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705. Workers Killed or Disabled on the Job
[Data for 1998 are preliminary estimates (13.8 represents 13,800). Excludes homocides and suicides. Estimates based on data from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics,
State vital statistics departments, state industrial commissions and beginning 1992, Bureau of Labor Statisitcs, Census of Occupational Fatalities. Numbers of workers based on data
from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics]
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DEATHS
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DISABLING INJURIES (1,000)
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1997
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1998
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Dis-
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Year and
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Total
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Manufacturing
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Nonmanufacturing
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abling
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industry
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DEATHS
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Dis-
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DEATHS
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Dis-
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YEAR
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in-
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group
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abling
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abling
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juries 2
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in-
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in-
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Number
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Number
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Number
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(mil.)
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1990
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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Number
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Rate 1
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injuries 2
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Number
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Rate 1
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injuries 2
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(1,000)
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Rate 1
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(1,000)
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Rate 1
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(1,000)
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Rate 1
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(1,000)
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(1,000)
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1960
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13.8
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21
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1.7
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10
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12.1
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25
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2.0
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Total 3
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3,900
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3,200
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3,500
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3,600
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3,900
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5,148
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3.9
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3,800
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5,100
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3.8
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3,800
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1965
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14.1
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20
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1.8
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10
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12.3
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24
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2.1
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Agriculture 4
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210
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130
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140
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150
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799
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22.5
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140
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780
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22.1
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140
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1970
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13.8
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18
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1.7
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9
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12.1
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21
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2.2
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Mining and quarrying 5
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40
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20
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156
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24.7
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150
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24.3
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30
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1975
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13.0
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15
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1.6
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9
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11.4
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2.2
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Construction
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460
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280
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1,105
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14.1
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390
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1,120
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13.9
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410
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1980
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13.2
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13
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1.7
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11.5
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15
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2.2
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Manufacturing
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910
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560
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590
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679
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3.3
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640
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660
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3.2
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650
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1990
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10.1
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9
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1.0
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9.1
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3.9
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Transportation and
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1994
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5.3
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0.7
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utilities
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360
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230
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927
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12.2
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380
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920
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11.9
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380
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1995
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5.0
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4.3
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Trade 6
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1,060
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710
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800
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840
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880
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451
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1.7
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720
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450
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1.7
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730
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1996
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5.0
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0.7
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4.3
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3.9
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Services 7
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110
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780
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860
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1,000
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670
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1.5
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960
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680
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900
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1997
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5.1
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4.4
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3.8
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Government
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750
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490
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530
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1.8
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550
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1.7
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560
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1998
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5.1
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0.7
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4.4
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3.8
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1 Per 100,000 workers.
2 Disabling injury defined as one which results in death, some degreeof physical impairment, or renders the person unable to performregular activities for a full day
beyond the day of the injury.Due to change in methodology, data beginning 1990 not comparable with prior years.
3 Includes deaths where industry is not known.
4 Includes forestry and fishing.
5 Includes oil and gas extraction.
6 Includes wholesale and retail trade.
7 Includes finance, insurance, and real estate.
Source: National Safety Council, Itasca, IL,Accident Facts, annual through 1998 edition; thereafter, Injury Facts, 1999 edition (copyright).
http://www.nsc.org/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/705_workers_killed_or_disabled_on_the.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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