Number of fatalities, 1995–99: 3,121 Average fatalities per year: 624 Five-year average fatality rate: 2.9 $ Retail 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 690 R A T E S Rate per 100,000 workers 687 681 A N D 3.4 3.3 670 3.2 3.2 660 3.1 630 3.0 600 2.8 570 570 2.6 2.6 2.4 540 2.3 513 510 1995 1996 1997 E M P L O Y E E S TAT U S Wage/Salary worker Self-employed 2,236 885 1998 2.2 1999 GENDER Male Female Industry Profiles 1996 AGE 2,591 530 1997 1998 1999 RACE Under 20 172 White 20 to 34 969 Black/African American 383 35 to 54 1,302 Hispanic/Latino 365 Other races/Not reported 414 55 and older 56 1995 671 1,959 WORK-RELATED FATALITIES BY EVENT Exposure to harmful substances and environments Fires/ explosions 2% 3% Other <1% Transportation incidents 23% (17% Highway) R E T A I L 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 4% Contact with objects and equipment Assaults and violent acts 4% 63% (58% Homicides) Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations 806 591 Homicides ACTIVITIES OF FATALLY INJURED WORKERS Physical activity, not elsewhere classified All other activities 62% Vehicular and transportation operations 22% 5% 374 Cashiers Homicides 342 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments 274 215 Homicides Truck drivers 213 Highway incidents 140 89 Driver-sales workers Highway incidents 51 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Number of fatalities Materials handling operations 3% Protective services 2% Constructing, repairing, cleaning Using or operating tools, machinery 4% 2% Occupation Leading event Industry Profiles 57
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