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Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables

Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 2011(1)
Event or exposure(2)	Number	Percent
Total	62	100
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals	19	31
Intentional injury by person	18	29
Homicides	13	21
Shooting by other person—intentional	10	16
Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing	1	2
Multiple violent acts by other person	2	3
Suicides	5	8
Transportation incidents	17	27
Pedestrian vehicular incident	3	5
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone	1	2
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in work zone	1	2
Roadway incident involving motorized land vehicle	10	16
Roadway collision with other vehicle	7	11
Roadway collision moving in same direction	5	8
Roadway collision moving and standing vehicle in roadway	1	2
Roadway noncollision incident	1	2
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle	3	5
Fall, slip, trip	8	13
Fall to lower level	7	11
Other fall to lower level	7	11
Exposure to harmful substances or environments	8	13
Exposure to electricity	6	10
Indirect exposure to electricity	4	6
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts	4	6
Contact with objects and equipment	8	13
Struck by object or equipment	5	8
Struck by falling object or equipment	3	5
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	1	2
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 3. Fatal occupational injuries by industry, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 2010-2011
Industry(1)	2010	2011(2)
Industry(1)	Number	Number	Percent
Total	66	62	100
Private industry	51	54	87
Goods-producing	22	19	31
Construction	18	17	27
Heavy and civil engineering construction	4	-	-
Utility system construction	3	-	-
Water and sewer line and related structures construction	3	-	-
Specialty trade contractors	11	14	23
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors	-	4	6
Masonry contractors	-	1	2
Nonresidential masonry contractors	-	1	2
Building equipment contractors	5	4	6
Electrical contractors	3	-	-
Nonresidential electrical contractors	-	1	2
Building finishing contractors	4	-	-
Drywall and insulation contractors	-	1	2
Nonresidential drywall and insulation contractors	-	1	2
Other specialty trade contractors	-	4	6
Site preparation contractors	-	3	5
Other residential site preparation contractors	-	1	2
Other nonresidential site preparation contractors	-	1	2
All other specialty trade contractors	-	1	2
Service-providing	29	35	56
Trade, transportation, and utilities	10	15	24
Wholesale trade	-	4	6
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods	-	1	2
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers	-	1	2
General line grocery merchant wholesalers	-	1	2
Retail trade	-	5	8
Food and beverage stores	-	3	5
Grocery stores	-	3	5
Convenience stores	-	2	3
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	-	1	2
Sporting goods, hobby, and musical instrument stores	-	1	2
Sporting goods stores	-	1	2
Transportation and warehousing	6	6	10
Air transportation	-	1	2
Scheduled air transportation	-	1	2
Scheduled air transportation	-	1	2
Scheduled passenger air transportation	-	1	2
Truck transportation	5	3	5
Specialized freight trucking	3	1	2
Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance	-	1	2
Support activities for transportation	-	1	2
Support activities for road transportation	-	1	2
Motor vehicle towing	-	1	2
Professional and business services	7	7	11
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	6	6	10
Administrative and support services	6	6	10
Services to buildings and dwellings	6	5	8
Landscaping services	4	5	8
Education and health services	-	2	3
Health care and social assistance	-	2	3
Ambulatory health care services	-	1	2
Offices of physicians	-	1	2
Offices of physicians	-	1	2
Offices of physicians, mental health specialists	-	1	2
Hospitals	-	1	2
General medical and surgical hospitals	-	1	2
General medical and surgical hospitals	-	1	2
Leisure and hospitality	5	7	11
Accommodation and food services	4	6	10
Food services and drinking places	3	5	8
Limited-service eating places	-	5	8
Limited-service eating places	-	5	8
Limited-service restaurants	-	4	6
Other services, except public administration	4	3	5
Repair and maintenance	3	-	-
Personal and laundry services	-	-	-
Personal care services	-	1	2
Hair, nail, and skin care services	-	1	2
Barber shops	-	1	2
Government(3)	15	8	13
Federal government	4	4	6
Service-providing	4	4	6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	-	1	2
