Fatal Occupational Injuries in Louisiana

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major events or exposures, Louisiana
Selected
characteristics		 2011
Total Event or exposure (1)
Violence
and other
injuries by
persons or
animals		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
and
explosions		 Falls,
slips,
trips		 Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Contact
with objects
and
equipment

Total

 (P) 109 (P) 10 (P) 54 (P) 6 (P) 14 (P) 13 (P) 12
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

(P) 95 (P) 7 (P) 48 (P) 5 (P) 13 (P) 12 (P) 10

Self Employed (3)

(P) 14 (P) 3 (P) 6        
 

Gender

  

Men

 (P) 102 (P) 7 (P) 51 (P) 6 (P) 14 (P) 12 (P) 12

Women

 (P) 7 (P) 3 (P) 3        
 

Age

  

Under 16 years

              

16 to 17 years

              

18 to 19 years

     (P) 1        

20 to 24 years

 (P) 8   (P) 6     (P) 1  

25 to 34 years

 (P) 19   (P) 9     (P) 3 (P) 3

35 to 44 years

 (P) 27 (P) 4 (P) 11   (P) 3 (P) 7  

45 to 54 years

 (P) 29 (P) 4 (P) 13 (P) 3 (P) 6    

55 to 64 years

 (P) 15   (P) 7   (P) 3   (P) 3

65 and over

 (P) 9 (P) 1 (P) 6        
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White (non-Hispanic)

 (P) 84 (P) 9 (P) 38 (P) 6 (P) 9 (P) 11 (P) 11

Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)

 (P) 16 (P) 1 (P) 14        

Hispanic or Latino

 (P) 8   (P) 1   (P) 4    

American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)

              

Asian (non-Hispanic)

              

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)

              

Multiple races (non-Hispanic)

              

Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)

 (P) 1   (P) 1        
 

Industry (NAICS) (5)

 

Private industry (6)

(P) 97 (P) 7 (P) 47 (P) 6 (P) 13 (P) 12 (P) 12

Goods Producing

 (P) 50 (P) 1 (P) 17 (P) 4 (P) 11 (P) 8 (P) 9

Natural resources and mining

 (P) 17   (P) 8   (P) 3   (P) 4

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 (P) 11   (P) 8        

Mining (7)

(P) 6       (P) 1   (P) 3

Construction

 (P) 22 (P) 1 (P) 6   (P) 7 (P) 6  

Manufacturing

 (P) 11   (P) 3       (P) 3

Service providing

 (P) 47 (P) 6 (P) 30     (P) 4 (P) 3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 (P) 28   (P) 20       (P) 1

Wholesale trade

 (P) 5   (P) 5        

Retail trade

 (P) 4            

Transportation and warehousing

 (P) 18 (P) 1 (P) 14       (P) 1

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

 (P) 1 (P) 1          

Finance and insurance

 (P) 1 (P) 1          

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 (P) 11   (P) 8        

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 (P) 3            

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 (P) 8   (P) 6        

Education and health services

   (P) 1          

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

   (P) 1          

Leisure and hospitality

              

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

              

Other services

 (P) 3   (P) 1        

Government (6)

(P) 12   (P) 7   (P) 1    

Federal

         (P) 1    

State

 (P) 4   (P) 2        

Local

 (P) 6   (P) 5        
 

Occupation (SOC) (8)

 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 (P) 9   (P) 4        

Management occupations

     (P) 1        

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

 (P) 1   (P) 1        

Life, physical, and social science occupations

              

Community and social services occupations

              

Legal occupations

              

Education, training, and library occupations

 (P) 1       (P) 1    

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

              

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

              

Service occupations

 (P) 10 (P) 3 (P) 6        

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 (P) 7   (P) 6        

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 (P) 1            

Personal care and service occupations

 (P) 1 (P) 1          

Sales and office occupations

 (P) 3            

Sales and related occupations

              

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 (P) 45 (P) 1 (P) 14 (P) 5 (P) 9 (P) 9 (P) 7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 (P) 7   (P) 5        

Construction and extraction occupations

 (P) 23 (P) 1 (P) 6   (P) 6 (P) 5 (P) 5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 (P) 15   (P) 3 (P) 5   (P) 4  

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 (P) 42   (P) 30       (P) 4

Production occupations

 (P) 11   (P) 4       (P) 3

Transportation and material moving occupations

 (P) 31   (P) 26       (P) 1

Military specific occupations (9)

             

Footnotes
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(3) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, members of partnerships, and may include owners of incorporated businesses.
(4) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The individual racial categories shown exclude data for Hispanic and Latino workers.
(5) Industry data from 2003 to 2008 are classified using the 2002 North American Industry Classification System. Industry data from 2009 to the present are classified using the North American Industry Classification System, 2007.
(6) Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system.
(7) Includes fatal injuries at all establishments categorized as Mining (Sector 21) in the North American Industry Classification System, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.
(8) Occupation data from 2003 to 2010 are based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, 2000. Occupation data from 2011 to the present are based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, 2010.
(9) Includes fatal injuries to persons identified as resident armed forces regardless of individual occupation listed.
(P) Preliminary

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State, New York City, District of Columbia, and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Last Modified Date: October 24, 2012