MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY

Motor Vehicle Crash Data

The risk of roadway crashes associated with on-the-job operation of motor vehicles affects millions of U.S. workers. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that in 2009, nearly 3.6 million workers in the U.S. were classified as motor vehicle operators. Nearly 43% (1.55 million) of these motor vehicle operators were employed as heavy truck (including tractor-trailer) drivers. (Note: These estimates do not include the self-employed, thus independent owner-operator drivers are not included.) Other workers who use motor vehicles in performing their jobs are spread across numerous other occupations. These include workers who operate vehicles owned or leased by their employer, and those who drive personal vehicles for work purposes.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Work-related Fatalities due to Motor Vehicle Crashes, U.S., 2009
	Highway Incidents	Non-highway Incidents	Pedestrian struck by vehicle
Total	985	261	268
Industry Sector
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing (11)	76	136	17
Construction (23)	103	43	75
Healthcare and Social Assistance (62)	32	-	-
Manufacturing (31-33)	44	11	14
Mining (21)	5	5	4
Oil and Gas Extraction (211, 213111, 213112)	4	-	-
Public Safety (92212, 92214, 92216, 62191)	57	-	17
Services (51-56, 61, 71-72, 81, 92)	284	59	90
Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities(48-49, 22)	338	12	58
Wholesale Retail Trade (42, 44-45)	112	10	18
Sex
Male	901	252	237
Female	84	9	31
Primary Source of Injury (OIICS)
Highway vehicle, motorized	929	28	204
Semi truck	311	4	38
Pickup truck	160	6	43
Automobile	114	3	54
Truck, n.e.c.	112	-	25
Van	71	-	10
Delivery truck	43	-	9
Dump truck	26	5	17
All other	92	10	8
Highway vehicle, nonmotorized	7	-	-
Offroad vehicle, nonindustrial	8	35	-
Plant and industrial powered vehicles, tractors	27	131	22
Rail vehicle	-	-	12
Machinery	14	65	25
Agricultural and garden machinery	5	24	5
Construction, logging, and mining machinery	7	38	16
All other	2	3	4
All other sources	-	2	5