Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2010p
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| Fatal injuries | Selected event or exposure(2)
| | (percent of total for industry)
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Industry(1) | | | | | |
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| Number | Percent |Highway(3)| Homicides| Falls | Struck by
| | | | | | object
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Total.....................| 4,547 | 100 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 9
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Private industry.............| 4,070 | 90 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 9
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Goods producing.............| 1,839 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 13
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Natural resources and | | | | | |
mining....................| 768 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 17
Agriculture, forestry, | | | | | |
fishing and hunting......| 596 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 18
Crop production.........| 312 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 16
Animal production.......| 151 | 3 | 10 | – | 7 | 11
Forestry and logging....| 70 | 2 | 17 | – | – | 54
Mining(4).................| 172 | 4 | 23 | – | 6 | 15
Mining, except oil and | | | | | |
gas....................| 61 | 1 | – | – | – | 13
Support activities for | | | | | |
mining.................| 99 | 2 | 35 | – | 7 | 16
Construction...............| 751 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 8
Construction..............| 751 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 8
Construction of | | | | | |
buildings..............| 157 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 9
Heavy and civil | | | | | |
engineering | | | | | |
construction...........| 143 | 3 | 16 | – | 9 | 10
Specialty trade | | | | | |
contractors............| 430 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 8
Manufacturing..............| 320 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 15
Manufacturing.............| 320 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 15
Food manufacturing......| 53 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 21 | –
Fabricated metal product| | | | | |
manufacturing..........| 47 | 1 | 11 | – | 21 | 26
| | | | | |
Service providing...........| 2,231 | 49 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 6
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Trade, transportation, and | | | | | |
utilities.................| 1,141 | 25 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 6
Wholesale trade...........| 185 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 13
Merchant wholesalers, | | | | | |
durable goods..........| 87 | 2 | 32 | 9 | – | 22
| | | | | |
Merchant wholesalers, | | | | | |
nondurable goods.......| 91 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 4
Retail trade..............| 301 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 12 | 5
Motor vehicle and parts | | | | | |
dealers................| 45 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 11
Food and beverage stores| 79 | 2 | 5 | 72 | 8 | –
Transportation and | | | | | |
warehousing..............| 631 | 14 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 5
Truck transportation....| 396 | 9 | 64 | 1 | 7 | 6
Transit and ground | | | | | |
passenger | | | | | |
transportation.........| 62 | 1 | 35 | 45 | 5 | –
Utilities.................| 24 | 1 | 17 | – | – | –
Information................| 42 | 1 | 45 | – | 12 | –
Financial activities.......| 108 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 20 | –
Finance and insurance.....| 23 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 30 | –
Real estate and rental and| | | | | |
leasing..................| 85 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 18 | –
Professional and business | | | | | |
services..................| 356 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 12
Professional and technical| | | | | |
services.................| 76 | 2 | 21 | – | 9 | 4
Administrative and waste | | | | | |
services.................| 280 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 14
Educational and health | | | | | |
services..................| 169 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 16 | –
Educational services......| 30 | 1 | – | – | 20 | –
Health care and social | | | | | |
assistance...............| 139 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 15 | –
Leisure and hospitality....| 229 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 10 | 3
Arts, entertainment, and | | | | | |
recreation...............| 79 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6
Accommodation and food | | | | | |
services.................| 150 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 11 | –
Other services, except | | | | | |
public administration.....| 186 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 10
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Government(5)................| 477 | 10 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 4
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Federal government..........| 96 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5
State government............| 107 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 5 | –
Local government............| 267 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5
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1 Based on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System.
2 Based on the 2007 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual. The figure
shown is the percent of the total fatal injuries for that industry group.
3 "Highway" includes deaths to vehicle occupants resulting from traffic incidents that occur
on the public roadway, shoulder, or surrounding area. It excludes incidents occurring entirely
off the roadway, such as in parking lots and on farms; incidents involving trains; and deaths to
pedestrians or other nonpassengers.
4 Includes fatal injuries at all establishments categorized as Mining (Sector 21) in the North
American Industry Classification System, 2007, including establishments not governed by the Mine
Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas
Extraction.
5 Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of
industry.
p Data for 2010 are preliminary. Revised and final 2010 data are scheduled to be released in
Spring 2012.
NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages
may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not
meet publication criteria. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless
precipitated by an injury event. There were zero fatal injuries for which there was
insufficient information to determine a specific industry classification.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State, New
York City, District of Columbia, and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics