cf tb 8/7/97 Supp tbl 1 SIC x Event 1996 Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by industry and event or exposure, 1996 Event or exposure(2) (percent) Total Industry(1) fataliti- Trans- Exposure to es portation Assaults Contact harmful (number) in- and violent with Falls substances Fires and cidents(- acts(4) objects and or explosions 3) equipment environ- ments Total......... 6,112 41.8 18.7 16.4 11.2 8.6 3.0 Private industry.... 5,521 40.2 18.5 17.4 11.8 8.8 3.0 Agriculture, forestry and fishing...... 798 46.6 8.8 23.8 9.3 9.8 1.8 Agricultural production - crops.... 335 54.3 5.4 27.2 5.4 5.4 2.4 Cash grains. 26 26.9 - 57.7 - - - Wheat..... 7 - - 57.1 - - - Cash grains, nec.... 8 - - 62.5 - - - Field crops, except cash grains... 42 57.1 - 23.8 - 9.5 - Field crops, except grains, nec.... 14 42.9 - - - - - Vegetables and melons... 8 - - - - 50.0 - Fruits and tree nuts 14 42.9 - - - - - Horticultur- al specialt- ies...... 8 75.0 - - - - - Ornamental nursery produc- ts..... 8 75.0 - - - - - General farms, primarily crop..... 199 55.8 3.5 29.1 5.0 4.0 2.5 Agricultural production - livestock 154 30.5 24.0 23.4 8.4 10.4 3.2 Livestock, except dairy and poultry.. 61 31.1 26.2 19.7 6.6 11.5 - Beef cattle, except feedlo- ts..... 30 20.0 40.0 13.3 - 16.7 - General livest- ock, nec.... 7 - - 71.4 - - - Dairy farms. 55 25.5 18.2 38.2 7.3 10.9 - General farms, primarily animal... 21 42.9 23.8 - - - - Agricultural services... 171 33.3 6.4 22.2 21.6 16.4 - Crop services. 28 64.3 - - - 17.9 - Crop planti- ng and protec- ting... 19 78.9 - - - - - Farm labor and manageme- nt services. 11 72.7 - - - - - Farm labor contra- ctors.. 9 66.7 - - - - - Landscape and horticul- tural services. 122 22.1 6.6 28.7 27.0 15.6 - Lawn and garden servic- es..... 40 42.5 10.0 12.5 20.0 15.0 - Ornamental shrub and tree servic- es..... 67 7.5 - 41.8 31.3 16.4 - Forestry...... 11 54.5 - - - - - Timber tracts... 7 57.1 - - - - - Fishing, hunting, and trapping... 73 76.7 - - - 15.1 - Commercial fishing.. 71 77.5 - - - 15.5 - Finfish... 23 100.0 - - - - - Shellfish. 27 74.1 - - - 14.8 - Miscellan- eous marine produc- ts..... 7 57.1 - - - - - Mining.......... 152 33.6 - 40.8 5.9 7.2 11.2 Metal mining.. 12 50.0 - 33.3 - - - Gold and silver ores..... 7 - - 57.1 - - - Gold ores. 6 - - 66.7 - - - Coal mining... 39 23.1 - 69.2 - - - Bituminous coal and lignite mining... 36 22.2 - 75.0 - - - Bituminous coal and lignit- e-surf- ace.... 6 - - 66.7 - - - Bituminous coal-u- ndergr- ound... 26 15.4 - 80.8 - - - Oil and gas extraction. 82 36.6 - 26.8 7.3 12.2 17.1 Crude petroleum and natural gas...... 11 36.4 - - - - 36.4 Oil and gas field services. 71 36.6 - 26.8 8.5 14.1 14.1 Drilling oil and gas wells.. 27 18.5 - 44.4 14.8 - 14.8 Oil and gas field servic- es, nec 38 39.5 - 18.4 - 21.1 15.8 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels...... 19 31.6 - 47.4 - - - Crushed and broken stone.... 9 - - 66.7 - - - Crushed and broken limest- one.... 6 - - 66.7 - - - Construction.... 1,039 25.3 2.1 20.8 32.4 16.3 2.8 General building contractors 183 16.9 3.3 20.8 44.8 12.0 - Residential building construc- tion..... 82 22.0 - 20.7 41.5 11.0 - Single-fa- mily housing constr- uction. 65 16.9 - 24.6 44.6 7.7 - Residenti- al constr- uction, nec.... 9 - - - 44.4 - - Nonresident- ial building construc- tion..... 88 13.6 - 21.6 48.9 10.2 - Industrial buildi- ngs and wareho- uses... 33 - - 21.2 57.6 - - Nonreside- ntial constr- uction, nec.... 51 13.7 - 21.6 45.1 11.8 - Heavy constructi- on, except building... 247 48.2 1.6 24.3 8.9 15.8 - Highway and street construc- tion..... 91 79.1 - 8.8 4.4 6.6 - Heavy construc- tion, except highway.. 