U.S. Table 17
Number of Fatal Occupational Injuries by Industry, 1993
Total Employed = 120,791,000 = 100% | ||
Total Deaths from Occupational Injuries = 6,271 = 100% | ||
DEATHS | EMPLOYED | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 855 | 3,172,000 |
Mining | 174 | 669,000 |
Construction | 924 | 6,724,000 |
Manufacturing | 762 | 19,444,000 |
Transportation and pub. utilities | 890 | 6,867,000 |
Wholesale trade | 250 | 4,598,000 |
Retail trade | 784 | 20,070,000 |
Finance, insurance, real estate | 116 | 7,728,000 |
Services | 758 | 31,516,000 |
Government | 681 | 20,001,000 |
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., 924/6,271 = 0.147 = 14.7% = percent of the fatal occupational injuries that were in construction).
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Safety and Health Statistics.