Total fatalities, 1995–99:
698
Average fatalities per year:
140
Five-year average fatality rate:
5.0
Missouri
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
A N D
R A T E S*
Rate per 100,000 workers
10
180
165
9
145
140
150
8
125
123
120
7
5.9
6
90
5
4.6
5.0
4.4
5.2
1995
1996
1997
1998
4
60
3
2
30
1
0
1995
1996
1997
State average:
1998
0
1999
140
E M P L O Y E E S TAT U S
State average:
GENDER
Wage/Salary worker
506
Male
Self-employed
192
Female
56
Under 20
RACE
18
State Profiles
White
616
20 to 34
196
Black/African American
61
35 to 54
309
Hispanic/Latino
10
55 and older
175
Other races/Not reported
11
*Please see caveats regarding the calculation of State rates in the State Profiles section introduction page and appendix II.
118
5.0
AGE
642
1999
WORK-RELATED FATALITIES BY EVENT
Exposure to harmful
substances and
environments
10%
Fires/
explosions
2%
Other
<1%
Transportation
incidents
44%
(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
12
12%
Contact with objects
and equipment
Assaults and
violent acts
18%
13%
(11% Stuck by object)
(9% Homicides)
Manufacturing
71
THE
O C C U PAT I O N
MOST
NUMBER (%)
Transportation and material moving occupations
136 (19%)
Farming operators and managers
91 (13%)
Construction trades
75 (11%)
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
73 (10%)
Executive, administrative, and managerial
67 (10%)
(17%)
(10%)
127 (18%)
35
Wholesale trade
(5%)
54
Finance, insurance,
and real estate
WITH
120
Transportation and
public utilities
Retail trade
O C C U PAT I O N S
FATA L I T I E S
(18%)
(2%)
Construction
Falls
123
16
(8%)
(2%)
Services
75
Government
61 (9%)
0
25
50
75
(11%)
100
125
Number of fatalities
State Profiles
119