TABLE A-8. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, All United States, 2008
Age
1
Event or exposure
Total………………………………………………………………………………………
Contact with objects and equipment......................................................................
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified.............................................
Struck against object or equipment...................................................................
Struck against stationary object or equipment.............................................
Struck by object or equipment..........................................................................
Struck by object or equipment, unspecified.................................................
Struck by falling object or equipment...........................................................
Struck by flying object..................................................................................
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle...............................................
Struck by discharged object or substance..............................................
Struck by flying object, n.e.c...................................................................
Struck by swinging or slipping object...........................................................
Struck by or slammed in swinging door or gate......................................
Struck by slipping handheld object.........................................................
Struck by swinging or slipping object, n.e.c............................................
Struck by rolling, sliding objects or
equipment on floor or ground level............................................................
Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c............................................................
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects...........................................
Caught in running equipment or machinery.................................................
Compressed or pinched by rolling, sliding, or
shifting objects...........................................................................................
Caught in or compressed by equipment or
objects, n.e.c..............................................................................................
Caught in or crushed in collapsing materials....................................................
Excavation or trenching cave-in...................................................................
Caught in or crushed in collapsing structure................................................
Caught in or crushed in collapsing materials,
n.e.c...........................................................................................................
Falls........................................................................................................................
Fall, unspecified................................................................................................
Fall to lower level..............................................................................................
Fall to lower level, unspecified.....................................................................
Fall down stairs or steps..............................................................................
Fall from floor, dock, or ground level............................................................
Fall through existing floor opening..........................................................
Fall through floor surface........................................................................
Fall from loading dock.............................................................................
Fall from ground level to lower level.......................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
Total
fatalities
(number)
Under 16
years
16-17
years
18-19
years
20-24
years
25-34
years
35-44
years
45-54
years
55-64
years
65 years
and over
5,214
11
23
66
353
850
1,113
1,292
920
580
937
3
12
10
520
8
356
51
29
13
9
39
3
3
33
3
---------------
3
---------------
10
---5
-4
---------
66
---36
-28
4
--------
160
---91
-61
10
6
3
-12
--12
199
-3
3
103
-76
11
6
4
-6
--5
207
-4
-109
-78
9
4
-3
12
--8
169
-3
3
101
-68
11
9
--4
--3
120
---73
3
40
5
--3
-----
50
16
302
109
-----
-----
-----
--22
11
3
5
51
19
6
-66
24
9
-69
27
13
3
52
13
19
4
38
13
104
--
--
--
7
13
19
20
23
20
87
100
27
43
-----
-----
-3
---
4
7
-4
19
17
5
8
23
26
7
12
22
24
7
9
15
13
3
6
4
8
-3
28
700
12
593
10
26
43
19
3
4
12
------------
------------
-5
-5
--------
-39
-36
--3
3
----
3
82
-77
--3
-----
7
124
-111
3
4
4
3
----
7
187
3
167
-7
11
5
----
4
138
-115
5
6
5
-----
3
123
6
80
-9
16
4
--9
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TABLE A-8. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, All United States, 2008 - continued
Age
1
Event or exposure
Fall from floor, dock, or ground level, n.e.c.............................................
Fall from ladder............................................................................................
Fall from roof................................................................................................
Fall from roof, unspecified.......................................................................
Fall through existing roof opening...........................................................
Fall through roof surface.........................................................................
Fall through skylight................................................................................
Fall from roof edge..................................................................................
Fall from roof, n.e.c.................................................................................
Fall from scaffold, staging............................................................................
Fall from building girders or other structural
steel............................................................................................................
Fall from nonmoving vehicle........................................................................
Fall to lower level, n.e.c................................................................................
Jump to lower level...........................................................................................
Fall on same level.............................................................................................
Fall on same level, unspecified....................................................................
Fall to floor, walkway, or other surface.........................................................
Fall onto or against objects..........................................................................
Bodily reaction and exertion...................................................................................
Bodily reaction...................................................................................................
Overexertion......................................................................................................
Overexertion in lifting...................................................................................
Exposure to harmful substances or environments.................................................
Contact with electric current..............................................................................
Contact with electric current of machine,
tool, appliance, or light fixture....................................................................
Contact with wiring, transformers, or other
electrical components................................................................................
Contact with overhead power lines..............................................................
Contact with underground, buried power lines.............................................
Struck by lightning........................................................................................
Contact with temperature extremes..................................................................
Exposure to environmental heat..................................................................
Exposure to environmental cold...................................................................
