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In the private sector, the highest
number of fatal work injuries involved
workers in private construction,
an industry with a wide variety of
occupations.
Overall, fatalities in the private
construction industry rose 4 percent
from 2005 to 2006. Fatal work
injuries involving construction
laborers accounted for approximately
1 out of every 4 fatalities in private
construction in both 2005 and 2006.
Distribution of fatalities for selected
occupations in the private construction
industry, 2005–06
27
27
Construction laborers
9
Carpenters
First-line managers/
supervisors of
construction trades
workers
7
Roofers
5
Operating engineers
and other
construction
equipment operators
5
5
Construction
managers
5
5
Painters, construction
and maintenance
3
0
8
6
4
Electricians
10
6
 Total fatalities in 2006 = 1,239
 Total fatalities in 2005 = 1,192
4
5
10
15
20
25
30
Percent of private construction fatalities
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2009.
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