Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2011
Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2011p
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| Fatal injuries | Selected event or exposure(2)
| | (percent of total for industry)
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Industry(1) | | | | | |
| | | | | Falls, | Struck by
| Number | Percent | Homicides | Roadway(3)| slips, | object or
| | | | | trips | equipment
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| | | | | |
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Total.....................| 4,609 | 100 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 10
| | | | | |
Private industry.............| 4,114 | 89 | 9 | 23 | 15 | 11
| | | | | |
Goods producing.............| 1,754 | 38 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 15
| | | | | |
Natural resources and | | | | | |
mining....................| 711 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 19
Agriculture, forestry, | | | | | |
fishing and hunting......| 557 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 19
Crop production.........| 238 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 13
Animal production.......| 147 | 3 | – | 12 | 7 | 14
Forestry and logging....| 78 | 2 | – | 10 | 4 | 67
Mining(4).................| 154 | 3 | – | 31 | 8 | 19
Mining, except oil and | | | | | |
gas....................| 37 | 1 | – | 8 | 8 | 30
Support activities for | | | | | |
mining.................| 106 | 2 | – | 39 | 8 | 16
Construction...............| 721 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 10
Construction..............| 721 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 10
Construction of | | | | | |
buildings..............| 121 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 10
Heavy and civil | | | | | |
engineering | | | | | |
construction...........| 155 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 14
Specialty trade | | | | | |
contractors............| 418 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 42 | 9
Manufacturing..............| 322 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 14
Manufacturing.............| 322 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 14
Food manufacturing......| 50 | 1 | – | 16 | 16 | 12
Fabricated metal product| | | | | |
manufacturing..........| 40 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 15
| | | | | |
Service providing...........| 2,360 | 51 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 8
| | | | | |
Trade, transportation, and | | | | | |
utilities.................| 1,227 | 27 | 13 | 43 | 6 | 8
Wholesale trade...........| 189 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 11 | 15
Merchant wholesalers, | | | | | |
durable goods..........| 106 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 22
Merchant wholesalers, | | | | | |
nondurable goods.......| 77 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 10 | 6
Retail trade..............| 266 | 6 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 7
Motor vehicle and parts | | | | | |
dealers................| 42 | 1 | – | 36 | 7 | 21
Food and beverage stores| 85 | 2 | 69 | 11 | 6 | –
Transportation and | | | | | |
warehousing..............| 733 | 16 | 5 | 56 | 4 | 7
Truck transportation....| 474 | 10 | 1 | 73 | 3 | 7
Transit and ground | | | | | |
passenger | | | | | |
transportation.........| 72 | 2 | 44 | 36 | 4 | –
Utilities.................| 39 | 1 | – | 15 | 18 | 8
Information................| 58 | 1 | – | 33 | 28 | 5
Financial activities.......| 95 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4
Finance and insurance.....| 35 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 9 | –
Real estate and rental and| | | | | |
leasing..................| 60 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 7
Professional and business | | | | | |
services..................| 424 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 11
Professional and technical| | | | | |
services.................| 74 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 9 | –
Administrative and waste | | | | | |
services.................| 350 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 13
Educational and health | | | | | |
services..................| 151 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 14 | –
Educational services......| 38 | 1 | – | 8 | 11 | 3
Health care and social | | | | | |
assistance...............| 113 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 15 | –
Leisure and hospitality....| 224 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 4
Arts, entertainment, and | | | | | |
recreation...............| 93 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5
Accommodation and food | | | | | |
services.................| 131 | 3 | 50 | 8 | 9 | 3
Other services, except | | | | | |
public administration.....| 177 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 18
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Government(5)................| 495 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 3
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Federal government..........| 93 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 9 | –
State government............| 106 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 10 | 5
Local government............| 294 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 3
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1 Industry data are based on the North American Industry Classification System, 2007.
2 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented
for 2011 data forward. The figure shown is the percent of the total fatal injuries for that industry
group.
3 "Roadway" 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 2011 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. There were two 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