Total fatalities, 1995–99:
85
Average fatalities per year:
17
Five-year average fatality rate:
6.6
District of Columbia
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
10
24
23
8.9
9
19
20
16
A N D
7.7
8
16
7
13
14
6
12
5.8
5.3
5.3
1998
1999
5
4
8
3
2
4
1
0
1995
1996
1997
City average:
1998
0
1999
1995
17
E M P L O Y E E S TAT U S
71
Male
Self-employed
14
Female
1997
City average:
GENDER
Wage/Salary worker
1996
AGE
80
5
RACE
Under 20
—
White
25
20 to 34
29
Black/African American
43
35 to 54
36
Hispanic/Latino
11
55 and older
17
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
Other
5%
7%
Transportation
incidents
11%
W O R K - R E L AT E D FATA L I T I E S
BY MAJOR INDUSTRY
Agriculture,
forestry, and fishing
NP
Mining
NP
Construction
Falls
20%
Contact with objects
and equipment
Assaults and
violent acts
8%
49%
(41% Homicides)
23
Manufacturing
NP
Transportation and
public utilities
9
Wholesale trade
(11%)
NP
Retail trade
17
Finance, insurance,
and real estate
O C C U PAT I O N S
FATA L I T I E S
WITH
O C C U PAT I O N
THE
MOST
NUMBER (%)
Protective service occupations
Executive, administrative, and managerial
15 (18%)
Services
19
Government
0
10 (12%)
Number of fatalities
9 (11%)
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
7 (8%)
Sales occupations
6 (7%)
(20%)
NP
20 (24%)
Construction trades
(27%)
5
10
15
(22%)
20
25
NP indicates no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
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