CF TB 8/23/96 NR SUPP TBL14 EVE X SEX Table 14. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and gender, 1995 Total fatalities Men Women Event or exposure(1) Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Total............... 6,210 100.0 5,676 100.0 534 100.0 Transportation incidents.......... 2,560 41.2 2,366 41.7 194 36.3 Highway............. 1,329 21.4 1,197 21.1 132 24.7 Collision between vehicles, mobile equipment...... 634 10.2 550 9.7 84 15.7 Moving in same direction.... 125 2.0 123 2.2 - - Moving in opposite directions, oncoming..... 244 3.9 201 3.5 43 8.1 Moving in intersection. 97 1.6 75 1.3 22 4.1 Moving and standing vehicle, mobile equipment-in roadway...... 31 .5 30 .5 - - Moving and standing vehicle, mobile equipment-si- de of road... 13 .2 12 .2 - - Vehicle struck stationary object or equipment in roadway........ 19 .3 17 .3 - - Vehicle struck stationary object or equipment on side of road... 249 4.0 230 4.1 19 3.6 Noncollision...... 350 5.6 332 5.8 18 3.4 Jack-knifed or overturned-- no collision. 260 4.2 246 4.3 14 2.6 Ran off highway--no collision.... 57 .9 55 1.0 - - Sudden start or stop, n.e.c.. 11 .2 11 .2 - - Nonhighway (farm, industrial premises)........ 388 6.2 373 6.6 15 2.8 Vehicle, mobile equipment struck stationary object......... 23 .4 22 .4 - - Noncollision accident....... 357 5.7 344 6.1 13 2.4 Fall from moving vehicle, mobile equipment.... 37 .6 35 .6 - - Fell from and struck by vehicle, mobile equipment.... 71 1.1 66 1.2 5 .9 Overturned...... 210 3.4 206 3.6 4 .7 Aircraft............ 278 4.5 266 4.7 12 2.2 Worker struck by vehicle, mobile equipment........ 385 6.2 354 6.2 31 5.8 Worker struck by vehicle, mobile equipment in roadway........ 122 2.0 105 1.8 17 3.2 Worker struck by vehicle, mobile equipment on side of road... 60 1.0 55 1.0 5 .9 Worker struck by vehicle, mobile equipment in parking lot or non-road area.. 173 2.8 165 2.9 8 1.5 Water vehicle....... 84 1.4 83 1.5 - - Fall from ship or boat, n.e.c.... 31 .5 31 .5 - - Sinking, capsized water vehicle.. 28 .5 27 .5 - - Railway............. 82 1.3 80 1.4 - - Collision between railway vehicles....... 10 .2 10 .2 - - Collision between railway vehicle and other vehicle........ 60 1.0 58 1.0 - - Assaults and violent acts............... 1,262 20.3 1,005 17.7 257 48.1 Homicides........... 1,024 16.5 780 13.7 244 45.7 Hitting, kicking, beating........ 44 .7 33 .6 11 2.1 Shooting.......... 754 12.1 624 11.0 130 24.3 Stabbing.......... 67 1.1 47 .8 20 3.7 Assaults and violent acts by person(s), n.e.c.......... 152 2.4 72 1.3 80 15.0 Self-inflicted injury........... 215 3.5 205 3.6 10 1.9 Assaults by animals. 20 .3 18 .3 - - Contact with objects and equipment...... 915 14.7 884 15.6 31 5.8 Struck by object.... 546 8.8 535 9.4 11 2.1 Struck by falling object......... 340 5.5 336 5.9 4 .7 Struck by flying object......... 63 1.0 60 1.1 3 .6 Struck by discharged object or substance.... 23 .4 22 .4 - - Struck by swinging or slipping object......... 44 .7 44 .8 - - Struck by rolling, sliding objects on floor or ground level... 60 1.0 57 1.0 3 .6 Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects.......... 255 4.1 241 4.2 14 2.6 Caught in running equipment or machinery...... 131 2.1 122 2.1 9 1.7 Compressed or pinched by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects........ 56 .9 54 1.0 - - Caught in or crushed in collapsing materials........ 99 1.6 93 1.6 6 1.1 Excavation or trenching cave-in........ 33 .5 32 .6 - - Caught in or crushed in collapsing structure...... 32 .5 28 .5 4 .7 Falls................. 643 10.4 617 10.9 26 4.9 Fall to lower level. 573 9.2 558 9.8 15 2.8 Fall down stairs or steps....... 16 .3 11 .2 5 .9 Fall from floor, dock, or ground level.......... 33 .5 32 .6 - - Fall from ladder.. 97 1.6 96 1.7 - - Fall from roof.... 142 2.3 140 2.5 - - Fall from scaffold, staging........ 82 1.3 80 1.4 - - Fall from building girders or other structural steel.......... 33 .5 33 .6 - - Fall from nonmoving vehicle........ 32 .5 31 .5 - - Fall on same level.. 50 .8 41 .7 9 1.7 Exposure to harmful substances or environments....... 598 9.6 586 10.3 12 2.2 Contact with electric current. 347 5.6 345 6.1 - - Contact with electric current of machine, tool, appliance, light fixture.. 55 .9 53 .9 - - Contact with wiring, transformers, or other electrical component...... 94 1.5 94 1.7 - - Contact with overhead power lines.......... 139 2.2 139 2.4 - - Struck by lightning...... 17 .3 17 .3 - - Contact with temperature extremes......... 55 .9 54 1.0 - - Exposure to environmental heat........... 34 .5 34 .6 - - Contact with hot objects or substances..... 13 .2 12 .2 - - Exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic substances....... 101 1.6 98 1.7 3 .6 Inhalation of substance...... 62 1.0 61 1.1 - - Inhalation in open or nonconfined space........ 21 .3 21 .4 - - Ingestion of substance...... 16 .3 15 .3 - - Oxygen deficiency... 94 1.5 88 1.6 6 1.1 Drowning, submersion..... 74 1.2 69 1.2 5 .9 Depletion of oxygen in other enclosed, restricted, or confined space. 10 .2 10 .2 - - Fires and explosions.. 208 3.3 198 3.5 10 1.9 Fires--unintended or uncontrolled..... 98 1.6 91 1.6 7 1.3 Fire in residence, building, or other structure 58 .9 52 .9 6 1.1 Explosion........... 107 1.7 104 1.8 3 .6 Explosion of pressure vessel or piping...... 42 .7 42 .7 - - Other events or exposures(2)....... 24 .4 20 .4 4 .7 1 Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Structures. 2 Includes the category "Bodily reaction and exertion." 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, 1995.