Number of fatalities, 1995–99:
4,093
Average fatalities per year:
819
Five-year average fatality rate:
23.0
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
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
833
800
840
22.9
700
22.6
650
22.3
1996
1997
1998
22
1999
GENDER
Wage/Salary worker
1,621
Male
Self-employed
2,472
Female
Industry Profiles
23.6
23.2
750
1995
23.5
23.5
814
806
E M P L O Y E E S TAT U S
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23.8
23.8
850
600
R A T E S
Rate per 100,000 workers
900
800
A N D
22.3
1995
22.4
1996
AGE
3,957
136
1997
1998
1999
RACE
Under 20
227
White
20 to 34
798
Black/African American
184
35 to 54
1,363
Hispanic/Latino
513
55 and older
1,696
Other races/Not reported
171
3,225
WORK-RELATED FATALITIES BY EVENT
Exposure to harmful
substances and
environments
10%
Fires/
explosions
2%
Other
<1%
Transportation
incidents
51%
(12% Highway,
24% Nonhighway—
farm, industrial
premises)
A G R I C U LT U R E , F O R E S T R Y, A N D F I S H I N G
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
7%
Contact with objects
and equipment
Assaults and
violent acts
23%
7%
(12% Struck by object)
ACTIVITIES OF FATALLY INJURED WORKERS
Physical
activity, not
elsewhere
classified
All other
activities
12%
Protective services
<1%
Vehicular and
transportation
operations
49%
5%
Farmers, except
horticultural
1,355
Nonhighway
transportation incident
508
Farm workers
1,007
Nonhighway
transportation incident
245
Managers, farms,
except horticultural
407
136
Nonhighway
transportation incident
Groundskeepers and
gardeners, except farm
341
77
Fall to lower level
Fishers, including vessel
captains and officers
334
268
Water vehicle incident
0
150
300
450
600
750
900
1,050
1,200
1,350
Number of fatalities
Materials handling
operations
4%
Constructing,
repairing,
cleaning
Using or
operating tools,
machinery
11%
18%
Occupation
Leading event
Industry Profiles
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