Transportation and warehousing	-	1	2
Postal service	-	1	2
Postal service	-	1	2
Postal service	-	1	2
Public administration	4	-	-
National security and international affairs	4	-	-
National security and international affairs	4	-	-
National security	4	-	-
Local government	7	4	6
Service-providing	7	4	6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	-	1	2
Utilities	-	1	2
Utilities	-	1	2
Water, sewage and other systems	-	1	2
Water supply and irrigation systems	-	1	2
Education and health services	-	1	2
Educational services	-	1	2
Educational services	-	1	2
Elementary and secondary schools	-	1	2
Elementary and secondary schools	-	1	2
Public administration	5	1	2
Justice, public order, and safety activities	4	1	2
Justice, public order, and safety activities	4	1	2
Police protection	4	1	2
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 4. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 2010-2011
Occupation(1)	2010	2011(2)
Occupation(1)	Number	Number	Percent
Total	66	62	100
Management occupations	6	5	8
Top executives	-	1	2
Chief executives	-	1	2
Chief executives	-	1	2
Other management occupations	4	3	5
Education, training, and library occupations	-	1	2
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers	-	1	2
Secondary school teachers	-	1	2
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education	-	1	2
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	-	1	2
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners	-	1	2
Physicians and surgeons	-	1	2
Psychiatrists	-	1	2
Protective service occupations	5	3	5
Law enforcement workers	4	1	2
Police officers	4	1	2
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	4	1	2
Food preparation and serving related occupations	-	1	2
Supervisors, food preparation and serving workers	-	1	2
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers	-	1	2
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers	-	1	2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	7	9	15
Grounds maintenance workers	4	8	13
Grounds maintenance workers	4	8	13
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	-	5	8
Tree trimmers and pruners	-	3	5
Personal care and service occupations	-	1	2
Personal appearance workers	-	1	2
Barbers and cosmetologists	-	1	2
Barbers	-	1	2
Sales and related occupations	5	6	10
Supervisors, sales workers	4	1	2
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers	4	1	2
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	-	1	2
Retail sales workers	-	4	6
Office and administrative support occupations	-	3	5
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers	-	3	5
Cargo and freight agents	-	1	2
Cargo and freight agents	-	1	2
Postal service workers	-	1	2
Postal service mail carriers	-	1	2
Construction and extraction occupations	16	14	23
Supervisors of construction and extraction workers	-	3	5
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	-	3	5
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	-	3	5
Construction trades workers	11	11	18
Construction laborers	5	8	13
Construction laborers	5	8	13
Electricians	4	-	-
Electricians	4	-	-
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	7	3	5
Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	5	-	-
Production occupations	-	2	3
Supervisors of production workers	-	1	2
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	-	1	2
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers	-	1	2
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers	-	1	2
Shoe and leather workers	-	1	2
Shoe and leather workers and repairers	-	1	2
Transportation and material moving occupations	9	12	19
Motor vehicle operators	7	12	19
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	6	11	18
Driver/sales workers	-	3	5
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	6	7	11
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 5. Fatal occupational injuries by worker characteristics, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 2010-2011
Worker characteristics	2010	2011(1)
Worker characteristics	Number	Number	Percent
Total	66	62	100
Employee status
Wage and salary workers(2)	51	47	76
Self-employed(3)	15	15	24
Gender
Men	59	58	94
Women	7	4	6
Age(4)
18-19 years	-	2	3
20 to 24 years	5	4	6
25 to 34 years	14	10	16
35 to 44 years	14	18	29
45 to 54 years	17	9	15
55 to 64 years	9	8	13
65 and over	6	11	18
Race or ethnic origin(5)
White (non-Hispanic)	33	22	35
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	17	23	37
Hispanic or Latino	11	15	24
Asian or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	5	-	-
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