155 30.3 - 32.9 11.6 21.3 - Bridge, tunnel, and elevat- ed highway 19 42.1 - 36.8 - - - Water, sewer, and utility lines.. 77 20.8 - 32.5 10.4 29.9 - Heavy constr- uction, nec.... 54 38.9 - 31.5 11.1 16.7 - Special trades contractors 599 17.9 1.8 19.7 38.4 18.0 3.8 Plumbing, heating and air-cond- itioning. 62 21.0 - 17.7 22.6 27.4 8.1 Painting and paper hanging.. 41 - - - 68.3 19.5 - Electrical work..... 71 15.5 - 5.6 19.7 49.3 8.5 Masonry, stonewor- k, tile setting, and plasteri- ng....... 52 21.2 - 15.4 46.2 9.6 - Masonry and other stonew- ork.... 26 - - 26.9 50.0 - - Plasterin- g, drywal- l, and insula- tion... 25 32.0 - - 44.0 16.0 - Carpentry and floor work..... 36 19.4 - 13.9 47.2 - - Carpentry work... 28 14.3 - 14.3 53.6 - - Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work..... 99 10.1 - 5.1 65.7 18.2 - Concrete work..... 29 48.3 - 37.9 - - - Water well drilling. 11 - - - - 45.5 - Miscellaneo- us special trade contract- ors...... 196 18.9 - 35.7 33.7 7.1 3.1 Structural steel erecti- on..... 55 - - 16.4 76.4 - - Glass and glazing work... 7 - - - 57.1 - - Excavation work... 50 36.0 - 56.0 - - - Wrecking and demoli- tion work... 15 - - 53.3 - - - Installing buildi- ng equipm- ent, nec.... 16 - - 31.2 31.2 25.0 - Special trade contra- ctors, nec.... 52 23.1 - 36.5 19.2 11.5 - Manufacturing... 715 29.5 9.0 38.9 7.4 7.8 6.7 Food and kindred products... 70 31.4 10.0 25.7 11.4 14.3 7.1 Meat products. 29 24.1 - 27.6 - 20.7 - Meat packing plants. 15 - - 33.3 - 26.7 - Poultry slaugh- tering and proces- sing... 12 41.7 - - - - - Bakery products. 9 44.4 - - - - - Textile mill products... 12 - - 41.7 - - - Lumber and wood products... 203 24.6 3.0 65.0 2.5 2.0 2.5 Logging..... 155 23.2 - 69.7 - - - Sawmills and planing mills.... 28 25.0 - 53.6 - - - Sawmills and planing mills, general 24 20.8 - 54.2 - - - Millwork, plywood and structur- al members.. 7 - - 57.1 - - - Furniture and fixtures... 10 60.0 - - - - - Household furniture 5 80.0 - - - - - Paper and allied products... 19 21.1 - 57.9 - - - Paper mills. 6 - - 66.7 - - - Paperboard containe- rs and boxes.... 8 - - 62.5 - - - Printing and publishing. 31 54.8 35.5 - - - - Newspapers.. 22 68.2 31.8 - - - - Chemicals and allied products... 25 28.0 - - - 16.0 24.0 Miscellaneo- us chemical products. 9 - - - - - 66.7 Petroleum and coal products... 13 46.2 - - - - - Rubber and miscellane- ous plastics products... 20 20.0 - 40.0 - - - Miscellaneo- us plastics products, nec...... 17 - - 35.3 - - - Stone, clay, glass and concrete products... 53 37.7 - 39.6 - - - Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products. 29 48.3 - 37.9 - - - Cut stone and stone products. 9 - - 55.6 - - - Primary metal industries. 68 17.6 10.3 26.5 - 14.7 26.5 Blast furnace and basic steel products. 32 21.9 - 25.0 - - 31.2 Blast furnac- es and steel mills.. 26 23.1 - 23.1 - - 38.5 Iron and steel foundries 17 - - 29.4 - - 23.5 Fabricated metal products... 53 18.9 - 43.4 13.2 17.0 - Fabricated structur- al metal products. 21 - - 42.9 19.0 - - Fabricated struct- ural metal.. 12 - - 33.3 - - - Metal forgings and stampings 8 - - 62.5 - - - Metal services, nec...... 11 - - 36.4 - 45.5 - Miscellaneo- us fabricat- ed metal products. 7 - - 57.1 - - - Industrial machinery and equipment.. 44 40.9 11.4 25.0 9.1 9.1 - Engines and turbines. 4 100.0 - - - - - Construction and related machinery 13 38.5 - 38.5 - - - Industrial machiner- y, nec... 8 - - 50.0 - - - Electronic and other electronic equipment.. 15 33.3 - 33.3 - - - Transportation equipment.. 