Fatal Injuries to Workers in the United States, 1980–1989: A Decade of Surveillance: National and State Profiles

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• Personal Author:
  Castillo, Dawn N. ; Cianfrocco, Rosemary ; Cutlip, Patricia M. ; Fosbroke, David E. ; Jenkins, E. Lynn ; Kisner, Suzanne M. ; Layne, Larry A. ; Stout, Nancy A.
• Corporate Authors:
  United States Department of Health and Human Services ; Public Health Service ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This compendium included information related to fatal injuries occurring among United States workers, 16 years of age or older, during the period from 1980 through 1989. Data were derived from the National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities surveillance system. Analysis of occupational injury deaths was made by demographic, employment, and injury characteristics. Data were also broken down by state. Of the 63,589 workers who died in this period from injuries sustained while working, 62,289 were civilian laborers, for a rate of 7.0 per 100,000 workers. Motor vehicle crashes (23%), machine related incidents (14%), homicides (12%), falls (10%), electrocutions (7%), and being struck by falling objects (7%) accounted for the deaths reported. The highest fatality rate per 100,000 workers was found among Black workers, followed by Whites and others of other races. The age group with the largest number of occupational injury fatalities was the 25 to 29 year group. The fatality rate for males was 12 times higher than that for females. The largest number of fatalities occurred in the construction industry (18%) with transportation/communication/public utilities second (18%), followed by manufacturing (14%), and agriculture/forestry/fishing (12%). The average annual fatality rate decreased from 8.9 in 1980 to 5.6 in 1989. [Description supplied by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Mortality Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-statistics Age-factors Mortality-rates NIOSH-Author Racial-factors Risk-factors Sex-factors Traumatic-injuries
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB93108S
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  365 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Linn, Herbert I. ; Spiker, Joyce R. ; Myers, John R. ; Carr, Shirley M. ; Holloway, Forest C. ; Bloom, rebecca S. ; Wyatt, John A. ; Baker, Susan P. ; Davis, Letitia K. ; Harshbarger, Dorothy S. ; Parrish, R. Gibson ; Conroy, Carol S. ; Pollack, Earl S.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00220134
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB94-195807
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 93-108S, 1993 Aug ; :1-356
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  01 - Agricultural Production Crops - (SIC) ; 02 - Agricultural Production Livestock - (SIC) ; 07 - Agricultural Services - (SIC) ; 08 - Forestry - (SIC) ; 09 - Fishing, Hunting, and Trapping - (SIC) ; 10 - Metal Mining - (SIC) ; 11 - Anthracite Mining - (SIC) ; 12 - Coal Mining - (SIC) ; 13 - Oil and Gas Extraction - (SIC) ; 14 - Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels - (SIC) ; 15 - General Building Contractors - (SIC) ; 16 - Heavy Construction, ex. Building - (SIC) ; 17 - Special Trade Contractors - (SIC) ; 20 - Food and Kindred Products - (SIC) ; 21 - Tobacco Products - (SIC) ; 22 - Textile Mill Products - (SIC) ; 23 - Apparel and Other Textile Products - (SIC) ; 24 - Lumber and Wood Products - (SIC) ; 25 - Furniture and Fixtures - (SIC) ; 26 - Paper and Allied Products - (SIC) ; 27 - Printing and Publishing - (SIC) ; 28 - Chemicals and Allied Products - (SIC) ; 29 - Petroleum and Coal Products - (SIC) ; 30 - Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics Products - (SIC) ; 31 - Leather and Leather Products - (SIC) ; 32 - Stone, Clay, and Glass Products - (SIC) ; 33 - Primary Metal Industries - (SIC) ; 34 - Fabricated Metal Products - (SIC) ; 35 - Industrial Machinery and Equipment - (SIC) ; 36 - Electronic & Other Electric Equipment - (SIC) ; 37 - Transportation Equipment - (SIC) ; 38 - Instruments and Related Products - (SIC) ; 39 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries - (SIC) ; 40 - Railroad Transportation - (SIC) ; 41 - Local and Interurban Passenger Transit - (SIC) ; 42 - Trucking and Warehousing - (SIC) ; 43 - U.s. Postal Service - (SIC) ; 44 - Water Transportation - (SIC) ; 45 - Transportation By Air - (SIC) ; 46 - Pipelines, Except Natural Gas - (SIC) ; 47 - Transportation Services - (SIC) ; 48 - Communication - (SIC) ; 49 - Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services - (SIC) ; 50 - Wholesale Trade Durable Goods - (SIC) ; 51 - Wholesale Trade Nondurable Goods - (SIC) ; 52 - Building Materials & Garden Supplies - (SIC) ; 53 - General Merchandise Stores - (SIC) ; 54 - Food Stores - (SIC) ; 55 - Automotive Dealers & Service Stations - (SIC) ; 56 - Apparel and Accessory Stores - (SIC) ; 57 - Furniture and Homefurnishings Stores - (SIC) ; 58 - Eating and Drinking Places - (SIC) ; 59 - Miscellaneous Retail - (SIC) ; 60 - Depository Institutions - (SIC) ; 61 - Nondepository Institutions - (SIC) ; 62 - Security and Commodity Brokers - (SIC) ; 63 - Insurance Carriers - (SIC) ; 64 - Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service - (SIC) ; 65 - Real Estate - (SIC) ; 66 - Combined Real Estate, Insurance, Etc - (SIC) ; 67 - Holding and Other Investment Offices - (SIC) ; 70 - Hotels and Other Lodging Places - (SIC) ; 72 - Personal Services - (SIC) ; 73 - Business Services - (SIC) ; 75 - Auto Repair, Services, and Parking - (SIC) ; 76 - Miscellaneous Repair Services - (SIC) ; 78 - Motion Pictures - (SIC) ; 79 - Amusement & Recreation Services - (SIC) ; 80 - Health Services - (SIC) ; 81 - Legal Services - (SIC) ; 82 - Educational Services - (SIC) ; 83 - Social Services - (SIC) ; 84 - Museums, Botanical, Zoological Gardens - (SIC) ; 86 - Membership Organizations - (SIC) ; 87 - Engineering & Management Services - (SIC) ; 88 - Private Households - (SIC) ; 89 - Services, not elsewhere classified - (SIC) ; 91 - Executive, Legislative, and General - (SIC) ; 92 - Justice, Public Order, and Safety - (SIC) ; 93 - Finance, Taxation, & Monetary Policy - (SIC) ; 94 - Administration of Human Resources - (SIC) ; 95 - Environmental Quality and Housing - (SIC) ; 96 - Administration of Economic Programs - (SIC) ; 97 - National Security and Intl. Affairs - (SIC) ; 99 - Nonclassifiable Establishments - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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