CF TB 8/03/95 NR SUPP TBL9 94 ACTEVE Table 9. Fatal occupational injuries by worker activity at the time of the incident and event, 1994 Fatalities Event or exposure(1) (percent) Exposure Worker activity Contact to Trans- Assaults with harmful Fires and Number Percent Total portation and objects Falls sub- explosio- in- violent and stances ns cidents acts equipment or environ- ments Total............... 6,588 100.0 100 41.6 19.9 15.4 10.0 9.7 3.1 Vehicular and transportation operations......... 2,643 40.1 100 89.3 4.9 3.2 1.1 1.4 .2 Driving, operating.. 1,640 24.9 100 90.7 6.3 1.6 .2 1.0 - Automobile........ 448 6.8 100 81.9 17.2 - - - - Airplane.......... 155 2.4 100 100.0 - - - - - Truck............. 736 11.2 100 96.2 1.8 1.0 - .7 - Industrial or construction vehicle........ 84 1.3 100 77.4 - 15.5 - - - Boat.............. 25 .4 100 64.0 - - - 24.0 - Train............. 7 .1 100 100.0 - - - - - Bus............... 6 .1 100 83.3 - - - - - Bicycle, motorcycle..... 28 .4 100 100.0 - - - - - Riding in, on....... 534 8.1 100 91.8 1.5 2.1 2.4 1.9 - Automobile........ 50 .8 100 88.0 - - - - - Airplane.......... 243 3.7 100 99.6 - - - - - Truck............. 117 1.8 100 99.1 - - - - - Industrial/constr- uction vehicle. 21 .3 100 42.9 - 19.0 23.8 - - Boat.............. 54 .8 100 85.2 - - - 7.4 - Train............. 12 .2 100 91.7 - - - - - Horse............. 12 .2 100 - - - 41.7 - - Boarding, alighting. 65 1.0 100 56.9 10.8 12.3 12.3 7.7 - Resurfacing, blacktopping, etc.............. 5 .1 100 80.0 - - - - - Directing, flagging traffic.......... 33 .5 100 87.9 - - - - - Walking in or near roadway, etc., n.e.c............ 86 1.3 100 91.9 - - - - - Vehicular and transportation operations, n.e.c............ 270 4.1 100 84.4 1.5 12.2 - - - Driving, operating farm vehicle... 207 3.1 100 91.3 - 8.2 - - - Riding in, on farm vehicle........ 11 .2 100 90.9 - - - - - Boarding, alighting farm vehicle........ 10 .2 100 40.0 - 60.0 - - - Using or operating tools, machinery... 636 9.7 100 20.8 - 48.9 6.8 15.1 7.7 Operating heavy equipment........ 251 3.8 100 47.4 - 37.5 2.8 10.4 2.0 Crane............. 19 .3 100 - - 63.2 - 26.3 - Farm machinery.... 101 1.5 100 65.3 - 29.7 4.0 - - Mine machinery.... 10 .2 100 - - 90.0 - - - Earth moving machinery...... 44 .7 100 59.1 - 22.7 - - 11.4 Materials handling machinery...... 30 .5 100 30.0 - 56.7 - - - Operating machinery. 95 1.4 100 4.2 - 70.5 6.3 10.5 8.4 Using power tools... 41 .6 100 - - 43.9 - 36.6 14.6 Using nonpowered hand tools....... 17 .3 100 - - 41.2 - 47.1 - Operating or reading gauges, valves, switches......... 23 .3 100 - - - - 52.2 17.4 Welding............. 39 .6 100 - - - 10.3 20.5 51.3 Logging, trimming, pruning ......... 147 2.2 100 - - 73.5 14.3 8.8 - Using or operating tools, machinery, gauges, n.e.c.... 16 .2 100 - - 37.5 - 25.0 - Constructing, repairing, cleaning 1,174 17.8 100 5.6 3.6 28.6 31.7 25.6 4.8 Construction, assembling, dismantling...... 478 7.3 100 4.2 1.5 27.0 42.7 21.8 2.7 Constructing, assembling..... 117 1.8 100 3.4 - 23.9 61.5 7.7 - Installing........ 171 2.6 100 4.1 - 21.6 32.7 37.4 3.5 Dismantling, removing....... 81 1.2 100 - - 53.1 23.5 14.8 6.2 Repair, maintenance. 404 6.1 100 5.9 3.7 35.6 19.1 28.2 7.4 Repairing......... 213 3.2 100 8.9 3.8 31.9 20.2 26.8 8.5 Maintenance....... 55 .8 100 - - 32.7 25.5 27.3 - Adjusting......... 8 .1 100 - - 75.0 - - - Unjamming......... 23 .3 100 - - 73.9 - 21.7 - Inspecting or checking......... 71 1.1 100 12.7 11.3 21.1 22.5 31.0 - Cleaning, washing... 108 1.6 100 6.5 7.4 22.2 25.0 32.4 6.5 Clearing, spraying.. 13 .2 100 - - 30.8 - 30.8 - Painting, etc....... 43 .7 100 - - 14.0 51.2 18.6 - Constructing, repairing, cleaning, n.e.c.. 18 .3 100 - - 22.2 44.4 - - Protective service activities......... 217 3.3 100 4.6 64.1 2.8 1.8 7.8 17.1 Fighting a fire..... 47 .7 100 - - - - 10.6 70.2 Apprehending, breaking up fight, chasing... 29 .4 100 - 96.6 - - - - Rescuing or evacuating....... 9 .1 100 - - - - 77.8 - Materials handling operations......... 244 3.7 100 10.2 3.7 43.4 14.8 19.3 7.0 Lifting materials... 11 .2 100 - - - - 36.4 - Carrying materials.. 16 .2 100 - - - 31.2 43.8 - Loading, unloading (packing, unpacking) materials........ 115 1.7 100 13.0 4.3 58.3 12.2 7.0 4.3 Working with chemicals (except cleaning)........ 24 .4 100 - - - - 58.3 37.5 Retrieving objects.. 13 .2 100 30.8 - - - - - Materials handling, n.e.c............ 43 .7 100 11.6 - 48.8 16.3 18.6 - Physical activity(2), n.e.c.............. 359 5.4 100 27.0 21.7 12.8 29.5 7.0 1.1 All other activities.. 1,301 19.7 100 3.8 69.6 9.3 5.5 8.8 2.6 Tending a retail establishment.... 532 8.1 100 - 97.7 .9 - - - Office work......... 73 1.1 100 - 89.0 - - - - Health care and social services activities....... 29 .4 100 - 65.5 - - 17.2 - Animal care and tending.......... 28 .4 100 - 64.3 17.9 - 14.3 - Legal service activities....... 6 .1 100 - 100.0 - - - - Activity, n.e.c..... 628 9.5 100 7.8 43.2 17.7 9.9 15.3 4.9 1 Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Structures. Includes other events and exposures, such as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown separately. 2 Includes walking, sitting, running, and climbing ladders or stairs. n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified. 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, in cooperation with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 1994.