) SD (31) NE (39) MN (60) IA (93) AR (93) IL (177) IN (125) KS MO (78) KY (132) (93) TX (433) OK (86) LA (111) WI (89) MS (63) MI (141) TN (120) AL (75) OH (155) GA (111) WV (43) PA (186) SC (81) FL (226) VA (127) NC (148) NY (206) ME (26) VT(8) NH(9) MA(68) RI(7) CT(37) NJ(99) DE(10) MD(71) DC(9) HI (26) No Change in 2011 Decreased in 2011 Increased in 2011 Twenty-four states had more fatal injuries in 2011 than in Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia had fewer fatal workplace injuries in 2011 compared to Four states saw no change between the two years. 3

4 Fires and explosions 3% Fatal occupational injuries by major event, 2011 Exposure to harmful substances or environments 9% Falls, slips, trips 15% Falls to lower level 12% Total=4,693 Transportation incidents 41% Struck by object or equipment 10% Roadway incidents 24% Contact with objects and equipment 15% Homicides 10% Violence and other injuries by persons or animals 17% More fatal work injuries resulted from transportation incidents than from any other event. Roadway incidents alone accounted for nearly one out of every four fatal work injuries in NOTE: Event data for 2011 are not comparable to prior years due to the implementation of the revised Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) See Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 4

5 Fatal falls to lower level by height of fall, % Percent of fatal falls to lower level 20% 15% Total=553 21% 18% 10% 10% 11% 14% 12% 8% 5% 6% 0% Less than 6 6 to to to to to 30 More than 30 Unspecified Height of fall (in feet) In 2011, falls to lower level accounted for 553 fatal work injuries. Of those cases where height of fall was known, 57 percent involved falls of 20 feet or less. NOTE: Event data for 2011 are not comparable to prior years due to the implementation of the revised Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) See Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 5

6 Fatal transportation incidents by type, 2011 Rail vehicle incidents 3% Other 1% Water vehicle incidents 4% Total=1,937 Aircraft incidents 7% Nonroadway incidents 11% Pedestrian vehicular incidents 16% Roadway collision with other vehicle 27% Roadway incidents 57% Roadway incidents accounted for the greatest number of work-related transportation fatalities. Of these, 525 deaths resulted from a roadway collision with another vehicle. Pedestrian vehicular incidents constituted the second greatest number of transportation-related fatal injuries. NOTE: Event data for 2011 are not comparable to prior years due to the implementation of the revised Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) See Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 6

7 How workers died in multiple-fatality incidents, 2011 Total workers = 357 Other 17% Roadway incidents 26% Fires and explosions 10% Homicides 14% Aircraft incidents 20% All other transportation incidents 12% Transportation incidents (59%) Transportation incidents accounted for nearly three out of five workers killed in multiple-fatality events. Homicides accounted for the second greatest number of workers lost in multiple-fatality incidents. NOTE: Event data for 2011 are not comparable to prior years due to the implementation of the revised Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) See Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 7

8 Fatal work injuries and hours worked, by gender of worker, 2011 Females (8%) Females (43%) Males (92%) Males (57%) Fatal work injuries = 4,693 Hours worked = 258,293,285,000 A disproportionate share of fatal work injuries involved men relative to their hours worked in SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, and Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries,

9 Distribution of fatal injury events, by gender of worker, 2011 Roadway incidents 23% 27% Homicides 9% 20% Falls, slips, trips Contact with objects and equipment Exposure to harmful substances or environments 6% 8% 9% 14% 15% 16% Females = 385 Males = 4,308 Fires and explosions 2% 3% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Percent of fatal work injuries within gender A higher percentage of fatal work injuries involving women resulted from roadway incidents and homicides as compared to men. A higher percentage of fatal work injuries involving men resulted from contact with objects and equipment and exposure to harmful substances or environments. NOTE: Event data for 2011 are not comparable to prior years due to the implementation of the revised Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) See Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 9

