U.S. Table 15
Number of Fatal Occupational Injuries by Event or Exposure, 1993
Total Employed = 120,791,000 = 100% | |
Total Deaths from Occupational Injuries = 6,271 = 100% | |
DEATHS | |
Transportation incidents | 2,482 |
Assaults and violent acts | 1,309 |
Contact with objects and equipment | 1,039 |
Falls | 611 |
Exposure to substances or environ. | 590 |
Fires and explosions | 201 |
Other events or exposures | 39 |
NOTE: Although deaths may appear irrelevant to disability tables, they provide incidence for extreme incidents and may be instructive for planning and prevention. Totals may be used to compute percentages (e.g., 611/6,271 = 0.097 = 9.7% = percent of the fatal occupational injuries that involved falls).
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Safety and Health Statistics.