CF TB TABLE A-4. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure, 1999 TABLE A-4. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure, 1999 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Event or exposure(2) | | (percent) _______________________________________________________________________ | | | Total | | | | | | Occupation(1) |fataliti-| | | | |Exposure to| | es | Transpor- | Assaults | Contact | | harmful | Fires | (number)| tation |and violent| with | Falls | substances| and | | inci- | acts(4) |objects and| | or | explosions | | dents(3) | | equipment | | environ- | | | | | | | ments | __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.............................| 6,023 | 43.4 | 14.8 | 17.1 | 11.9 | 8.8 | 3.6 | | | | | | | Managerial and professional specialty...| 597 | 44.7 | 28.5 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 6.7 | 2.3 Executive, administrative, and | | | | | | | managerial...........................| 371 | 36.1 | 37.5 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 4.9 | 2.7 Managers, marketing, advertising, | | | | | | | and public relations...............| 9 | 55.6 | - | - | - | - | - Managers, food serving and lodging | | | | | | | establishments.....................| 73 | 15.1 | 74.0 | - | 6.8 | - | - Managers, properties and real estate| 19 | - | 57.9 | - | - | - | - Managers and administrators, n.e.c..| 196 | 36.7 | 27.0 | 14.3 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 4.6 Management related occupations......| 44 | 68.2 | 18.2 | - | - | - | - Accountants and auditors..........| 11 | 72.7 | - | - | - | - | - Purchasing agents and buyers, | | | | | | | n.e.c............................| 6 | 83.3 | - | - | - | - | - Professional specialty................| 226 | 58.8 | 13.7 | 5.3 | 9.7 | 9.7 | - Engineers, architects, and surveyors| 46 | 58.7 | - | - | 13.0 | 15.2 | - Engineers.........................| 41 | 58.5 | - | - | 12.2 | 14.6 | - Civil engineers.................| 11 | 72.7 | - | - | - | - | - Natural scientists..................| 12 | 50.0 | - | - | - | - | - Health diagnosing occupations.......| 12 | - | 41.7 | - | - | - | - Health assessment and treating | | | | | | | occupations........................| 35 | 68.6 | - | - | - | - | - Registered nurses.................| 19 | 57.9 | - | - | - | - | - Teachers, postsecondary.............| 10 | 60.0 | - | - | - | - | - Teachers, except postsecondary......| 29 | 72.4 | - | - | 17.2 | - | - Social, recreation, and religious | | | | | | | workers............................| 18 | 55.6 | - | - | - | - | - Social workers....................| 8 | 62.5 | - | - | - | - | - Lawyers and judges..................| 13 | 61.5 | - | - | - | - | - Lawyers...........................| 13 | 61.5 | - | - | - | - | - Writers, artists, entertainers, and | | | | | | | athletes...........................| 43 | 53.5 | 16.3 | - | - | - | - Athletes..........................| 19 | 63.2 | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | Technical, sales, and administrative | | | | | | | support................................| 610 | 50.0 | 36.2 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | | | | | | | Technicians and related support | | | | | | | occupations..........................| 158 | 79.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 Health technologists and technicians| 17 | 82.4 | - | - | - | - | - Engineering and related | | | | | | | technologists and technicians......| 22 | 40.9 | - | - | - | - | - Electrical and electronic | | | | | | | technicians......................| 11 | 45.5 | - | - | - | - | - Technicians, except health, | | | | | | | engineering, and science...........| 113 | 89.4 | - | - | - | - | - Airplane pilots and navigators....| 94 | 98.9 | - | - | - | - | - Sales occupations.....................| 356 | 35.7 | 53.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 Supervisors and proprietors, sales | | | | | | | occupations........................| 140 | 19.3 | 66.4 | 5.7 | - | - | - Sales representatives, finance and | | | | | | | business services..................| 39 | 64.1 | 25.6 | - | - | - | - Securities and financial services | | | | | | | sales occupations................| 10 | - | 90.0 | - | - | - | - Sales representatives, commodities | | | | | | | except retail......................| 27 | 81.5 | - | - | - | - | - Sales representatives, mining, | | | | | | | manufacturing, and wholesale.....| 27 | 81.5 | - | - | - | - | - Sales workers, retail and personal | | | | | | | services...........................