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Workplace Fatalities in Baltimore-Towson, MD – Full Tables

Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, Baltimore-Towson, MD, 2011(1)
Event or exposure(2) Number Percent

Total

 28 100

Violence and other injuries by persons or animals

 6 21

Intentional injury by person

 4 14

Homicides

 2 7

Shooting by other person—intentional

 1 4

Injury by person—unintentional or intent unknown

 1 4

Injury by other person—unintentional or intent unknown

 1 4

Shooting by other person—unintentional

 1 4

Transportation incidents

 11 39

Pedestrian vehicular incident

 1 4

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway

 1 4

Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway

 1 4

Roadway incident involving motorized land vehicle

 6 21

Roadway collision with other vehicle

 2 7

Roadway collision moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway

 2 7

Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle

 - -

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle

 1 4

Part of occupant's body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident

 1 4

Fire or explosion

 2 7

Fire

 1 4

Other structural fire without collapse

 1 4

Explosion

 1 4

Fall, slip, trip

 4 14

Contact with objects and equipment

 4 14

Struck by object or equipment

 3 11

Struck by powered vehicle nontransport

 1 4

Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle

 1 4

Struck by falling object or equipment

 2 7

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery other than vehicle part

 1 4

Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material

 1 4

Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment

 1 4

Footnotes:
(1) Data are preliminary. Revised and final 2011 data are scheduled to be released in Spring 2013.
(2) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
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.
Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry, Baltimore-Towson, MD, 2010-2011
Industry(1) 2010 2011(2)
Number Number Percent

Total

 40 28 100

Private industry

 36 24 86

Goods-producing

 12 7 25

Natural resources and mining

 - 3 11

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

 - 3 11

Construction

 8 3 11

Specialty trade contractors

 6 3 11

Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors

 3 - -

Building equipment contractors

 - 1 4

Electrical contractors

 - 1 4

Nonresidential electrical contractors

 - 1 4

Manufacturing

 3 - -

Service-providing

 24 17 61

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 10 8 29

Wholesale trade

 - 3 11

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

 - 3 11

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers

 - 1 4

Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

 - 2 7

Book, periodical, and newspaper merchant wholesalers

 - 1 4

Flower, nursery stock, and florists' supplies merchant wholesalers

 - 1 4

Retail trade

 5 - -

Transportation and warehousing

 5 5 18

Rail transportation

 - 1 4

Rail transportation

 - 1 4

Rail transportation

 - 1 4

Line-haul railroads

 - 1 4

Truck transportation

 3 - -

General freight trucking

 3 - -

Professional and business services

 7 5 18

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 6 4 14

Administrative and support services

 6 - -

Services to buildings and dwellings

 4 - -

Waste management and remediation services

 - - -

Waste treatment and disposal

 - 1 4

Waste treatment and disposal

 - 1 4

Hazardous waste treatment and disposal

 - 1 4

Government(3)

 4 4 14

State government

 - 2 7

Service-providing

 - 2 7

Professional and business services

 - 1 4

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 - 1 4

Waste management and remediation services

 - 1 4

Waste treatment and disposal

 - 1 4

Waste treatment and disposal

 - 1 4

Hazardous waste treatment and disposal

 - 1 4

Public administration

 - 1 4

Justice, public order, and safety activities

 - 1 4

Justice, public order, and safety activities

 - 1 4

Police protection

 - 1 4

Local government

 - 2 7

Service-providing

 - 2 7

Public administration

 - 2 7

Justice, public order, and safety activities

 - 2 7

Justice, public order, and safety activities

 - 2 7

Police protection

 - 1 4

Fire protection

 - 1 4

Footnotes:
(1) Industry data are based on the North American Industry Classification System, 2007. Total may include other industries not shown.
(2) Data are preliminary. Revised and final 2011 data are scheduled to be released in Spring 2013.
(3) Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry.

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.
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
Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation, Baltimore-Towson, MD, 2010-2011
Occupation(1) 2010 2011(2)
Number Number Percent

Total

 40 28 100

Management occupations

 3 - -

Other management occupations

 3 - -

Miscellaneous managers

 - 1 4

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 - 1 4

Physical scientists

 - 1 4

Chemists and materials scientists

 - 1 4

Chemists

 - 1 4

Protective service occupations

 3 4 14

Fire fighting and prevention workers

 - 1 4

Firefighters

 - 1 4

Firefighters

 - 1 4

Law enforcement workers

 - 2 7

Police officers

 - 2 7

Police and sheriff's patrol officers

 - 2 7

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 4 - -

Sales and related occupations

 4 - -

Supervisors, sales workers

 3 - -

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers

 3 - -

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

 3 - -

Construction and extraction occupations

 7 4 14

Supervisors of construction and extraction workers

 3 - -

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers

 3 - -

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

 3 - -

Construction trades workers

 4 - -

Construction laborers

 3 - -

Construction laborers

 3 - -

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 5 - -

Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 - 1 4

Line installers and repairers

 - 1 4

Electrical power-line installers and repairers

 - 1 4

Transportation and material moving occupations

 10 7 25

Motor vehicle operators

 8 5 18

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

 7 4 14

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

 4 4 14

Material moving workers

 - - -

Industrial truck and tractor operators

 - 1 4

Industrial truck and tractor operators

 - 1 4

Footnotes:
(1) Occupation data for 2010 are based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, 2000. Occupation data for 2011 are based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, 2010. Total may include occupations not shown.
(2) Data are preliminary. Revised and final 2011 data are scheduled to be released in Spring 2013.

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.
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
Table 4. Fatal occupational injuries by worker characteristics, Baltimore-Towson, MD, 2010-2011
Worker characteristics 2010 2011(1)
Number Number Percent

Total

 40 28 100
Employee status

Wage and salary workers(2)

 32 23 82

Self-employed(3)

 8 5 18
Gender

Men

 40 27 96
Age(4)

20 to 24 years

 4 1 4

25 to 34 years

 5 5 18

35 to 44 years

 8 7 25

45 to 54 years

 13 7 25

55 to 64 years

 8 6 21
Race or ethnic origin(5)

White (non-Hispanic)

 23 14 50

Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)

 9 8 29

Hispanic or Latino

 7 4 14

Footnotes:
(1) Data are preliminary. Revised and final 2011 data are scheduled to be released in Spring 2013.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(3) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, and may include some owners of incorporated businesses or members of partnerships.
(4) Information may not be available for all age groups.
(5) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude Hispanic and Latino workers.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
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

Last Modified Date: February 28, 2013

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