1
TABLE A-9. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure for all fatal injuries and major private industry sector, All United States, 2010
Goods producing
Event or exposure2
Total
fatalities
(number)
Total……………………………………………………………………
Contact with objects and equipment.............................................
Struck against object or equipment.........................................
Stepped on object...............................................................
Struck against stationary object or equipment....................
Struck against moving 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 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 from ladder...................................................................
Fall from roof......................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construcgoods
and
tion
producing
mining3
Manufacturing
Trade,
Total
transporservice
tation, and
providing
utilities
Information
Financial
activities
ProfesEducation Leisure
sional and
and
and health
business
services hospitality
services
Other
services
4,690
1,896
793
774
329
2,310
1,189
43
113
364
171
238
192
738
13
3
7
3
404
5
265
34
19
10
5
22
462
8
-3
3
246
3
154
21
14
4
3
16
231
----134
-75
11
6
3
-3
138
3
---64
-49
----8
93
3
---48
-30
8
7
--5
244
3
-3
-140
-101
11
5
4
-5
137
----72
-55
4
3
--4
--------------
3
-------------
59
----42
-31
4
-----
4
-------------
11
----6
-3
------
28
----17
-10
------
18
15
3
8
4
3
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
60
18
228
91
43
9
137
65
38
5
68
40
3
-33
7
--36
18
15
6
83
24
7
-50
13
-----
-----
-3
15
6
--3
--
-----
6
-11
3
78
38
19
11
8
36
28
--
--
--
3
--
--
57
91
28
25
32
70
26
20
9
27
-3
15
37
24
13
8
6
-4
23
17
-4
9
12
-4
-----
-----
8
----
-----
-----
6
----
36
646
13
522
4
31
15
8
132
117
24
348
-324
-5
5
5
85
96
22
41
-37
----6
3
-264
-255
-5
4
4
68
90
-43
-32
----11
3
11
261
7
183
-24
9
3
44
17
8
96
-64
-4
7
3
12
4
-5
-3
-------
-22
-18
-5
--6
4
-65
-54
----9
6
-27
-14
-6
--4
--
-26
-13
-4
--3
--
-20
-17
-3
--8
3
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TABLE A-9. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure for all fatal injuries and major private industry sector, All United States, 2010 - continued
Goods producing
Event or exposure2
Fall from roof, unspecified.............................................
Fall through existing roof opening..................................
Fall through roof surface................................................
Fall through skylight.......................................................
Fall from roof edge........................................................
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.................................................
Fall, n.e.c.................................................................................
Bodily reaction and exertion.........................................................
Bodily reaction.........................................................................
Overexertion............................................................................
Exposure to harmful substances or environments.......................
Contact with electric current....................................................
Contact with electric current, unspecified...........................
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.........................................
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 in enclosed, restricted, or
confined space............................................................
Inhalation in open or nonconfined space.......................
Injections, stings, venomous bites......................................
See footnotes at end of table.
Total
fatalities
(number)
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construcgoods
and
tion
producing
mining3
Manufacturing
Trade,
Total
transporservice
tation, and
providing
utilities
Information
Financial
activities
ProfesEducation Leisure
sional and
and
and health
business
services hospitality
services
Other
services
17
9
18
20
51
44
16
6
16
13
43
41
-------
16
6
13
11
43
37
-------
-3
-5
7
--
-------
-------
-------
----3
--
-------
-------
-------
23
76
78
6
100
4
82
13
5
9
3
6
414
164
4
20
34
35
-20
-16
3
-3
--214
105
--
5
8
12
-3
-------58
18
--
15
17
17
-7
-6
-----126
76
--
-9
6
-10
-8
-----30
11
--
-40
41
4
64
3
52
8
3
4
-3
176
52
--
-27
6
-28
-22
4
----62
19
--
------------4
4
--
----3
-------10
4
--
-10
26
-6
-3
-----44
20
--
----12
-11
-----22
---
--5
-11
-11
-----26
3
--
------------8
---
27
19
4
9
6
7
--
--
--
3
--
--
--
50
76
3
3
48
40
6
36
45
--32
27
3
3
9
--9
6
--
29
35
--19
18
--
4
---4
3
--
12
30
--13
10
3
6
11
--4
3
--
--------
--------
-15
--6
6
--
--------
--------
--------
140
50
18
23
9
86
33
--
4
13
14
15
7
16
57
4
32
-14
-13
-5
11
22
4
10
---
---
-4
---
---
-3
26
31
18
18
14
4
10
4
--
6
7
3
-3
--
5
17
14
-8
5
----
----
----
----
--3
----
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TABLE A-9. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure for all fatal injuries and major private industry sector, All United States, 2010 - continued
Goods producing
Event or exposure2
Bee, wasp, hornet sting.................................................
Injections, stings, venomous bites, n.e.c.......................
Ingestion of substance........................................................
Exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic
substances, n.e.c..............................................................
Oxygen deficiency, n.e.c..........................................................
Drowning, submersion........................................................
Choking on object or substance.........................................
Depletion of oxygen in other enclosed,
restricted, or confined space............................................
Other oxygen deficiency, n.e.c............................................
Transportation accidents..............................................................
Highway accident.....................................................................
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.........................................
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.................
