Workplace Fatalities in Maryland – Full Tables

Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, Maryland, 2011(1)
Event or exposure(2) Number Percent

Total

 71 100

Violence and other injuries by persons or animals

 17 24

Intentional injury by person

 15 21

Homicides

 10 14

Shooting by other person—intentional

 6 8

Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing

 1 1

Multiple violent acts by other person

 2 3

Suicides

 5 7

Shooting—intentional self-harm

 4 6

Jumping from building or other structure intentional—self-harm

 1 1

Injury by person—unintentional or intent unknown

 1 1

Injury by person—unintentional or intent unknown

 1 1

Shooting by other person—unintentional

 1 1

Transportation incidents

 29 41

Aircraft incidents

 1 1

Other in-flight crash

 1 1

Other in-flight crash due to mechanical failure

 1 1

Pedestrian vehicular incident

 4 6

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway

 1 1

Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway

 1 1

Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road

 1 1

Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road

 1 1

Water vehicle incident

 5 7

Fall or jump from water vehicle

 1 1

Roadway incident involving motorized land vehicle

 17 24

Roadway collision with other vehicle

 8 11

Roadway collision moving in same direction

 3 4

Roadway collision moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway

 2 3

Roadway collision with object other than vehicle

 7 10

Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway

 7 10

Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle

 - -

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle

 1 1

Part of occupant's body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident

 1 1

Fire or explosion

 3 4

Fire

 1 1

Other structural fire without collapse

 1 1

Fall, slip, trip

 8 11

Fall to lower level

 6 8

Other fall to lower level

 5 7

Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet

 1 1

Exposure to harmful substances or environments

 4 6

Exposure to electricity

 4 6

Contact with objects and equipment

 9 13

Struck by object or equipment

 6 8

Struck by powered vehicle nontransport

 1 1

Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle

 1 1

Struck by falling object or equipment

 4 6

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery other than vehicle part

 1 1

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects

 2 3

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 1 1

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

 1 1

Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material

 1 1

Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment

 1 1

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, Maryland, 2010-2011
Industry(1) 2010(2) 2011(3)
Number Number Percent

Total

 71 71 100

Private industry

 61 63 89

Goods-producing

 26 20 28

Natural resources and mining

 4 4 6

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

 3 4 6

Fishing, hunting and trapping

 - 3 4

Fishing

 - 3 4

Fishing

 - 3 4

Construction

 18 13 18

Construction of buildings

 - - -

Nonresidential building construction

 - 1 1

Commercial and institutional building construction

 - 1 1

Heavy and civil engineering construction

 3 - -

Specialty trade contractors

 13 11 15

Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors

 3 - -

Siding contractors

 - 1 1

Nonresidential siding contractors

 - 1 1

Building equipment contractors

 6 4 6

Electrical contractors

 - 2 3

Nonresidential electrical contractors

 - 2 3

Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors

 4 1 1

Nonresidential plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors

 3 1 1

Building finishing contractors

 4 - -

Other specialty trade contractors

 - 4 6

Site preparation contractors

 - 3 4

Other residential site preparation contractors

 - 1 1

Other nonresidential site preparation contractors

 - 1 1

All other specialty trade contractors

 - 1 1

Manufacturing

 4 3 4

Service-providing

 35 43 61

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 14 21 30

Wholesale trade

 - 6 8

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

 - 3 4

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers

 - 1 1

Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

 - 2 3

Book, periodical, and newspaper merchant wholesalers

 - 1 1

Flower, nursery stock, and florists' supplies merchant wholesalers

 - 1 1

Retail trade

 5 4 6

Food and beverage stores

 - 2 3

Grocery stores

 - 2 3

Convenience stores

 - 2 3

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores

 - 1 1

Sporting goods, hobby, and musical instrument stores

 - 1 1

Sporting goods stores

 - 1 1

Transportation and warehousing

 9 11 15

Rail transportation

 - 1 1

Rail transportation

 - 1 1

Rail transportation

 - 1 1

Line-haul railroads

 - 1 1

Truck transportation

 6 7 10

General freight trucking

 3 6 8

General freight trucking, long-distance

 - 4 6

General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload

 - 3 4

Specialized freight trucking

 3 - -

Professional and business services

 8 12 17

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 7 10 14

Administrative and support services

 7 8 11

Services to buildings and dwellings

 5 5 7

Landscaping services

 3 5 7

Waste management and remediation services

 - - -

Waste treatment and disposal

 - 1 1

Waste treatment and disposal

 - 1 1

Hazardous waste treatment and disposal

 - 1 1

Education and health services

 - 3 4

Educational services

 - 1 1

Educational services

 - 1 1

Technical and trade schools

 - 1 1

Technical and trade schools

 - 1 1

Flight training

 - 1 1

Health care and social assistance

 - - -

Hospitals

 - 1 1

General medical and surgical hospitals

 - 1 1

General medical and surgical hospitals

 - 1 1

Leisure and hospitality

 6 5 7

Accommodation and food services

 5 5 7

Food services and drinking places

 4 4 6

Limited-service eating places

 - 3 4

Limited-service eating places

 - 3 4

Limited-service restaurants

 - 3 4

Other services, except public administration

 4 - -

Repair and maintenance

 4 - -

Government(4)

