Total fatalities, 1995–99:
996
Average fatalities per year:
199
Five-year average fatality rate:
3.6
Ohio
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
5
240
222
201
200
A N D
4.5
201
3.5
160
4.0
3.7
3.7
4
186
186
3.5
3.4
3
120
2.5
2
80
1.5
1
40
.5
0
1995
1996
1997
State average:
1998
0
1999
1995
199
E M P L O Y E E S TAT U S
1996
1997
1998
State average:
GENDER
1999
3.6
AGE
RACE
Wage/Salary worker
780
Male
894
Under 20
Self-employed
216
Female
102
20 to 34
258
Black/African American
83
35 to 54
454
Hispanic/Latino
10
55 and older
249
Other races/Not reported
60
34
*Please see caveats regarding the calculation of State rates in the State Profiles section introduction page and appendix II.
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White
843
WORK-RELATED FATALITIES BY EVENT
Exposure to harmful
substances and
environments
9%
Fires/
explosions
4%
Other
<1%
Transportation
incidents
44%
(22% 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
152
Mining
12
(1%)
Construction
Falls
11%
Contact with objects
and equipment
Assaults and
violent acts
19%
14%
(11% Homicides)
173
Manufacturing
152
Transportation and
public utilities
Wholesale trade
34
THE
MOST
7
(9%)
(1%)
Services
123 (12%)
82
Government
O C C U PAT I O N
(15%)
(3%)
85
Finance, insurance,
and real estate
WITH
(17%)
158 (16%)
Retail trade
O C C U PAT I O N S
FATA L I T I E S
(15%)
(8%)
NUMBER (%)
Transportation and material moving occupations
200 (20%)
0
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
134 (13%)
Number of fatalities
Farming operators and managers
108 (11%)
Construction trades
95 (10%)
Executive, administrative, and managerial
73 (7%)
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80
120
160
State Profiles
200
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