Total fatalities, 1995–99:
565
Average fatalities per year:
113
Five-year average fatality rate:
7.3
Oklahoma
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
R A T E S*
Rate per 100,000 workers
15
240
200
A N D
13.5
200
13.3
12
10.5
160
9
120
87
6.8
7.5
104
99
80
6.1
5.7
6
75
4.8
4.5
3
40
1.5
0
1995
1996
1997
State average:
1998
Self-employed
88
1996
1997
State Profiles
1999
7.3
AGE
RACE
Male
457
Under 20
Female
108
20 to 34
157
Black/African American
36
35 to 54
262
Hispanic/Latino
23
55 and older
130
Other races/Not reported
35
15
*Please see caveats regarding the calculation of State rates in the State Profiles section introduction page and appendix II.
142
1998
State average:
GENDER
477
1995
113
E M P L O Y E E S TAT U S
Wage/Salary worker
0
1999
White
471
WORK-RELATED FATALITIES BY EVENT
Exposure to harmful
substances and
environments
9%
Fires/
explosions
4%
Other
<1%
Transportation
incidents
36%
(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
Mining
30
7%
Contact with objects
and equipment
Assaults and
violent acts
11%
31%
(29% Homicides)
Manufacturing
32
29
39
O C C U PAT I O N S
FATA L I T I E S
WITH
THE
MOST
24
(13%)
70
(12%)
(5%)
Retail trade
Finance, insurance,
and real estate
71
(6%)
Transportation and
public utilities
Wholesale trade
(13%)
(5%)
Construction
Falls
71
(7%)
(4%)
Services
60 (11%)
135
Government
O C C U PAT I O N
(24%)
NUMBER (%)
Transportation and material moving occupations
94 (17%)
0
Executive, administrative, and managerial
66 (12%)
Number of fatalities
Farming operators and managers
51 (9%)
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
43 (8%)
Administrative support occupations, including clerical
40 (7%)
30
60
90
120
State Profiles
150
143