Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries by selected occupational group and demographic characteristics in the United States and the New England States, 2006
Characteristic United States Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Total

 5,703 100 38 100 20 100 66 100 13 100 10 100 14 100

Occupational group1

Management Occupations

 543 10 — — 3 15 — — — — — — — —

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 277 5 8 21 — — 6 9 — — — — — —

Sales and related occupations

 308 5 — — — — — — — — — — — —

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 289 5 — — 5 25 4 6 4 31 — — 4 29

Construction and extraction occupations

 1,258 22 5 13 — — 20 30 3 23 — — — —

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 415 7 — — 3 15 8 12 — — — — — —

Production occupations

 282 5 — — — — — — — — — — — —

Transportation and material moving occupations

 1,463 26 13 34 3 15 15 23 — — 4 40 3 21

Sex

Male

 5,275 92 32 84 18 90 62 94 12 92 10 100 12 86

Female

 428 8 6 16 — — 4 6 — — — — — —

Age

20-24

 382 7 — — — — — — — — — — — —

25-34

 1,016 18 10 26 — — 11 17 3 23 3 30 — —

35-44

 1,266 22 5 13 — — 22 33 4 31 — — — —

45-54

 1,378 24 13 34 5 25 14 21 4 31 3 30 3 21

55-64

 941 17 9 24 4 20 9 14 — — 4 40 5 36

65 and over

 577 10 — — 6 30 6 9 — — — — 4 29

Race or ethnic origin2

White, non-Hispanic

 3,945 69 25 66 20 100 57 86 13 100 9 90 14 100

Black, non Hispanic

 552 10 4 11 — — — — — — — — — —

Asian

 142 2 — — — — — — — — — — — —

Hispanic or Latino

 937 16 7 18 — — 7 11 — — — — — —

 

1 Based on the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification system.

2 Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude Hispanic and Latino workers.

Note: Totals for 2006 are preliminary. 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.

 

Last Modified Date: November 15, 2007