Contact with hot objects or substances.......................................................
Exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic substances...................................
Exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic
substances, unspecified.............................................................................
Inhalation of substance................................................................................
Inhalation of substance, unspecified.......................................................
Total
fatalities
(number)
Under 16
years
16-17
years
18-19
years
20-24
years
25-34
years
35-44
years
45-54
years
55-64
years
65 years
and over
4
119
123
18
8
19
22
50
6
68
-----------
-----------
--3
--------
-4
15
----6
-3
-8
22
4
3
5
4
6
-14
-21
26
---6
14
-18
-34
32
5
-6
4
15
-24
-30
20
4
-3
5
8
-8
-20
5
--------
38
89
76
3
92
3
73
14
12
6
5
4
439
192
---------------
------------5
--
------------6
3
5
-5
---------46
21
10
10
10
-3
-3
-----103
49
9
13
13
-12
-8
4
----104
52
9
24
26
-17
-15
-6
-3
3
107
47
5
21
14
-21
-16
4
3
3
--52
16
-20
8
-37
-31
3
----15
3
32
--
--
--
4
13
6
8
--
--
45
102
3
8
37
27
3
7
130
----------
----------
----------
3
12
------13
13
22
--8
7
--31
14
29
--10
7
-3
26
10
27
--8
6
--34
5
7
-3
6
4
--19
-3
------5
22
56
4
----
----
----
-5
--
7
15
--
4
9
--
6
10
--
-13
--
----
See footnotes at end of table.
Page 2 of 5
TABLE A-8. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, All United States, 2008 - continued
Age
1
Event or exposure
Inhalation in enclosed, restricted, or
confined space......................................................................................
Inhalation in open or nonconfined space................................................
Injections, stings, venomous bites...............................................................
Bee, wasp, hornet sting...........................................................................
Injections, stings, venomous bites, n.e.c................................................
Ingestion of substance.................................................................................
Oxygen deficiency, n.e.c...................................................................................
Drowning, submersion.................................................................................
Choking on object or substance...................................................................
Depletion of oxygen in other enclosed,
restricted, or confined space......................................................................
Transportation accidents........................................................................................
Highway accident..............................................................................................
Highway accident, unspecified.....................................................................
Collision between vehicles, mobile equipment............................................
Collision between vehicles, mobile
equipment, unspecified.........................................................................
Re-entrant collision.................................................................................
Moving in same direction........................................................................
Moving in opposite directions, oncoming................................................
Moving in intersection.............................................................................
Moving and standing vehicle, mobile
equipment--in roadway..........................................................................
Moving and standing vehicle, mobile
equipment--side of road........................................................................
Collision between vehicles, mobile
equipment, n.e.c...................................................................................
Vehicle struck object in roadway..................................................................
Vehicle struck object on side of road...........................................................
Noncollision accident...................................................................................
Jack-knifed or overturned--no collision...................................................
Ran off highway--no collision..................................................................
Struck by shifting load.............................................................................
Noncollision accident, n.e.c....................................................................
Highway accident, n.e.c...............................................................................
Nonhighway accident, except rail, air, water.....................................................
Collision between vehicles or mobile equipment.........................................
Vehicle, mobile equipment struck stationary object.....................................
Noncollision accident...................................................................................
Fall from moving vehicle, mobile equipment...........................................
Total
fatalities
(number)
Under 16
years
16-17
years
18-19
years
20-24
years
25-34
years
35-44
years
45-54
years
55-64
years
65 years
and over
17
35
15
6
6
36
79
60
9
----------
------3
---
----------
-4
---5
10
9
--
3
11
4
--4
15
14
--
4
4
---12
15
10
3
4
6
5
-3
13
18
12
3
3
9
----11
7
3
------6
5
--
8
2,130
1,215
6
597
-6
----
-10
7
-4
-30
19
-10
-135
76
-37
-338
204
-108
-455
275
-134
-517
294
-144
-403
239
-107
-233
100
-53
12
9
156
202
130
------
----4
---6
--
--5
17
11
--32
44
17
4
3
42
43
24
--33
48
34
5
-33
27
23
--11
17
15
58
--
--
--
--
6
13
19
13
5
24
--
--
--
--
5
4
7
4
3
6
11
323
275
239
15
3
18
3
284
10
35
235
20
---------3
--3
--
---3
-----------
--3
6
5
----4
-----
--18
21
17
--3
-13
-4
9
--
--47
48
43
--3
-27
-5
20
--
--80
56
50
-3
--37
-4
30
--
-3
82
64
56
3
-5
-63
3
11
48
3
-4
70
55
48
5
---55
-4
50
--
--23
21
17
----80
-6
71
10
See footnotes at end of table.
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TABLE A-8. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, All United States, 2008 - continued
Age
1
Event or exposure
Fell from and struck by vehicle, mobile
equipment.............................................................................................
Overturned..............................................................................................
Struck by shifting load.............................................................................
Noncollision accident, n.e.c....................................................................
Pedestrian, nonpassenger struck by vehicle, mobile
equipment.......................................................................................................
Pedestrian struck by vehicle, mobile
equipment, unspecified..............................................................................
Pedestrian struck by vehicle, mobile equipment
in roadway..................................................................................................
Pedestrian struck by vehicle, mobile equipment
on side of road...........................................................................................
Pedestrian struck by vehicle, mobile equipment
in parking lot or non-roadway area.............................................................
Railway accident...............................................................................................
Collision between railway vehicles...............................................................
Collision between railway vehicle and other
vehicle........................................................................................................
Fell from and struck by railway vehicle........................................................
Water vehicle accident......................................................................................
Collision.......................................................................................................
Fall from ship, boat, n.e.c.............................................................................
Fall on ship, boat..........................................................................................
Sinking, capsized water vehicle...................................................................
Aircraft accident................................................................................................
Aircraft accident, unspecified.......................................................................
During takeoff or landing..............................................................................
Aircraft accident, n.e.c.................................................................................
Fires and explosions..............................................................................................
Fire--unintended or uncontrolled.......................................................................
Fire in residence, building, or other structure...............................................
Forest, brush, or other outdoor fire..............................................................
Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source...........................................
Fire, n.e.c.....................................................................................................
Explosion...........................................................................................................
Explosion, unspecified.................................................................................
Explosion of pressure vessel or piping........................................................
Explosion, n.e.c............................................................................................
Assaults and violent acts.......................................................................................
Assaults and violent acts by person(s)..............................................................
Hitting, kicking, beating................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
Total
fatalities
(number)
Under 16
years
16-17
years
18-19
years
20-24
years
25-34
years
35-44
years
45-54
years
55-64
years
65 years
and over
53
151
3
4
-----
-----
-----
-6
---
4
14
---
7
17
---
8
36
---
16
29
---
14
47
---
329
--
--
--
23
50
58
98
58
37
4
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
109
--
--
--
9
19
26
26
17
11
56
--
--
--
5
13
13
15
7
--
160
34
4
----
----
----
9
3
--
18
3
--
19
11
--
55
6
--
34
9
--
22
---
25
3
76
3
29
7
30
191
13
69
109
174
94
49
9
5
30
80
3
34
43
816
526
33
-------------------------
---------------------3
3
--
--3
------------------14
10
--
--6
-3
--14
-5
9
16
8
6
---8
-5
-51
32
--
--12
-6
--42
3
17
22
28
12
7
--5
16
-9
7
139
103
--
8
-21
-7
-9
53
4
17
32
29
16
10
--5
13
-4
9
199
139
9
5
-18
-7
-7
37
-14
21
50
26
14
--9
24
-10
13
217
120
6
6
-10
---7
32
4
10
18
29
16
8
--5
13
-6
7
125
76
9
--3
----11
-4
7
20
14
3
4
4
3
6
--5
65
40
7
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TABLE A-8. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, All United States, 2008 - continued
Age
1
Event or exposure
Shooting.......................................................................................................
Stabbing.......................................................................................................
Assaults and violent acts by person(s), n.e.c...............................................
Self-inflicted injury.............................................................................................
Suicide, attempted suicide...........................................................................
Assaults by animals..........................................................................................
Assaults by animals, n.e.c...........................................................................
Other events or exposures.....................................................................................
Nonclassifiable........................................................................................
1
Total
fatalities
(number)
421
33
37
263
261
25
25
6
6
Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes
indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. n.e.c. means "not
Under 16
years
16-17
years
----------
18-19
years
----------
20-24
years
8
--4
4
-----
25-34
years
27
-4
18
17
-----
35-44
years
90
6
5
32
32
3
3
---
117
6
5
57
57
3
3
---
45-54
years
55-64
years
94
10
10
93
93
4
4
---
65 years
and over
58
3
6
41
40
8
8
---
elsewhere classified." CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless
precipitated by an injury event. Data for all years are revised and final.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation
with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
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23
4
6
18
18
7
7
3
3