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

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• Personal Author:
  Castillo, Dawn N. ; Cianfrocco, Rosemary ; Cutlip, Patricia M. ; Jenkins, E. Lynn ; Kisner, Suzanne M.
• 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:
  Occupational injury mortality in the United States for 1980 through 1989 was investigated using information from the National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities surveillance system. Data were obtained from death certificates for workers 16 years of age or older who died as a result of a work related injury. The findings indicated that from 1980 through 1989, a total of 63,589 workers died from occupationally sustained injuries
  
  62,289 deaths were in civilian workers. Males accounted for 56% of the civilian work force at this time, but for 94% of the fatal occupational injuries. The age group that accounted for the largest number of deaths was between 25 to 29 years, followed by the 30 to 34 year old age group. The leading causes of occupational injury death were motor vehicle crashes (23%), machine related incidents (14%), homicides (12%), falls (10%), electrocutions (7%), and being struck by falling objects (7%). When ranked by industry and rate per thousand of workers, the mining industry appeared to be the most hazardous followed in decreasing order by construction, transportation and communication, agriculture with forestry and fishing, public administration, and others. [Description supplied by NIOSH]
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Agriculture Construction Industry Electric Injuries Electricity Epidemiology Mining Mortality Occupational Health Safety

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• Keywords:
  Accident-statistics Age-factors Agricultural-workers Construction-industry Electrical-hazards Equipment-operators Mine-workers Mortality-data Mortality-surveys NIOSH-Author
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB93108
• 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:
  53 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:00217270
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB94-140191
• 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. 93-108, 1993 Aug ; :1-43
• 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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