Number of fatalities, 1995–99:
1,234
Average fatalities per year:
247
Five-year average fatality rate:
4.9
Wholesale trade
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
5.6
275
5.5
270
5.4
265
256
5.2
255
5.1
241
245
5
4.9
238
4.8
235
229
215
1995
1996
1997
E M P L O Y E E S TAT U S
Wage/Salary worker
Self-employed
62
4.6
4.6
225
Industry Profiles
1,099
135
1998
4.4
1999
GENDER
Male
Female
4.5
1995
1996
AGE
1,175
59
Under 20
1997
1998
1999
RACE
26
White
926
20 to 34
354
Black/African American
106
35 to 54
566
Hispanic/Latino
135
55 and older
283
Other races/Not reported
67
WORK-RELATED FATALITIES BY EVENT
Exposure to harmful
substances and
environments
6%
Fires/
explosions
4%
Other
<1%
Transportation
incidents
52%
(38% Highway)
W H O L E S A L E O C C U PAT I O N S
A N D L E A D I N G FATA L E V E N T
Falls
8%
Contact with objects
and equipment
Assaults and
violent acts
18%
13%
333
Truck drivers
Highway incidents
ACTIVITIES OF FATALLY INJURED WORKERS
Physical activity,
not elsewhere
classified
All other activities
15%
Vehicular and
transportation
operations
51%
6%
235
Supervisors and
proprietors,
sales occupations
158
50
Highway incidents
Laborers,
except construction
140
27
Struck by object
Sales reps., mining,
manufacturing, and
wholesale
77
51
Highway incidents
Managers and
administrators, not
elsewhere classified 20
63
Highway incidents
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
360
Number of fatalities
Materials
handling
operations
Constructing,
repairing,
cleaning
8%
12%
Protective
services
<1%
Using or
operating tools,
machinery
8%
Occupation
Leading event
Industry Profiles
63