U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal Workplace Injuries in 2005: A Collection of Data and Analysis

The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), administered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in conjunction with the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and New York City, compiles detailed information on all work-related fatal injuries occurring in the United States. In an effort to compile counts that are as complete as possible, the fatality census uses diverse sources to identify, verify, and profile fatal work injuries. Source documents such as death certificates, news accounts, workers' compensation reports, and Federal and State agency administrative records are cross-referenced to gather key information about each workplace fatality.

The annual CFOI report provides detailed tabulations of data from the fatality census, as well as analytical articles on various topics related to fatal workplace injuries. The report has two sections; the first section contains charts and text highlighting fatality data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, including charts derived from the three analytical articles that use CFOI data. The second section presents detailed data tables and appendices that describe the scope, methodology, and outputs of the program, along with the full text of the three analytical articles.

User created tables and supplemental tables can be accessed on the internet at www.bls.gov/iif

The online version of the Profiles System can be accessed at http://data.bls.gov/GQT/servlet/InitialPage

Cover and Preface
Contents
- Chart 1. Number of fatal work injuries, 1992-2005
- Chart 2. Rate of fatal work injuries per 100,000 workers, 1992-2005
- Chart 3. Manner in which workplace fatalities occurred, 2005
- Chart 4. Difference in workplace fatality counts, by event, 2004-05
- Chart 5. Four most frequent work-related fatal events, 1992-2005
- Chart 6. Change in events, 2003-05 versus 2000-02
- Chart 7. Selected transportation events, 1992-2005
- Chart 8. Falls, by type of fall, 2003-05
- Chart 9. Struck by object, sources and most frequent event, 2003-05
- Chart 10. How workers died in multiple-fatality incidents, 2005
- Chart 11. Number of fatal work injuries involving Hispanic or Latino workers, 1992-2005
- Chart 12. Fatal occupational injuries to foreign-born workers, by country of origin, 2005
- Chart 13. Employment and fatalities, by gender of worker, 2005
- Chart 14. Fatal injury events, by gender of worker, 2005
- Chart 15. Perpetrators of workplace homicides, by gender of decedent, 1997-2005
- Chart 16. Fatal work injuries, by age group, 2005
- Chart 17. Number and rate of fatal occupational injuries, by industry sector, 2005
- Chart 18. Fatal occupational injuries in the private mining industry, 2003-05
- Chart 19. Number and rate of fatal occupational injuries, by major occupation group, 2005
- Chart 20. Selected occupations with high fatality rates, 2005
- Chart 21. Distribution of fatalities for selected occupations in the private construction industry, 2004-05
- Chart 22. Percent change in State fatality rates, 2003-05 versus 2000-02
- Chart 23. Time of incident, major events, all ownerships, 2003-05
- Chart 24. Sources of data on fatal work injuries, 2005
- Chart 25. Mortality ratios and frequencies of fatal occupational injuries to workers aged 55 years and older in farming occupations, by State of incident, 1995-2002
- Chart 27. Rate of fatal work injuries of volunteer workers, by age group, 1993-2002
- Chart 28. Fatality rates for the resident military and all workers, 1992-2003
Preface and Acknowledgments

Appendix A: Articles

Fatal occupational injuries to older workers in farming

Monthly Labor Review, October 2005, 38-48.

Meyer, Samuel.

Fatal Injuries Among Volunteer Workers, United States, 1993-2002

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, vol. 54, no. 30, August 2005

Reported by TW Struttman, MPSH, BT Oerter, Div. of Safety Research,

National Institute for Safety and Health; RS Noe, MPH, EIS Officer, CDC.

Fatal Occupational Injuries to Members of the Resident Military, 1992-2003

Compensation and Working Conditions Online, April 2005

Pegula, Stephen.

Appendix B. Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Work Relationship Criteria

Appendix C. All Worker Profile 2001-2005

C-1. Fatal Occupational Injuries to all Workers by Selected Characteristics, 2005

Appendix D. Profile of the Ten Occupations with the Highest Fatality Rates

D-1. Occupations with the highest fatality rates by selected characteristics, 2005.

D-2. Note on the Selected Occupations with the highest fatality rates

Appendix E. Fatal Occupational Injuries in the Construction Industry

E-1. Construction Subsectors Profile

Appendix F. Profiles of Selected Fatal Work Injuries and Hazards

F-1. Homicides

F-2. Hispanic or Latino workers

F-3. Falls

F-4. Struck by object