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1 Number of fatal work injuries 9,000 8,000 Number of fatal work injuries, * 7,000 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 4,609 4,000 4,551 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 The 2011 preliminary total of 4,609 fatal work injuries represents a slight decrease from the final count of 4,690 fatal work injuries reported for Data for 2011 are preliminary. Data for prior years are revised and final. OTE: 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 preliminary rate of fatal work injuries in 2011 was 3.5 fatal work injuries per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers, down from the 2010 final rate of 3.6. Data for prior years are revised and final. 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 (360) AK (38) WA (58) OR (57) NV (38) ID (37) UT (39) MT (49) WY (29) CO (87) ND (44) SD (31) NE (39) MN (60) IA (93) AZ OK (65) NM (77) AR (51) (93) IL (177) IN (122) KS MO (77) (133) KY (86) TX (433) LA (109) WI (89) MS (63) MI (139) TN (120) AL (74) OH (153) GA (107) WV (43) SC (81) PA (186) VA (127) NC (148) FL (227) NY (205) ME (26) VT(8) NH(9) MA(63) RI(7) CT(36) NJ(98) DE(10) MD(71) DC(9) HI (26) No Change in 2011 Decreased in 2011 Increased in 2011 Twenty-three states had more fatal injuries in 2011 than in Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia had fewer fatal workplace injuries in 2011 compared to Two states saw no change between the two years. 3

4 Fatal occupational injuries by major event, 2011* Fires and explosions 3% Exposure to harmful substances or environments 9% Total=4,609 Falls, slips, and trips 14% Falls to lower level 12% Struck by object or equipment 10% Roadway incidents 23% Transportation incidents 41% 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, 2011* 25% Percent of fatal falls to lower level 20% Total=541 22% 15% 17% 10% 5% 10% 11% 14% 12% 6% 8% 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 541 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 2% Water vehicle incidents 4% Aircraft incidents 8% Total=1,898 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, 512 deaths resulted from a roadway collision with another vehicle. Pedestrian vehicular incidents constituted the second greatest number 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 = 354 Other 18% Roadway incidents 25% Fires and explosions 10% Homicides 14% Aircraft incidents 21% 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 = 4,609 Hours worked = 258,293,285,000 A disproportionate share of fatal work injuries involved men relative to their hours worked in *Fatal injury data for 2011 are preliminary. 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% 21% Falls, slips, trips Contact with objects and equipment Exposure to harmful substances or environments 6% 9% 9% 14% 14% 16% Females = 375 Males = 4,234 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 45% Work-related homicides by gender of decedent and assailant type, 2011* 40% 35% 39% Females = 77 36% 30% Males = % 25% 22% 20% 15% 10% 14% 11% 12% 6% 6% 11% 12% 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-nine percent of fatally-injured Hispanic or Latino workers in 2011 were born outside of the United States. Data for 2011 are preliminary. Data for prior years are revised and final. OTE: Data from 2001 exclude fatal work injuries resulting from the September 11 terrorist attacks. 11

12 Africa 4% Canada 2% South America 4% Fatal injuries involving foreign-born workers, by country or region of birth, 2011* Caribbean 10% Australia and Oceania 1% Total=823 Europe 10% Mexico 41% Central America 12% Asia 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, 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 Education and health services Financial activities Information Utilities Total fatal work injuries = 4,609 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 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 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 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 71 percent of the fatal work injuries in the mining sector in Data for prior years are revised and final. 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 ). 15

16 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 = 4,609 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 16

17 Occupations with high fatal work injury rates, 2011* Fishers and related fishing workers Logging workers Aircraft pilots and flight engineers Total fatal work injuries = 4,609 All-worker fatal injury rate = 3.5 Refuse and recyclable material collectors Roofers Structural iron and steel workers Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers Driver/sales workers and truck drivers Electrical power-line installers and repairers Taxi drivers and chauffeurs Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) Number of fatal work injuries Fatal work injury rates were highest 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 17