Total fatalities, 1995–99:
51
Average fatalities per year:
10
Five-year average fatality rate:
2.2
Rhode Island
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
12
12
11
11
A N D
R A T E S*
Rate per 100,000 workers
5
11
4.5
10
4
3.5
8
3
6
6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.5
2.3
1998
1999
2
4
1.3
1.5
1
2
.5
0
1995
1996
1997
State average:
1998
Self-employed
9
1996
1997
State average:
GENDER
42
1995
10
E M P L O Y E E S TAT U S
Wage/Salary worker
0
1999
AGE
RACE
Male
47
Under 20
—
White
45
Female
—
20 to 34
15
Black/African American
—
35 to 54
20
Hispanic/Latino
—
55 and older
13
Other races/Not reported
—
*Please see caveats regarding the calculation of State rates in the State Profiles section introduction page and appendix II.
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WORK-RELATED FATALITIES BY EVENT
Exposure to harmful
substances and
environments
Transportation
incidents
Other
14%
47%
10%
(20% Highway,
10% Nonhighway—farm,
industrial premises)
W O R K - R E L AT E D FATA L I T I E S
BY MAJOR INDUSTRY
Agriculture,
forestry, and fishing
6
Mining
(12%)
NP
Construction
Contact with objects
and equipment
Assaults and
violent acts
18%
12%
(14% Struck by object)
O C C U PAT I O N S
FATA L I T I E S
WITH
THE
MOST
9
Manufacturing
5
Transportation and material moving occupations
11
Wholesale trade
NP
Retail trade
NP
Finance, insurance,
and real estate
NP
Services
9
Construction trades
5
NUMBER (%)
13 (25%)
5 (10%)
(10%)
Transportation and
public utilities
Government
O C C U PAT I O N
(18%)
0
3
6
(22%)
(18%)
(10%)
9
12
15
Number of fatalities
NP indicates no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
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