53 32.1 15.1 24.5 13.2 9.4 - Motor vehicles and equipment 18 27.8 27.8 22.2 - - - Aircraft and parts.... 14 64.3 - - - - - Ship and boat building and repairing 14 - - 42.9 - - - Miscellaneous manufactur- ing industries. 10 40.0 - 40.0 - - - Miscellaneo- us manufact- ures..... 8 50.0 - - - - - Transportation and public utilities.... 947 70.6 9.1 7.8 3.8 7.2 1.4 Railroad transporta- tion....... 31 77.4 - 12.9 - - - Railroads... 31 77.4 - 12.9 - - - Local and interurban passenger transporta- tion....... 78 24.4 70.5 - - - - Local and suburban transpor- tation... 11 63.6 - - - - - Taxicabs.... 59 15.3 84.7 - - - - Trucking and warehousing 511 78.1 4.9 8.8 4.1 3.3 0.8 Trucking and courier services, except air...... 473 79.7 4.0 8.5 4.0 3.0 0.8 Local trucki- ng, without storage 109 75.2 - 15.6 - 4.6 - Trucking, except local.. 280 81.8 5.4 6.4 3.6 2.1 - Local trucki- ng with storage 8 75.0 - - - - - Courier servic- es, except by air. 28 78.6 - - - - - Public warehous- ing and storage.. 15 40.0 26.7 - - - - Water transporta- tion....... 59 64.4 - 10.2 10.2 13.6 - Deep sea foreign transpor- tation of freight.. 9 88.9 - - - - - Water transpor- tation of freight, nec...... 7 85.7 - - - - - Water transpor- tation of passenge- rs....... 7 100.0 - - - - - Water transpor- tation services. 35 48.6 - 14.3 17.1 17.1 - Transportation by air..... 113 97.3 - - - - - Air transpor- tation, scheduled 71 97.2 - - - - - Air courier servic- es..... 4 100.0 - - - - - Air transpor- tation, nonsched- uled..... 31 96.8 - - - - - Airports, flying fields, and services. 8 100.0 - - - - - Transportation services... 17 47.1 - 29.4 - - - Freight transpor- tation arrangem- ent...... 9 55.6 - 44.4 - - - Communications 42 66.7 - - 9.5 16.7 - Telephone communic- ations... 19 68.4 - - - - - Radio and televisi- on broadcas- ting..... 10 90.0 - - - - - Cable and other pay televisi- on services. 10 40.0 - - - 40.0 - Electric, gas, and sanitary services... 88 43.2 - 11.4 - 33.0 6.8 Electric services. 28 - - - - 67.9 - Gas producti- on and distribu- tion..... 13 61.5 - - - - - Combination utility services. 7 - - - - 71.4 - Sanitary services. 35 68.6 - 20.0 - - - Wholesale trade. 267 51.3 13.1 16.1 10.1 5.2 3.4 Wholesale trade--dur- able goods. 151 46.4 14.6 19.9 7.9 5.3 4.6 Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies. 31 48.4 22.6 16.1 - - - Lumber and construc- tion materials 16 50.0 - - - 25.0 - Professional and commerci- al equipment 8 62.5 - - - - - Electrical goods.... 13 69.2 - - - - - Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment 10 - 50.0 - - - - Machinery, equipmen- t, and supplies. 25 56.0 - 24.0 - - - Miscellaneo- us durable goods.... 39 35.9 15.4 30.8 - - 10.3 Wholesale trade--non- durable goods...... 116 57.8 11.2 11.2 12.9 5.2 - Groceries and related products. 37 64.9 10.8 - 10.8 - - Farm-product raw materials 11 36.4 - 45.5 - - - Chemicals and allied products. 9 44.4 - - - - - Petroleum and petroleum products. 18 61.1 - - - - - Petroleum bulk statio- ns and termin- als.... 8 50.0 - - - - - Petroleum and petrol- eum produc- ts wholes- alers, except bulk statio- ns and termin- als.... 10 70.0 - - - - - Miscellaneo- us nondurab- le goods. 26 61.5 - - 19.2 - - Retail trade.... 672 21.0 67.9 4.3 2.8 2.4 1.6 Building materials and garden supplies... 40 50.0 15.0 17.5 - 15.0 - Lumber and other building materials 24 54.2 16.7 - - 16.7 - General merchandise stores..... 25 20.0 60.0 - - - - Department stores... 9 - 55.6 - - - - Variety stores... 8 - 87.5 - - - - Food stores... 173 8.7 85.5 2.3 2.3 - - Grocery stores... 162 5.6 88.9 - 2.5 - - Automotive dealers and service stations... 