Total fatalities, 1995–99:
839
Average fatalities per year:
168
Five-year average fatality rate:
3.5
Michigan
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
5
240
4.5
200
160
155
179
174
4
182
3.5
149
3.2
3.3
1995
1996
3.7
3.7
3.7
1997
1998
1999
3
120
2.5
2
80
1.5
1
40
0.5
0
1995
1996
1997
State average:
1998
0
1999
168
E M P L O Y E E S TAT U S
State average:
GENDER
Wage/Salary worker
723
Male
Self-employed
116
Female
AGE
753
86
Under 20
RACE
39
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White
675
20 to 34
244
Black/African American
88
35 to 54
377
Hispanic/Latino
27
55 and older
179
Other races/Not reported
49
*Please see caveats regarding the calculation of State rates in the State Profiles section introduction page and appendix II.
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3.5
WORK-RELATED FATALITIES BY EVENT
Exposure to harmful
substances and
environments
10%
Fires/
explosions
6%
Other
<1%
Transportation
incidents
34%
(20% 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
73
Mining
Falls
12%
Contact with objects
and equipment
Assaults and
violent acts
19%
19%
(14% Homicides)
(9%)
NP
Construction
170
(20%)
Manufacturing
166
(20%)
Transportation and
public utilities
29
Wholesale trade
O C C U PAT I O N S
FATA L I T I E S
WITH
THE
O C C U PAT I O N
NUMBER (%)
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
Transportation and material moving occupations
MOST
16
Services
Government
60
119 (14%)
Number of fatalities
Executive, administrative, and managerial
95 (11%)
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
59 (7%)
(13%)
121 (14%)
0
97 (12%)
106
(2%)
121 (14%)
Construction trades
(11%)
(3%)
Retail trade
Finance, insurance,
and real estate
92
40
(7%)
80
120
160
200
NP indicates no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
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