Fatal Work Injuries, by Cause statistics


	1992		1993		1994		1995		1996		1997		1998

CAUSE	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
	of fatali-	distribu-	of fatali-	distribu-	of fatali-	distribu-	of fatali-	distribu-	of fatali-	distribu-	of fatali-	distribu-	of fatali-	distribu-
	ties	tion	ties	tion	ties	tion	ties	tion	ties	tion	ties	tion	ties	tion

Total	6,217	100	6,331	100	6,632	100	6,275	100	6,202	100	6,238	100	6,026	100

Transportation accidents ¹	2,484	40	2,501	40	2,762	42	2,587	41	2,601	42	2,605	42	2,630	44
Highway accidents ¹	1,158	19	1,243	20	1,343	20	1,346	21	1,346	22	1,393	22	1,431	24
Collision between vehicles, mobile
equipment	578	9	657	10	654	10	642	10	667	11	640	10	701	12
Noncollision accidents	301	5	336	5	373	6	352	6	352	6	387	6	373	6
Nonhighway accident (farm, industrial
premises)	436	7	392	6	409	6	387	6	374	6	377	6	384	6
Aircraft accidents	353	6	282	4	426	6	283	5	324	5	261	4	223	4
Workers struck by a vehicle	346	6	365	6	391	6	388	6	353	6	367	6	413	7
Water vehicle accidents	109	2	120	2	94	1	87	1	119	2	109	2	112	2
Railway accidents	66	1	86	1	81	1	82	1	74	1	93	1	60	1

Assaults and violent acts ¹	1,281	21	1,329	21	1,321	20	1,280	20	1,165	19	1,111	18	960	16
Homicides ¹	1,044	17	1,074	17	1,080	16	1,036	17	927	15	860	14	709	12
Shooting	852	14	884	14	934	14	762	12	761	12	708	11	569	9
Stabbing	90	1	95	2	60	1	67	1	80	1	73	1	61	1
Self-inflicted injury	205	3	222	3	214	3	221	4	204	3	216	3	223	4

Contacts with objects and equipment ¹	1,004	16	1,045	17	1,017	15	916	15	1,010	16	1,035	17	941	16
Struck by object ¹	557	9	566	9	590	9	547	9	582	9	579	9	517	9
Struck by falling objects	361	6	346	6	372	6	341	5	403	7	384	6	317	5
Struck by flying object	77	1	82	1	68	1	63	1	58	1	54	1	58	1
Caught in or compressed by--
Equipment or objects	316	5	309	5	280	4	255	4	285	5	320	5	266	4
Collapsing materials	110	2	138	2	132	2	99	2	131	2	118	2	140	2

Falls	600	10	618	10	665	10	651	10	691	11	716	11	702	12

Exposure to harmful substances or
environments ¹	605	10	592	9	641	10	609	10	533	9	554	9	572	9
Contact with electric current	334	5	325	5	348	5	348	6	281	5	298	5	334	6
Exposure to caustic, noxious
or allergenic substances	127	2	115	2	133	2	107	2	123	2	123	2	104	2
Oxygen deficiency	111	2	111	2	109	2	97	2	95	2	90	1	87	1
Drowning, submersion	78	1	89	1	89	1	77	1	70	1	72	1	75	1

Fires and explosions	167	3	204	3	202	3	207	3	185	3	196	3	205	3
Other events and exposures	76	1	43	1	24	(Z)	25	(Z)	17	(Z)	21	(Z)	16	(Z)

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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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709. Fatal Work Injuries, by Cause