98 38.8 43.9 8.2 - - 5.1 New and used car dealers.. 31 67.7 22.6 - - - - Used car dealers.. 10 - 50.0 - - - - Auto and home supply stores... 18 33.3 44.4 - - - - Gasoline service stations. 36 22.2 63.9 - - - - Apparel and accessory stores..... 11 - 90.9 - - - - Men's and boys' clothing stores... 4 - 100.0 - - - - Furniture and homefurnis- hings stores..... 32 28.1 43.8 12.5 - - - Furniture and homefurn- ishings stores... 18 27.8 38.9 - - - - Radio, televisi- on, and computer stores... 13 30.8 53.8 - - - - Eating and drinking places..... 166 8.4 86.1 - - - - Eating places... 93 14.0 79.6 - - - - Drinking places... 58 - 94.8 - - - - Miscellaneous retail..... 125 31.2 60.0 - 4.0 - - Drug stores and propriet- ary stores... 7 - 71.4 - - - - Liquor stores... 17 - 100.0 - - - - Used merchand- ise stores... 15 - 80.0 - - - - Miscellaneo- us shopping goods stores... 27 29.6 63.0 - - - - Nonstore retailers 25 52.0 44.0 - - - - Fuel dealers 10 60.0 - - - - - Liquefied petrol- eum gas dealers 6 83.3 - - - - - Retail stores, nec...... 24 37.5 45.8 - - - - Finance, insur- ance, and real estate.. 114 32.5 44.7 3.5 11.4 7.0 - Depository institutio- ns......... 16 25.0 68.8 - - - - Commercial banks.... 9 - 55.6 - - - - Functions closely related to banking.. 5 - 100.0 - - - - Insurance carriers... 11 63.6 - - - - - Insurance agents, brokers, and service 20 55.0 40.0 - - - - Real estate... 55 16.4 45.5 - 20.0 12.7 - Real estate operators and lessors.. 27 - 51.9 - 18.5 14.8 - Real estate agents and managers. 24 20.8 41.7 - 20.8 - - Services........ 767 41.3 29.2 8.1 10.0 8.2 3.0 Hotels and other lodging places..... 32 12.5 59.4 - - - - Hotels and motels... 31 12.9 58.1 - - - - Personal services... 39 25.6 53.8 - 10.3 - - Laundry, cleaning, and garment services. 18 22.2 44.4 - - - - Beauty shops 7 - 85.7 - - - - Barber shops 6 - 83.3 - - - - Business services... 168 39.9 29.2 9.5 11.9 7.7 - Advertising. 7 85.7 - - - - - Services to buildings 21 - 33.3 - 28.6 - - Miscellaneo- us equipment rental and leasing.. 14 50.0 - - - - - Personnel supply services. 24 33.3 16.7 25.0 16.7 - - Computer and data processi- ng services. 9 77.8 - - - - - Miscellaneo- us business services. 88 38.6 38.6 5.7 8.0 8.0 - Detective and armored car servic- es..... 47 23.4 70.2 - - - - Automotive repair, services, and parking 103 35.0 34.0 16.5 - 5.8 5.8 Automotive rentals, no drivers.. 9 66.7 - - - - - Automotive repair shops.... 68 23.5 38.2 19.1 - 8.8 5.9 Top, body, and uphols- tery repair shops and paint shops.. 19 26.3 52.6 - - - - General automo- tive repair shops.. 39 23.1 33.3 20.5 - - - Automotive services, except repair... 23 56.5 26.1 17.4 - - - Automotive servic- es, nec 20 55.0 25.0 20.0 - - - Miscellaneous repair services... 51 21.6 21.6 17.6 11.8 19.6 7.8 Electrical repair shops.... 12 - 41.7 - - 33.3 - Miscellaneo- us repair shops.... 36 27.8 13.9 25.0 13.9 11.1 - Motion pictures... 20 20.0 55.0 - - - - Video tape rental... 9 - 88.9 - - - - Amusement and recreation services... 69 44.9 21.7 8.7 13.0 10.1 - Commercial sports... 23 56.5 - - - - - Miscellaneo- us amusemen- t, recreati- on services. 42 40.5 23.8 - 11.9 14.3 - Health services... 92 58.7 22.8 - 7.6 8.7 - Offices and clinics of medical doctors.. 9 - 44.4 - - - - Nursing and personal care faciliti- es....... 12 33.3 - - - - - Hospitals... 34 55.9 26.5 - - - - Home health care services. 19 84.2 - - - - - Health and allied services, nec...... 6 66.7 - - - - - Legal services 15 40.0 53.3 - - - - Educational services... 27 70.4 - - 14.8 - - Colleges and universi- ties..... 5 80.0 - - - - - Schools and educatio- nal services, nec...... 16 81.2 - - - - - Social services... 