 10 8 11

State government

 - 2 3

Service-providing

 - 2 3

Professional and business services

 - 1 1

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 - 1 1

Waste management and remediation services

 - 1 1

Waste treatment and disposal

 - 1 1

Waste treatment and disposal

 - 1 1

Hazardous waste treatment and disposal

 - 1 1

Public administration

 - 1 1

Justice, public order, and safety activities

 - 1 1

Justice, public order, and safety activities

 - 1 1

Police protection

 - 1 1

Local government

 5 6 8

Service-providing

 5 6 8

Financial activities

 - 1 1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 - 1 1

Real estate

 - 1 1

Activities related to real estate

 - 1 1

Real estate property managers

 - 1 1

Residential property managers

 - 1 1

Education and health services

 - 1 1

Educational services

 - 1 1

Educational services

 - 1 1

Elementary and secondary schools

 - 1 1

Elementary and secondary schools

 - 1 1

Public administration

 3 2 3

Justice, public order, and safety activities

 3 2 3

Justice, public order, and safety activities

 3 2 3

Police protection

 3 1 1

Fire protection

 - 1 1

Footnotes:
(1) Industry data are based on the North American Industry Classification System, 2007. Total may include other industries not shown.
(2) Preliminary data reported a total of 69 fatal work injuries in Maryland for 2010. Since then, an additional 2 job-related fatal injuries were identified, bringing the final job-related fatal injury count for 2010 to 71.
(3) Data are preliminary. Revised and final 2011 data are scheduled to be released in Spring 2013.
(4) 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, Maryland, 2010-2011
Occupation(1) 2010(2) 2011(3)
Number Number Percent

Total

 71 71 100

Management occupations

 8 3 4

Top executives

 - 1 1

Chief executives

 - 1 1

Chief executives

 - 1 1

Other management occupations

 6 - -

Miscellaneous managers

 - 1 1

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 - 1 1

Physical scientists

 - 1 1

Chemists and materials scientists

 - 1 1

Chemists

 - 1 1

Education, training, and library occupations

 - 1 1

Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers

 - 1 1

Secondary school teachers

 - 1 1

Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

 - 1 1

Protective service occupations

 6 6 8

Fire fighting and prevention workers

 - 1 1

Fire fighters

 - 1 1

Firefighters

 - 1 1

Law enforcement workers

 3 2 3

Police officers

 3 2 3

Police and sheriff's patrol officers

 3 2 3

Other protective service workers

 - 3 4

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers

 - 3 4

Security guards

 - 3 4

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 - 1 1

Supervisors, food preparation and serving workers

 - 1 1

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers

 - 1 1

First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

 - 1 1

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 6 7 10

Grounds maintenance workers

 3 6 8

Grounds maintenance workers

 3 6 8

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers

 - 3 4

Tree trimmers and pruners

 - 3 4

Sales and related occupations

 4 6 8

Supervisors, sales workers

 3 - -

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers

 3 - -

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

 3 1 1

Retail sales workers

 - 2 3

Cashiers

 - 1 1

Cashiers

 - 1 1

Retail salespersons

 - 1 1

Retail salespersons

 - 1 1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 - 3 4

Fishing and hunting workers

 - 3 4

Fishers and related fishing workers

 - 3 4

Fishers and related fishing workers

 - 3 4

Construction and extraction occupations

 14 11 15

Supervisors of construction and extraction workers

 3 - -

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers

 3 - -

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

 3 - -

Construction trades workers

 9 7 10

Construction laborers

 5 3 4

Construction laborers

 5 3 4

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

 - 1 1

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

 - 1 1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 10 5 7

Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 6 4 6

Line installers and repairers

 - 1 1

Electrical power-line installers and repairers

 - 1 1

Production occupations

 - 3 4

Supervisors of production workers

 - 1 1

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers

 - 1 1

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

 - 1 1

Transportation and material moving occupations

 16 20 28

Air transportation workers

 - 1 1

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers

 - 1 1

Commercial pilots

 - 1 1

Motor vehicle operators

 12 16 23

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

 11 15 21

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

 8 12 17

Material moving workers

 - 3 4

Industrial truck and tractor operators

 - 1 1

Industrial truck and tractor operators

 - 1 1

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) Preliminary data reported a total of 69 fatal work injuries in Maryland for 2010. Since then, an additional 2 job-related fatal injuries were identified, bringing the final job-related fatal injury count for 2010 to 71.
(3) 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, Maryland, 2010-2011
Worker characteristics 2010(1) 2011(2)
Number Number Percent

Total

 71 71 100
Employee status

Wage and salary workers(3)

 54 56 79

Self-employed(4)

 17 15 21
Gender

Men

 69 65 92

Women

 - 6 8
Age(5)

20 to 24 years

 6 4 6

25 to 34 years

 13 14 20

35 to 44 years

 12 17 24

45 to 54 years

 21 13 18

55 to 64 years

 13 13 18

65 and over

 5 10 14
Race or ethnic origin(6)

White (non-Hispanic)

 44 33 46

Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)

 13 27 38

Hispanic or Latino

 12 8 11

Asian or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)

 - 3 4

Footnotes:
(1) Preliminary data reported a total of 69 fatal work injuries in Maryland for 2010. Since then, an additional 2 job-related fatal injuries were identified, bringing the final job-related fatal injury count for 2010 to 71.
(2) Data are preliminary. Revised and final 2011 data are scheduled to be released in Spring 2013.
(3) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(4) 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.
(5) Information may not be available for all age groups.
(6) 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: January 3, 2013