CF TB 8/03/95 NR SUPP TBL14 94 EVEGEN Table 14. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and gender, 1994 Total fatalities Men Women Event or exposure(1) Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Total....................... 6,588 100.0 6,067 100.0 521 100.0 Transportation incidents...... 2,740 41.6 2,515 41.5 225 43.2 Highway..................... 1,336 20.3 1,206 19.9 130 25.0 Collision between vehicles, mobile equipment.............. 650 9.9 571 9.4 79 15.2 Moving in same direction 117 1.8 110 1.8 7 1.3 Moving in opposite directions, oncoming. 229 3.5 202 3.3 27 5.2 Moving in intersection.. 143 2.2 122 2.0 21 4.0 Moving and standing vehicle, mobile equipment-in roadway. 21 .3 20 .3 - - Moving and standing vehicle, mobile equipment-side of road................. 19 .3 17 .3 - - Vehicle struck stationary object or equipment in roadway................ 27 .4 25 .4 - - Vehicle struck stationary object or equipment on side of road........... 228 3.5 208 3.4 20 3.8 Noncollision.............. 370 5.6 351 5.8 19 3.6 Jack-knifed or overturned--no collision............ 272 4.1 260 4.3 12 2.3 Ran off highway--no collision............ 58 .9 52 .9 6 1.2 Nonhighway (farm, industrial premises)................ 407 6.2 396 6.5 11 2.1 Collision between vehicles or mobile equipment.... 17 .3 17 .3 - - Vehicle, mobile equipment struck stationary object................. 27 .4 26 .4 - - Noncollision accident..... 351 5.3 342 5.6 9 1.7 Fall from moving vehicle, mobile equipment............ 22 .3 22 .4 - - Fell from and struck by vehicle, mobile equipment............ 71 1.1 68 1.1 3 .6 Overturned.............. 225 3.4 221 3.6 4 .8 Aircraft.................... 424 6.4 384 6.3 40 7.7 Worker struck by vehicle, mobile equipment......... 383 5.8 347 5.7 36 6.9 Worker struck by vehicle, mobile equipment in roadway................ 135 2.0 116 1.9 19 3.6 Worker struck by vehicle, mobile equipment on side of road........... 65 1.0 61 1.0 4 .8 Worker struck by vehicle, mobile equipment in parking lot or non-road area................... 145 2.2 136 2.2 9 1.7 Water vehicle............... 92 1.4 90 1.5 - - Fall from ship or boat, n.e.c.................. 39 .6 38 .6 - - Sinking, capsized water vehicle................ 32 .5 31 .5 - - Railway..................... 81 1.2 77 1.3 4 .8 Collision between railway vehicles............... 12 .2 12 .2 - - Collision between railway vehicle and other vehicle................ 62 .9 59 1.0 3 .6 Assaults and violent acts..... 1,308 19.9 1,104 18.2 204 39.2 Homicides................... 1,071 16.3 887 14.6 184 35.3 Hitting, kicking, beating. 47 .7 38 .6 9 1.7 Shooting.................. 925 14.0 780 12.9 145 27.8 Stabbing.................. 60 .9 46 .8 14 2.7 Self-inflicted injury....... 210 3.2 195 3.2 15 2.9 Assaults by animals......... 27 .4 22 .4 5 1.0 Contact with objects and equipment.................. 1,015 15.4 990 16.3 25 4.8 Struck by object............ 589 8.9 572 9.4 17 3.3 Struck by falling object.. 371 5.6 361 6.0 10 1.9 Struck by flying object... 67 1.0 63 1.0 4 .8 Struck by discharged object or substance.. 20 .3 18 .3 - - Struck by swinging or slipping object........ 31 .5 31 .5 - - Struck by rolling, sliding objects on floor or ground level........... 60 .9 58 1.0 - - Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects..... 280 4.3 274 4.5 6 1.2 Caught in running equipment or machinery. 147 2.2 142 2.3 5 1.0 Compressed or pinched by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects....... 56 .9 56 .9 - - Caught in or crushed in collapsing materials..... 132 2.0 132 2.2 - - Excavation or trenching cave-in................ 49 .7 49 .8 - - Other cave-in............. 12 .2 12 .2 - - Caught in or crushed in collapsing structure... 31 .5 31 .5 - - Falls......................... 661 10.0 626 10.3 35 6.7 Fall to lower level......... 577 8.8 563 9.3 14 2.7 Fall down stairs or steps. 18 .3 13 .2 5 1.0 Fall from floor, dock, or ground level........... 27 .4 26 .4 - - Fall from ladder.......... 85 1.3 85 1.4 - - Fall from roof............ 129 2.0 129 2.1 - - Fall from scaffold, staging................ 89 1.4 88 1.5 - - Fall from building girders or other structural steel.................. 34 .5 34 .6 - - Fall from nonmoving vehicle................ 48 .7 48 .8 - - Fall on same level.......... 62 .9 44 .7 18 3.5 Exposure to harmful substances or environments............ 638 9.7 617 10.2 21 4.0 Contact with electric current.................. 346 5.3 337 5.6 9 1.7 Contact with electric current of machine, tool, appliance, light fixture................ 63 1.0 60 1.0 3 .6 Contact with wiring, transformers, or other electrical component... 97 1.5 94 1.5 3 .6 Contact with overhead power lines............ 132 2.0 130 2.1 - - Struck by lightning....... 15 .2 14 .2 - - Contact with temperature extremes................. 50 .8 48 .8 - - Exposure to environmental heat................... 28 .4 27 .4 - - Contact with hot objects or substances.......... 15 .2 14 .2 - - Exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic substances............... 131 2.0 125 2.1 6 1.2 Inhalation of substance... 84 1.3 82 1.4 - - Inhalation in open or nonconfined space.... 24 .4 22 .4 - - Injections, stings, venomous bites......... 11 .2 11 .2 - - Ingestion of substance.... 10 .2 8 .1 - - Oxygen deficiency........... 110 1.7 106 1.7 4 .8 Drowning, submersion...... 90 1.4 87 1.4 3 .6 Fires and explosions.......... 202 3.1 193 3.2 9 1.7 Fires--unintended or uncontrolled............. 105 1.6 97 1.6 8 1.5 Fire in residence, building, or other structure.............. 51 .8 48 .8 3 .6 Forest, brush, or other outdoor fire........... 20 .3 15 .2 5 1.0 Explosion................... 97 1.5 96 1.6 - - Explosion of pressure vessel or piping....... 32 .5 32 .5 - - Other events or exposures(2).. 24 .4 22 .4 - - 1 Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Structures. 2 Includes the category "Bodily reaction and exertion." 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, in cooperation with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 1994.