| 144 | 34.7 | 57.6 | - | 3.5 | - | - Sales counter clerks..............| 12 | - | 83.3 | - | - | - | - Cashiers..........................| 55 | 9.1 | 89.1 | - | - | - | - Street and door-to-door sales | | | | | | | workers..........................| 14 | 71.4 | - | - | - | - | - News vendors......................| 15 | 86.7 | - | - | - | - | - Administrative support occupations, | | | | | | | including clerical...................| 96 | 55.2 | 26.0 | - | 14.6 | - | - Mail and message distributing | | | | | | | occupations........................| 30 | 80.0 | - | - | - | - | - Mail carriers, postal service.....| 12 | 66.7 | - | - | - | - | - Messengers........................| 17 | 94.1 | - | - | - | - | - Material recording, scheduling, and | | | | | | | distributing clerks................| 19 | 57.9 | - | - | - | - | - Stock and inventory clerks........| 8 | 62.5 | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | Adjusters and investigators.........| 10 | 50.0 | - | - | - | - | - Miscellaneous administrative support| 12 | - | 41.7 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | Service occupations.....................| 468 | 30.8 | 40.6 | 3.0 | 11.8 | 6.4 | 6.8 Protective service occupations........| 261 | 39.8 | 39.8 | - | 4.2 | 3.8 | 10.0 Firefighting and fire prevention | | | | | | | occupations, including supervisors.| 57 | 28.1 | 8.8 | - | - | 8.8 | 45.6 Firefighting occupations..........| 48 | 31.2 | - | - | - | 10.4 | 43.8 Police and detectives, including | | | | | | | supervisors........................| 132 | 50.8 | 43.9 | - | - | - | - Police and detectives, public | | | | | | | services.........................| 79 | 50.6 | 44.3 | - | - | - | - Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law | | | | | | | enforcement officers.............| 39 | 56.4 | 41.0 | - | - | - | - Guards, including supervisors.......| 72 | 29.2 | 56.9 | - | 6.9 | - | - Guards and police, except public | | | | | | | service..........................| 63 | 25.4 | 61.9 | - | - | - | - Service occupations, except protective| | | | | | | and household........................| 203 | 19.7 | 41.4 | 4.9 | 21.2 | 9.4 | 3.0 Food preparation and service | | | | | | | occupations........................| 66 | 15.2 | 69.7 | - | - | 7.6 | - Bartenders........................| 12 | - | 100.0 | - | - | - | - Waiters and waitresses............| 7 | - | 85.7 | - | - | - | - Cooks.............................| 19 | - | 57.9 | - | - | - | - Miscellaneous food preparation | | | | | | | occupations......................| 12 | - | 66.7 | - | - | - | - Health service occupations..........| 17 | 29.4 | 29.4 | - | 29.4 | - | - Cleaning and building service | | | | | | | occupations, except household......| 81 | 14.8 | 23.5 | 8.6 | 38.3 | 9.9 | - Maids and housemen................| 9 | - | 55.6 | - | - | - | - Janitors and cleaners.............| 64 | 15.6 | 21.9 | 9.4 | 39.1 | 10.9 | - Personal service occupations........| 39 | 33.3 | 35.9 | - | 12.8 | 12.8 | - Barbers...........................| 5 | - | 100.0 | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | Farming, forestry, and fishing..........| 897 | 45.2 | 8.1 | 30.9 | 4.9 | 9.1 | 1.4 Farming operators and managers........| 362 | 50.3 | 9.7 | 29.0 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 2.2 Farmers, except horticultural.......| 233 | 50.6 | 9.9 | 28.8 | 3.0 | 6.0 | - | | | | | | | Managers, farms, except | | | | | | | horticultural......................| 118 | 50.8 | 9.3 | 28.8 | 4.2 | - | - Other agricultural and related | | | | | | | occupations..........................| 335 | 43.6 | 9.9 | 23.6 | 8.1 | 14.3 | - Farm occupations, except managerial.| 211 | 48.8 | 10.0 | 21.8 | 4.7 | 13.7 | - Farm workers......................| 199 | 49.7 | 9.5 | 21.1 | 5.0 | 13.6 | - Related agricultural occupations....| 124 | 34.7 | 9.7 | 26.6 | 13.7 | 15.3 | - Supervisors, related agricultural | | | | | | | occupations......................| 8 | 62.5 | - | - | - | - | - Groundskeepers and gardeners, | | | | | | | except farm......................| 106 | 31.1 | 6.6 | 30.2 | 15.1 | 17.0 | - Animal caretakers, except farm....| 9 | - | 55.6 | - | - | - | - Forestry and logging occupations......| 122 | 14.8 | - | 73.0 | - | - | - Supervisors, forestry, and logging | | | | | | | workers............................| 12 | - | - | 58.3 | - | - | - Timber cutting and logging | | | | | | | occupations........................| 102 | 12.7 | - | 77.5 | - | - | - Fishers, hunters, and trappers........| 78 | 75.6 | - | - | - | 16.7 | - Fishers, including vessel captains | | | | | | | and | | | | | | | officers...........................| 78 | 75.6 | - | - | - | 16.7 | - | | | | | | | Precision production, craft, and repair.| 1,142 | 20.1 | 6.5 | 21.5 | 28.4 | 17.0 | 6.2 Mechanics and repairers...............| 353 | 25.2 | 13.3 | 29.2 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 6.5 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers| 22 | 22.7 | 36.4 | - | - | 22.7 | - Mechanics and repairers, except | | | | | | | supervisors........................| 331 | 25.4 | 11.8 | 30.2 | 14.2 | 11.5 | 6.9 Vehicle and mobile equipment | | | | | | | mechanics, repairers.............| 157 | 29.3 | 16.6 | 34.4 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 7.6 Automobile mechanics and | | | | | | | apprentices....................| 48 | 18.8 | 33.3 | 29.2 | - | - | - Bus, truck, and stationary | | | | | | | engine mechanics...............| 39 | 38.5 | - | 38.5 | - | - | - Automobile body and related | | | | | | | repairers......................| 9 | - | 55.6 | - | - | - | - Heavy equipment mechanics.......| 43 | 32.6 | - | 48.8 | - | - | - Industrial machinery repairers....| 27 | 18.5 | - | 55.6 | - | - | - | | | | | | | Electrical and electronic | | | | | | | equipment | | | | | | | repairers........................| 42 | 35.7 | - | 11.9 | 26.2 | 14.3 | - Electronic repairers, | | | | | | | communications and industrial | | | | | | | equipment......................| 20 | 30.0 | - | - | 25.0 | - | - Telephone installers and | | | | | | | repairers......................| 8 | 62.5 | - | - | - | - | - Heating, air conditioning, and | | | | | | | refrigeration mechanics..........| 24 | 20.8 | - | - | 25.0 | 37.5 | - Miscellaneous mechanics and | | | | | | | repairers........................| 74 | 16.2 | 12.2 | 28.4 | 23.0 | 12.2 | 8.1 Office machine repairers........| 8 | - | 75.0 | - | - | - | - Elevator installers and | | | | | | | repairers......................| 7 | - | - | - | 71.4 | - | - Millwrights.....................| 7 | - | - | - | 71.4 | - | - Construction trades...................| 633 | 18.8 | 2.1 | 13.0 | 40.0 | 21.0 | 4.6 Supervisors, construction | | | | | | | occupations........................| 91 | 29.7 | - | 18.7 | 28.6 | 17.6 | - Supervisors, electricians and | | | | | | | power transmission installers....| 12 | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | - Supervisors, n.e.c................| 66 | 31.8 | - | 21.2 | 28.8 | 12.1 | - Construction trades, except | | | | | | | supervisors........................| 542 | 17.0 | 2.4 | 12.0 | 41.9 | 21.6 | 4.6 Brickmasons, stonemasons, and | | | | | | | apprentices......................| 21 | 23.8 | - | - | 47.6 | - | - Carpenters and apprentices........| 103 | 12.6 | - | 17.5 | 47.6 | 10.7 | 6.8 Drywall installers................| 10 | - | - | - | 80.0 | - | - Electricians and apprentices......| 105 | 19.0 | - | 7.6 | 12.4 | 53.3 | - Electrical power installers and | | | | | | | repairers........................| 34 | - | - | - | 29.4 | 50.0 | - Painters, construction and | | | | | | | maintenance......................| 38 | - | - | - | 71.1 | 13.2 | - Plumbers, pipefitters, | | | | | | | steamfitters, and apprentices....| 39 | 20.5 | - | 23.1 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 20.5 Paving, surfacing, and tamping | | | | | | | equipment operators..............| 8 | 100.0 | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | Roofers...........................| 59 | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | - Structural metal workers..........| 43 | - | - | 18.6 | 76.7 | - | - Extractive occupations................| 47 | - | - | 68.1 | - | - | 10.6 Mining machine operators............| 20 | - | - | 90.0 | - | - | - Precision production occupations......| 109 | 16.5 | 12.8 | 25.7 | 19.3 | 12.8 | 12.8 Precision metal working occupations.| 38 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 26.3 | 36.8 | - | - Machinists........................| 16 | - | 31.2 | 37.5 | - | - | - Sheet metal workers...............| 9 | - | - | - | 88.9 | - | - Plant and system operators..........| 15 | - | - | - | - | 46.7 | - | | | | | | | Operators, fabricators, and laborers....| 2,194 | 54.4 | 6.7 | 19.3 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 3.3 Machine operators, assemblers, and | | | | | | | inspectors...........................| 216 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 39.4 | 17.1 | 9.7 | 17.6 Machine operators and tenders, | | | | | | | except precision...................| 125 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 46.4 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 14.4 Metal working and plastic working | | | | | | | machine operators................| 11 | - | - | 72.7 | - | - | - Machine operators, assorted | | | | | | | materials........................| 89 | 6.7 | - | 44.9 | 13.5 | 16.9 | 14.6 Miscellaneous machine operators,| | | | | | | n.e.c..........................| 31 | - | - | 51.6 | - | 16.1 | - Machine operators, not specified| 24 | - | - | 54.2 | - | 20.8 | - Fabricators, assemblers, and hand | | | | | | | working occupations................| 82 | 11.0 | - | 28.0 | 25.6 | 6.1 | 24.4 Welders and cutters...............| 67 | 9.0 | - | 25.4 | 28.4 | - | 25.4 Assemblers........................| 12 | - | - | 41.7 | - | - | - Production inspectors, testers, | | | | | | | samplers, and weighers.............| 9 | 55.6 | - | - | - | - | - Transportation and material moving | | | | | | | occupations..........................| 1,320 | 74.4 | 7.5 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 1.0 Motor vehicle operators.............| 1,063 | 78.7 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .5 Truck drivers.....................| 898 | 82.7 | 3.1 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .6 Driver-sales workers..............| 42 | 83.3 | - | - | - | - | - Bus drivers.......................| 36 | 80.6 | 16.7 | - | - | - | - Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs....| 74 | 29.7 | 70.3 | - | - | - | - Transportation occupations, except | | | | | | | motor vehicles.....................| 52 | 69.2 | - | 11.5 | - | 15.4 | - | | | | | | | Rail transportation occupations...| 24 | 91.7 | - | - | - | - | - Railroad conductors and | | | | | | | yardmasters....................| 15 | 93.3 | - | - | - | - | - Railroad brake, signal, and | | | | | | | switch operators...............| 6 | 83.3 | - | - | - | - | - Water transportation occupations..| 28 | 50.0 | - | 21.4 | - | 25.0 | - Ship captains and mates, except | | | | | | | fishing boats..................| 12 | 75.0 | - | - | - | - | - Sailors and deckhands...........| 15 | - | - | 33.3 | - | 40.0 | - Material moving equipment operators.| 205 | 53.2 | - | 29.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 3.9 Operating engineers...............| 57 | 57.9 | - | 31.6 | - | - | - Crane and tower operators.........| 14 | - | - | 42.9 | - | - | - Excavating and loading machine | | | | | | | operators........................| 21 | 38.1 | - | 42.9 | - | - | - Grader, dozer, and scraper | | | | | | | operators........................| 26 | 84.6 | - | - | - | - | - Industrial truck and tractor | | | | | | | equipment operators..............| 56 | 62.5 | - | 21.4 | - | - | - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers,| | | | | | | and laborers.........................| 658 | 28.7 | 5.6 | 29.0 | 19.5 | 13.1 | 3.3 Helpers, construction and extractive| | | | | | | occupations........................| 15 | - | - | 33.3 | - | - | - Construction laborers...............| 341 | 30.5 | 1.8 | 28.2 | 25.5 | 12.3 | - Freight, stock, and material | | | | | | | handlers...........................| 65 | 35.4 | 12.3 | 29.2 | 10.8 | 9.2 | - Garbage collectors................| 19 | 68.4 | - | - | - | - | - Stevedores........................| 9 | - | - | 55.6 | - | - | - Stock handlers and baggers........| 12 | - | 66.7 | - | - | - | - Garage and service station related | | | | | | | occupations........................| 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 35.7 Vehicle washers and equipment | | | | | | | cleaners...........................| 14 | - | - | 35.7 | - | - | - Laborers, except construction.......| 193 | 28.5 | 8.3 | 30.6 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 5.7 | | | | | | | Military occupations(5)...............| 80 | 65.0 | 16.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 8.8 | - __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Based on the 1990 Occupational Classification System developed by the Bureau of the Census. 2 Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual. 3 Includes highway, nonhighway, air, water, and rail fatalities. 4 Includes violence by persons, self-inflicted injury, and attacks by animals. 5 Resident armed forces. NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. There were 35 fatalities for which there was insufficient information to determine a specific occupation classification. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries