Number of fatalities, 1995–99:
3,171
Average fatalities per year:
634
Five-year average fatality rate:
2.7
Government
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
780
A N D
R A T E S
Rate per 100,000 workers
3.4
780
740
3.2
700
3
660
2.8
3.2
2.7
622
620
605
598
580
540
1996
1997
E M P L O Y E E S TAT U S
Wage/Salary worker
3,171
1998
2.2
1999
GENDER
Male
Female
413
Under 20
Industry Profiles
1996
1997
1998
1999
RACE
80
White
2,470
20 to 34
1,073
Black/African American
386
35 to 54
1,460
Hispanic/Latino
174
Other races/Not reported
141
55 and older
50
1995
AGE
2,758
2.4
2.4
2.4
566
1995
2.6
2.6
547
WORK-RELATED FATALITIES BY EVENT
Exposure to harmful
substances and
environments
7%
Fires/
explosions
4%
Other
<1%
Transportation
incidents
54%
(28% Highway)
G O V E R N M E N T 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
5%
Contact with objects
and equipment
Assaults and
violent acts
6%
24%
(18% Homicides)
ACTIVITIES OF FATALLY INJURED WORKERS
Military occupations
537
Aircraft incidents
248
Police and detectives,
public service
459
Homicides
Physical activity,
not elsewhere
classified
All other activities
14%
Vehicular and
transportation
operations
49%
6%
213
Firefighting occupations
201
Fires
79
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other
law enforcement officers
175
Highway incidents
67
Laborers,
except construction
75
Worker struck by vehicle, 18
mobile equipment
0
60
120
180
240
300
360
420
480
540
Number of fatalities
Materials
handling
operations
Constructing,
repairing,
cleaning
2%
8%
Protective
services
17%
Using or
operating tools,
machinery
3%
Occupation
Leading event
Industry Profiles
51