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Indicator 16: Workers Employed in Industries and Occupations with High Risk for Occupational Mortality |
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| • Number and percent of workers employed in industries and occupations with high risk for occupational mortality due to injuries |
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| Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Population Survey |
Workers in certain industries and occupations sustain fatal injuries at much higher rates than the overall workforce. The proportion of the workforce that is employed in these high-risk industries and occupations varies by state. This variation can help explain differences in injury mortality rates among states.
In 1998, there were 6,055 work-related injury deaths in the United States, according to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), which is administered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This was equivalent to 4.5 deaths per 100,000 workers. Twenty-seven industries had injury fatality rates greater than 10 deaths per 100,000 workers in 1998. Workers in these industries comprised 14% of the private sector workforce, but sustained 58% of the fatal work-related injuries that year. Twenty-four occupations had fatality rates greater than 20 per 100,000. Workers in these occupations made up 6% of the private sector workforce, but sustained 45% of the fatalities. These 27 industries and 24 occupations comprised the “high-risk” groups for this occupational health indicator (Appendix C). The list of high risk industries and occupations was developed based on the 1998 CFOI data.
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| Data |
| • 2000 click here to view table |
| • 2001 click here to view table |
| • 2002 click here to view table |
| • 2003 click here to view table |
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