Total fatalities, 1995–99:
247
Average fatalities per year:
49
Five-year average fatality rate:
11.0
Montana
W O R K - R E L A T E D
F A T A L I T Y
N U M B E R S
Number of fatalities
60
R A T E S*
Rate per 100,000 workers
15
56
58
13.2
13.5
49
50
50
A N D
11.6
12
11.6
10.2
10.5
40
34
9
30
8.0
7.5
6
20
4.5
3
10
1.5
0
1995
1996
1997
State average:
1998
Self-employed
91
Male
Female
1996
1997
State average:
GENDER
156
1995
49
E M P L O Y E E S TAT U S
Wage/Salary worker
0
1999
228
19
RACE
Under 20
17
White
20 to 34
66
Black/African American
—
35 to 54
109
Hispanic/Latino
—
55
*Please see caveats regarding the calculation of State rates in the State Profiles section introduction page and appendix II.
State Profiles
1999
11.0
AGE
55 and older
120
1998
Other races/Not reported
235
7
WORK-RELATED FATALITIES BY EVENT
Exposure to harmful
substances and
environments
8%
Fires/
explosions
4%
Other
<1%
Transportation
incidents
43%
(24% Highway)
W O R K - R E L AT E D FATA L I T I E S
BY MAJOR INDUSTRY
Agriculture,
forestry, and fishing
82
Mining
7 (3%)
Construction
Falls
9%
Contact with objects
and equipment
Assaults and
violent acts
17%
20%
(13% Selfinflicted injury)
21
26
(11%)
Transportation and
public utilities
29
(12%)
8
Wholesale trade
THE
O C C U PAT I O N
MOST
NUMBER (%)
Other agricultural and related occupations
(3%)
15
Finance, insurance,
and real estate
WITH
(9%)
Manufacturing
Retail trade
O C C U PAT I O N S
FATA L I T I E S
(33%)
(6%)
7 (3%)
Services
26
(11%)
Government
26
(11%)
45 (18%)
0
Transportation and material moving occupations
45 (18%)
Number of fatalities
Farming operators and managers
35 (14%)
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
15 (6%)
Technicians and related support occupations
14 (6%)
20
40
60
80
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