Fell from and struck by vehicle, mobile
equipment....................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
Total
fatalities
(number)
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construcgoods
and
tion
producing
mining3
Manufacturing
Trade,
Total
transporservice
tation, and
providing
utilities
Information
Financial
activities
ProfesEducation Leisure
sional and
and
and health
business
services hospitality
services
Other
services
9
8
44
3
-9
--3
--4
----
6
7
35
-3
14
----
----
--4
--8
--7
----
4
61
45
6
-27
20
--
-13
9
--
-8
7
--
-6
4
--
3
24
16
3
-6
3
--
-----
-----
-4
3
--
-6
-3
-6
6
--
-----
6
3
1,857
1,044
535
5
-624
271
129
--352
118
54
--188
98
44
--84
55
31
-3
996
639
333
--600
442
205
--21
20
11
--29
18
13
--144
64
35
--77
35
29
--67
25
16
--58
35
24
5
6
132
191
112
-3
38
43
25
--17
16
14
--12
19
8
--9
8
3
3
3
85
124
56
--57
71
29
---6
--
---4
4
--8
13
9
--6
14
7
--5
7
--
--5
9
4
56
11
--
--
8
41
31
--
--
--
--
--
4
21
4
--
--
--
14
10
--
--
--
--
--
--
12
20
267
212
189
7
15
9
276
10
3
3
55
79
70
-6
4
195
4
3
-26
35
33
---159
4
--22
27
23
-4
3
29
--
--7
17
14
---7
--
7
14
177
111
102
3
6
4
68
6
4
10
143
82
79
---15
3
--4
4
-------
--3
-----3
--
--15
12
9
-3
-28
--
--3
3
-------
--3
6
6
---12
--
--6
-----8
--
26
233
19
18
170
9
15
140
8
-24
--
-6
--
6
53
8
-11
--
----
-3
--
-24
--
----
4
7
4
-6
--
42
35
30
3
--
7
--
--
--
3
--
--
--
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TABLE A-9. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure for all fatal injuries and major private industry sector, All United States, 2010 - continued
Goods producing
Event or exposure2
Overturned.....................................................................
Struck by shifting load...................................................
Noncollision accident, n.e.c...........................................
Nonhighway accident, n.e.c................................................
Pedestrian, nonpassenger struck by vehicle,
mobile equipment..................................................................
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 vehicle and other
vehicle..............................................................................
Water vehicle accident............................................................
Collision..............................................................................
Fall from ship, boat, n.e.c...................................................
Fall on ship, boat................................................................
Sinking, capsized water vehicle..........................................
Water vehicle accident, n.e.c.............................................
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 of pressure vessel or piping...............................
Explosion, n.e.c..................................................................
Assaults and violent acts..............................................................
Assaults and violent acts, unspecified.....................................
Assaults and violent acts by person(s)....................................
Hitting, kicking, beating......................................................
Shooting.............................................................................
Stabbing.............................................................................
Assaults and violent acts by person(s), n.e.c.....................
See footnotes at end of table.
Total
fatalities
(number)
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construcgoods
and
tion
producing
mining3
Manufacturing
Trade,
Total
transporservice
tation, and
providing
utilities
Information
Financial
activities
ProfesEducation Leisure
sional and
and
and health
business
services hospitality
services
Other
services
158
5
6
6
115
4
5
3
94
3
3
--
18
--3
3
----
35
----
6
----
-----
-----
20
----
-----
3
----
4
----
280
87
29
45
13
145
68
--
4
37
9
13
14
96
28
5
20
3
46
11
--
--
17
5
6
5
58
12
--
12
--
32
14
--
--
10
--
--
--
126
45
47
20
24
9
13
10
10
--
67
22
43
17
---
---
10
--
---
4
4
7
--
37
60
6
28
5
13
5
152
15
53
84
191
110
33
4
5
67
80
27
51
832
6
518
28
405
37
47
19
31
-18
-9
-20
--15
126
77
15
4
3
54
49
13
35
119
-29
-25
---
9
27
-15
-9
-10
--8
67
47
3
4
3
37
20
4
15
44
-7
-7
---
9
------4
--4
26
12
6
--5
14
5
9
30
-8
-6
---
-------6
---33
18
6
--12
15
4
11
45
-14
-12
---
15
23
3
8
3
4
3
99
7
42
50
50
23
9
--12
26
12
14
577
5
403
21
312
34
35
10
17
-5
3
3
3
41
3
18
20
27
10
---7
16
6
10
264
-201
12
160
11
17
--------------------11
-------
-------4
------------49
-32
-23
-5
-------13
-8
4
4
--------48
-20
-18
---
-------32
-11
18
---------38
-22
-15
5
--
4
5
-----8
--6
3
--------104
-84
6
60
11
7
-----------14
10
7
---4
3
-63
-42
-34
4
4
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TABLE A-9. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure for all fatal injuries and major private industry sector, All United States, 2010 - continued
Goods producing
Event or exposure2
Self-inflicted injury....................................................................
Suicide, attempted suicide..................................................
Assaults by animals.................................................................
Assaults by animals, n.e.c..................................................
Other events or exposures...........................................................
Nonclassifiable..............................................................
1
Total
fatalities
(number)
270
270
38
36
3
3
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construcgoods
and
tion
producing
mining3
65
65
24
24
---
12
12
24
24
---
Industry data from 2003 to 2008 are classified using the 2002 North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). Industry data after 2008 are classified using the 2007 NAICS.
2
Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
3
Includes fatal injuries at all establishments categorized as Mining (Sector 21) in the North American
Industry Classification System, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.
Manufacturing
22
22
-----
31
31
-----
Trade,
Total
transporservice
tation, and
providing
utilities
157
157
12
10
---
61
61
-----
Information
9
9
-----
Financial
activities
15
15
-----
ProfesEducation Leisure
sional and
and
and health
business
services hospitality
services
27
27
-----
16
16
-----
10
10
8
8
---
NOTE: Data for all years are revised and final. 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 elsewhere classified." CFOI fatal injury counts exclude
illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
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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Other
services
19
19
-----