39 51.3 20.5 10.3 - - - Individual and family services. 14 71.4 - - - - - Residential care..... 17 35.3 41.2 - - - - Membership organizati- ons........ 43 51.2 23.3 - 18.6 - - Religious organiza- tions.... 29 48.3 20.7 - 20.7 - - Engineering and management services... 50 64.0 8.0 - 12.0 10.0 - Engineering and architec- tural services. 25 68.0 - - - - - Engineeri- ng servic- es..... 15 60.0 - - - - - Surveying servic- es..... 7 85.7 - - - - - Accounting, auditing, and bookkeep- ing...... 7 71.4 - - - - - Research and testing services. 11 63.6 - - - - - Management and public relations 7 - - - 57.1 - - Private households. 14 - 50.0 - - - - Other or nonclassifia- ble.......... 50 42.0 24.0 8.0 14.0 8.0 - Government(5)....... 591 57.0 20.6 7.3 5.4 6.1 3.0 Federal government (including resident armed forces)........ 178 70.8 11.8 6.7 3.9 4.5 - Transportation and public utilities.... 15 66.7 26.7 - - - - U.S. Postal Service.... 14 64.3 28.6 - - - - Public adminis- tration...... 153 71.9 9.2 7.2 3.9 5.2 - Justice, public order, and safety..... 9 55.6 - - - - - Public order and safety... 9 55.6 - - - - - National security and internatio- nal affairs 134 76.1 8.2 6.0 3.7 3.0 - National security. 133 76.7 7.5 6.0 3.8 3.0 - State government.. 127 63.8 20.5 6.3 - 6.3 - Construction.... 19 78.9 - - - - - Heavy constructi- on, except building... 18 77.8 - - - - - Highway and street construc- tion..... 18 77.8 - - - - - Transportation and public utilities.... 6 66.7 - - - - - Services........ 29 41.4 41.4 - - - - Educational services... 21 33.3 57.1 - - - - Colleges and universi- ties..... 18 33.3 61.1 - - - - Public adminis- tration...... 69 66.7 20.3 - - 7.2 - Justice, public order, and safety..... 28 60.7 28.6 - - - - Public order and safety... 28 60.7 28.6 - - - - Police protec- tion... 17 82.4 - - - - - Administration of human resources.. 12 50.0 41.7 - - - - Environmental quality and housing.... 5 80.0 - - - - - Administration of economic programs... 19 78.9 - - - - - Local government.. 284 45.4 26.4 7.7 7.7 7.0 4.9 Construction.... 29 65.5 - 24.1 - - - Heavy constructi- on, except building... 28 67.9 - 21.4 - - - Highway and street construc- tion..... 20 80.0 - 20.0 - - - Transportation and public utilities.... 22 54.5 - 18.2 - 22.7 - Electric, gas, and sanitary services... 18 50.0 - 22.2 - 22.2 - Sanitary services. 9 77.8 - - - - - Services........ 42 45.2 23.8 9.5 14.3 - - Health services... 8 75.0 - - - - - Educational services... 26 42.3 23.1 - 23.1 - - Elementary and secondary schools.. 24 45.8 20.8 - 20.8 - - Public adminis- tration...... 185 41.1 34.6 3.2 7.6 5.4 7.6 Executive, legislativ- e, and general government. 41 48.8 29.3 - 9.8 9.8 - Executive and legislat- ive combined. 28 42.9 35.7 - - - - Justice, public order, and safety..... 121 37.2 42.1 - 4.1 3.3 10.7 Public order and safety... 119 37.0 42.0 - 4.2 3.4 10.9 Police protec- tion... 76 32.9 56.6 - 5.3 - - Fire protec- tion... 39 46.2 10.3 - - - 33.3 Administration of economic programs... 10 70.0 - - - - - 1 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition. 2 Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Structures. Includes other events and exposures, such as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown separately. 3 Includes highway, nonhighway, air, water, and rail fatalities. 4 Includes violence by persons, self-inflicted injury, and assaults by animals. 5 Includes fatalities to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, in cooperation with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 1996.