10 Work-related homicides by gender of decedent and assailant type, % 35% 38% 36% 30% Females = 78 27% 25% Males = % 20% 15% 10% 14% 12% 12% 11% 6% 6% 13% 5% 2% 0% Relative or domestic partner Student, patient, or customer/ client Inmate, detainee, or suspect not yet apprehended Coworker or work associate Other assailant Robber For women, assailants were most likely to be relatives. Of these, nearly all were spouses or domestic partners. Robbers were the most common type of work-related homicide assailant for men and the second-most common for women. NOTE: Event data for 2011 are not comparable to prior years due to the implementation of the revised Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) See Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 10

11 Number of fatal work injuries involving Hispanic or Latino workers, Number of fatal work injuries 1,200 1, Foreign born Native born Fatal work injuries involving Hispanic or Latino workers increased in 2011 after four consecutive years of decline. Sixty-eight percent of fatally-injured Hispanic or Latino workers in 2011 were born outside of the United States. NOTE: Data from 2001 exclude fatal work injuries resulting from the September 11 terrorist attacks. 11

12 Africa 3% Canada 2% Fatal injuries involving foreign-born workers, by country or region of birth, 2011 Australia and Oceania 1% Total= 843 South America 4% Caribbean 10% Europe 10% Mexico 41% Central America, except Mexico 11% Asia 18% 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, 2011 Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) All worker fatal work injury rate = to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 years and older 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 was more than 3 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 13

14 Number and rate of fatal occupational injuries, by industry sector, 2011 Transportation and warehousing Construction Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting Government Professional and business services Manufacturing Retail trade Leisure and hospitality Wholesale trade Other services (exc. public admin.) Mining Educational and health services Financial activities Information Utilities Total fatal work injuries = 4,693 All-worker fatal injury rate = Number of fatal work injuries Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) Transportation and warehousing surpassed construction in having the highest number of fatal injuries in 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 fatal injuries 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 fatal injuries before the exclusions. For additional information on the fatal work injury rate methodology changes please see 14

15 Fatal injuries involving contractors, by industry of contracting establishment, 2011 Government Construction Financial activities Trade, transportation, and utilities Manufacturing Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting Leisure and hospitality Mining Professional and business services Other services, (exc. public admin.) Information Education and health services 2% 9% 9% 3% 21% 11% 11% 8% 6% 6% 5% 3% 3% 2% 1% Total=542 Ownership: Private sector Federal government State government Local government Other government* 23% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Percent of contractor fatal work injuries Contractors accounted for 12 percent of all fatal work injuries in The largest share, 23 percent, of contractors were contracted by a government entity at the time of the fatal injury. Another 21 percent of contracted workers were killed while contracted in the private construction industry. * Includes unspecified government workers or government workers outside federal, state, and local governments. 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. Industry refers to the firm contracting the decedent. 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. 15

16 Fatal occupational injuries in the private sector mining industry, Number of fatal work injuries Oil and gas extraction industries All other mining Fatal work injuries in the private mining industry decreased by 10 percent in 2011 after increasing the previous year from a series low in Fatalities in the oil and gas industry accounted for 72 percent of the fatal work injuries in the mining 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 ). 16

17 Number and rate of fatal occupational injuries, by major civilian occupation group, 2011 Transportation and material moving 1, Construction and extraction Service Management, business, and finance Installation, maintenance, and repair Farming, fishing, and forestry Professional and related Sales and related Total fatal work injuries = 4,693 All-worker fatal injury rate = 3.5 Production Office and administrative support , Number of fatal work injuries 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 2011, the major occupational group with the highest fatal work injury rate was 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 fatal injuries before the exclusions. For additional information on the fatal work injury rate methodology changes please see 17

18 Occupations with high fatal work injury rates, 2011 Fishers and related fishing workers Logging workers Aircraft pilots and flight engineers Refuse and recyclable material collectors Roofers Total fatal work injuries = 4,693 All-worker fatal injury rate = 3.5 Structural iron and steel workers Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers Driver/sales workers and truck drivers Taxi drivers and chauffeurs Electrical power-line installers and repairers Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) Number of fatal work injuries Fatal work injury rates were high for fishers, logging workers, and aircraft pilots and flight engineers in 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 changes please see 18