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Workplace Fatalities in Pittsburgh, PA – Full Tables

Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, Pittsburgh, PA, 2011(1)
Event or exposure(2)	Number	Percent
Total	29	100
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals	4	14
Intentional injury by person	4	14
Homicides	3	10
Shooting by other person—intentional	3	10
Transportation incidents	8	28
Roadway incident involving motorized land vehicle	6	21
Roadway collision with other vehicle	5	17
Roadway collision moving in same direction	4	14
Roadway collision moving perpendicularly	1	3
Roadway collision with object other than vehicle	1	3
Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway	1	3
Fire or explosion	1	3
Fire	1	3
Other structural fire without collapse	1	3
Fall, slip, trip	7	24
Fall to lower level	7	24
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment	1	3
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet	1	3
Other fall to lower level	6	21
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet	1	3
Exposure to harmful substances or environments	-	-
Exposure to electricity	1	3
Indirect exposure to electricity	1	3
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts	1	3
Contact with objects and equipment	7	24
Struck by object or equipment	3	10
Struck by powered vehicle nontransport	1	3
Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached	1	3
Injured by handheld object or equipment	1	3
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker	1	3
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	1	3
Caught in running equipment or machinery	1	3
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	1	3
Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material	3	10
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, Pittsburgh, Pa, 2010-2011
Industry(1)	2010	2011(2)
Industry(1)	Number	Number	Percent
Total	41	29	100
Private industry	39	27	93
Goods-producing	13	13	45
Natural resources and mining	5	1	3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	3	1	3
Animal production	-	1	3
Cattle ranching and farming	-	1	3
Dairy cattle and milk production	-	1	3
Construction	4	10	34
Construction of buildings	3	-	-
Residential building construction	-	1	3
Residential building construction	-	1	3
Residential remodelers	-	1	3
Heavy and civil engineering construction	-	1	3
Utility system construction	-	1	3
Water and sewer line and related structures construction	-	1	3
Specialty trade contractors	-	7	24
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors	-	1	3
Roofing contractors	-	1	3
Residential roofing contractors	-	1	3
Building finishing contractors	-	3	10
Painting and wall covering contractors	-	1	3
Residential painting and wall covering contractors	-	1	3
Manufacturing	4	2	7
Primary metal manufacturing	-	1	3
Foundries	-	1	3
Ferrous metal foundries	-	1	3
Steel foundries (except investment)	-	1	3
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	-	1	3
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing	-	1	3
All other fabricated metal product manufacturing	-	1	3
Service-providing	26	14	48
Trade, transportation, and utilities	14	8	28
Wholesale trade	-	3	10
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods	-	2	7
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	-	2	7
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	-	2	7
Retail trade	4	-	-
Transportation and warehousing	9	5	17
Truck transportation	4	4	14
Transit and ground passenger transportation	3	1	3
Charter bus industry	-	1	3
Charter bus industry	-	1	3
Financial activities	-	1	3
Real estate and rental and leasing	-	1	3
Rental and leasing services	-	1	3
Automotive equipment rental and leasing	-	1	3
Truck, utility trailer, and rv (recreational vehicle) rental and leasing	-	1	3
Professional and business services	5	3	10
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	5	3	10
Administrative and support services	5	3	10
Services to buildings and dwellings	4	2	7
Landscaping services	-	2	7
Education and health services	5	1	3
Health care and social assistance	3	1	3
Hospitals	-	1	3
General medical and surgical hospitals	-	1	3
General medical and surgical hospitals	-	1	3
Government(3)	-	2	7
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	-	2	7
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, Pittsburgh, Pa, 2010-2011
Occupation(1)	2010	2011(2)
Occupation(1)	Number	Number	Percent
Total	41	29	100
Protective service occupations	-	3	10
Law enforcement workers	-	2	7
Police officers	-	2	7
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	-	2	7
Other protective service workers	-	1	3
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers	-	1	3
Security guards	-	1	3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4	2	7
Grounds maintenance workers	-	2	7
Grounds maintenance workers	-	2	7
Tree trimmers and pruners	-	2	7
Sales and related occupations	3	-	-
Construction and extraction occupations	7	10	34
Supervisors of construction and extraction workers	-	2	7
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	-	2	7
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	-	2	7
Construction trades workers	5	7	24
Construction laborers	-	3	10
Construction laborers	-	3	10
Painters and paperhangers	-	1	3
Painters, construction and maintenance	-	1	3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	3	-	-
Production occupations	5	-	-
Metal workers and plastic workers	-	-	-
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers	-	1	3
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	-	1	3
Transportation and material moving occupations	11	8	28
Motor vehicle operators	9	7	24
Bus drivers	-	1	3
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	-	1	3
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	5	5	17
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	5	4	14
Light truck or delivery services drivers	-	1	3
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	3	-	-
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	3	-	-
Miscellaneous motor vehicle operators	-	1	3
Material moving workers	-	1	3
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	-	1	3
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	-	1	3
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, Pittsburgh, Pa, 2010-2011
Characteristic	2010	2011(1)
Characteristic	Number	Number	Percent
Total	41	29	100
Employee status
Wage and salary workers(2)	31	24	83
Self-employed(3)	10	5	17
Gender
Men	36	28	97
Women	5	1	3
Age(4)
20 to 24 years	-	1	3
25 to 34 years	8	3	10
35 to 44 years	6	3	10
45 to 54 years	8	8	28
55 to 64 years	7	10	34
65 and over	11	4	14
Race or ethnic origin(5)
White (non-Hispanic)	38	25	86
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	3	-	-
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