TABLE A-8. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, All United States, 2010
Age
1
Event or exposure
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................................................................................................
Fall from roof, unspecified.......................................................................
Fall through existing roof opening...........................................................
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
4,690
16
18
56
245
785
868
1,169
948
582
738
13
3
7
3
404
5
265
34
19
10
5
22
18
6
--------------
4
--------------
13
----5
-4
-------
37
----25
-21
-------
116
----57
-40
4
-3
-4
4
157
----79
-63
4
---3
3
150
----86
-51
15
10
-3
6
5
150
5
-3
-85
-54
6
5
--5
4
105
----66
-31
5
---3
--
60
18
228
91
-----
--3
--
--4
3
--6
3
5
4
44
17
3
5
54
22
11
-46
18
17
-41
18
22
4
29
7
78
--
--
--
--
15
15
17
15
14
57
91
28
25
-4
---
-----
-4
---
-5
---
12
14
7
4
16
21
6
7
11
17
7
6
7
18
6
5
8
8
---
36
646
13
522
4
31
15
8
132
117
17
9
4
------------
-------------
-3
-3
---------
-22
-21
----4
6
---
3
72
-65
--3
-8
18
---
7
93
3
82
-4
--15
25
4
--
4
183
-158
-9
5
3
46
32
5
--
6
170
4
122
-7
5
4
38
26
4
3
8
101
4
69
-10
--21
9
---
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TABLE A-8. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, All United States, 2010 - continued
Age
1
Event or exposure
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...............................................................
Bee, wasp, hornet sting...........................................................................
Injections, stings, venomous bites, n.e.c................................................
Ingestion of substance.................................................................................
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
18
20
51
44
-----
-----
-----
-3
---
5
-7
4
4
5
10
10
6
5
14
16
-3
15
8
--4
4
23
76
78
6
100
4
82
13
5
9
3
6
414
164
4
----------------
------------4
---
------------9
4
--
--5
---------32
16
--
10
7
14
-7
-4
-----88
42
--
5
11
12
-5
-5
-----92
39
--
3
21
25
-18
-14
4
3
---121
47
--
-19
16
-41
-36
-----50
10
--
-15
6
-28
-23
4
----17
5
--
27
--
--
--
3
4
8
9
--
--
50
76
3
3
48
40
6
140
---------
---------
-------3
-12
-----10
13
20
--9
8
-25
11
17
--12
12
-30
16
20
--13
12
-42
7
---4
--26
----5
----
16
57
---
---
-3
-6
-10
-10
8
13
4
11
---
26
31
18
9
8
44
-------
-------
3
------
-5
-----
5
5
3
--11
6
4
4
-3
10
4
9
5
5
-15
6
5
4
3
-7
-------
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, 2010 - continued
Age
1
Event or exposure
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.............................................................................................
Overturned..............................................................................................
Struck by shifting load.............................................................................
Noncollision accident, n.e.c....................................................................
Nonhighway accident, n.e.c.........................................................................
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
61
45
6
-----
-----
-----
-4
4
--
-12
9
--
-11
8
--
-18
14
--
-10
6
3
-5
3
--
6
3
1,857
1,044
535
--9
3
--
--6
3
--
--18
8
5
--96
47
24
3
-321
200
106
--310
173
83
--438
267
137
--381
221
108
--278
122
69
5
6
132
191
112
------
------
------
--8
7
5
--21
45
23
--14
35
17
--36
49
26
3
-33
30
21
--19
23
16
56
--
--
--
3
9
9
17
13
5
21
--
--
--
--
6
4
4
4
--
12
20
267
212
189
7
15
9
276
10
26
233
19
--------4
--3
--
--------3
--3
--
--------4
--4
--
--12
10
9
---10
--7
--
-3
53
37
34
---30
--26
--
-4
51
33
27
-4
-40
4
-34
--
3
5
67
54
49
-5
4
51
-7
40
6
-7
59
46
41
3
--54
-5
46
4
3
-22
30
27
---80
-8
70
6
42
158
5
6
6
------
------
------
-6
----
3
21
----
6
27
----
6
25
--3
7
30
----
15
46
----
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, 2010 - continued
Age
1
Event or exposure
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..............................................................
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
280
--
--
4
23
44
42
62
58
45
96
--
--
--
4
18
16
22
21
15
58
--
--
--
9
13
9
17
7
--
126
45
---
---
3
--
10
5
13
3
17
10
23
10
30
9
28
7
37
60
6
28
5
13
5
152
15
53
84
191
110
33
4
5
67
80
27
51
832
6
-----------------------
--------------------3
--
--------------------12
--
5
4
-3
---7
-4
-6
-----4
--52
--
3
12
-4
-3
-32
4
12
16
46
27
10
--17
19
9
9
140
--
7
13
-8
-4
-32
-9
20
42
23
10
--13
19
6
13
172
--
6
14
-5
-4
-34
5
11
18
49
30
8
--21
19
7
12
225
--
8
12
-4
---27
-9
17
32
16
4
--10
15
3
11
163
3
7
4
-3
---20
-8
11
15
11
--5
4
4
-3
63
--
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TABLE A-8. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, All United States, 2010 - continued
Age
1
Event or exposure
Assaults and violent acts by person(s)..............................................................
Hitting, kicking, beating................................................................................
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)
518
28
405
37
47
270
270
38
36
3
3
Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
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
Under 16
years
16-17
years
------------
18-19
years
------------
20-24
years
6
-6
--6
6
-----
25-34
years
31
-29
--18
18
3
3
---
35-44
years
97
-84
6
6
37
37
4
4
---
110
4
89
8
9
59
59
3
3
---
45-54
years
134
8
100
14
11
82
82
8
7
---
55-64
years
65 years
and over
99
6
70
8
15
54
54
7
6
---
40
7
26
-6
12
12
11
11
---
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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