New York State Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries 1992-2000
Table 1: Number and Percent of Fatal Occupation Injuries by Selected Characteristics, NYS (excluding NYC), 1992-20001
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 19962 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 124 | 100 | 152 | 100 | 179 | 100 | 157 | 100 | 126 | 100 | 154 | 100 | 146 | 100 | 122 | 100 | 122 | 100 |
| Worker Characteristics | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Employee Status | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wage & salary workers | 102 | 82.3 | 108 | 71.1 | 126 | 70.4 | 106 | 67.5 | 95 | 75.4 | 107 | 69.5 | 95 | 65.1 | 91 | 74.6 | 86 | 70.5 |
| Self-employed3 | 21 | 16.9 | 42 | 27.6 | 47 | 26.3 | 47 | 29.9 | 27 | 21.4 | 39 | 25.3 | 47 | 32.2 | 26 | 21.3 | 34 | 27.9 |
| Volunteer | 0 | 0 | -- | --4 | 5 | 2.8 | 3 | 1.9 | 3 | 2.4 | 8 | 5.2 | 4 | 2.7 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 115 | 92.7 | 138 | 90.8 | 164 | 91.6 | 145 | 92.4 | 115 | 91.3 | 147 | 95.5 | 137 | 93.8 | 114 | 93.4 | 116 | 95.1 |
| Female | 9 | 7.3 | 14 | 9.2 | 14 | 7.8 | 11 | 7.0 | 8 | 6.3 | 7 | 4.5 | 9 | 6.2 | 8 | 6.6 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||
| <20 | 4 | 3.2 | 3 | 2.0 | 9 | 5.0 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.2 | 3 | 1.9 | 8 | 5.5 | 7 | 5.7 | 6 | 4.9 |
| 20-24 | 10 | 8.1 | 10 | 6.6 | 14 | 7.8 | 5 | 3.2 | 11 | 8.7 | 12 | 7.8 | 5 | 3.4 | -- | --4 | 9 | 7.4 |
| 25-34 | 28 | 22.6 | 30 | 19.7 | 35 | 19.6 | 30 | 19.1 | 19 | 15.1 | 26 | 16.9 | 30 | 20.5 | 17 | 13.9 | 19 | 15.6 |
| 35-44 | 34 | 27.4 | 32 | 21.1 | 38 | 21.2 | 42 | 26.8 | 23 | 18.3 | 27 | 17.5 | 23 | 15.8 | 25 | 20.5 | 30 | 24.6 |
| 45-54 | 28 | 22.6 | 27 | 17.8 | 38 | 21.2 | 34 | 21.7 | 33 | 26.2 | 38 | 24.7 | 29 | 19.9 | 33 | 27.0 | 29 | 23.8 |
| 55-64 | 13 | 10.5 | 22 | 14.5 | 26 | 14.5 | 24 | 15.3 | 17 | 13.5 | 22 | 14.3 | 26 | 17.8 | 20 | 16.4 | 19 | 15.6 |
| 65-74 | 6 | 4.8 | 20 | 13.2 | 10 | 5.6 | 10 | 6.4 | 8 | 6.3 | 11 | 7.1 | 15 | 10.3 | 10 | 8.2 | 6 | 4.9 |
| 75-84 | -- | --4 | 4 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.7 | 5 | 3.2 | -- | --4 | 6 | 3.9 | 4 | 2.7 | 6 | 4.9 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 6 | 3.4 | -- | --4 | 9 | 7.1 | 9 | 5.8 | 4 | 2.7 | -- | --4 | 0 | 0 |
| Race5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 100 | 80.6 | 129 | 84.9 | 146 | 81.6 | 125 | 79.6 | 99 | 78.6 | 123 | 79.9 | 116 | 79.5 | 103 | 84.4 | 96 | 78.7 |
| Black | 7 | 5.6 | 8 | 5.3 | 10 | 5.6 | 14 | 8.9 | 7 | 5.6 | 14 | 9.1 | 7 | 4.8 | 10 | 8.2 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 11 | 8.9 | 5 | 3.3 | 5 | 2.8 | 10 | 6.4 | 8 | 6.3 | 6 | 3.9 | 10 | 6.8 | 8 | 6.6 | 16 | 13.1 |
| Other6 | 4 | 3.2 | -- | --4 | 3 | 1.7 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 6 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Unknown | -- | --4 | 7 | 4.6 | 15 | 8.4 | 7 | 4.5 | 11 | 8.7 | 9 | 5.8 | 7 | 4.8 | -- | --4 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Not all categories are presented and percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. |
| 2 | Excludes 46 victims of a single airline accident. |
| 3 | Includes paid and unpaid family workers, and may include owners of incorporated businesses or member of partnerships. |
| 4 | Data do not meet publication criteria. |
| 5 | Racial/ethnic categories were reported using the 2001 BLS format. In this new format, BLS/CFOI includes each case only once in the race and ethnicity totals. All Hispanics are listed under "Hispanic/Latino" and are not counted in any of the other race categories. In previous years, a category entitled "Hispanic ethnicity" was used in addition to the race categories. |
| 6 | Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Other races. |
Table 2: Number and Percent of Fatal Occupational Injuries by Event/Exposure, NYS (excluding NYC), 1992-20001
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 19962 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 124 | 100 | 152 | 100 | 179 | 100 | 157 | 100 | 126 | 100 | 154 | 100 | 146 | 100 | 122 | 100 | 122 | 100 |
| Event/Exposure | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Contact with Objects/Equip. | 15 | 12.1 | 22 | 14.5 | 26 | 14.5 | 27 | 17.2 | 23 | 18.3 | 33 | 21.4 | 26 | 17.8 | 21 | 17.2 | 30 | 24.6 |
| Struck by object | 7 | 5.6 | 9 | 5.9 | 14 | 7.8 | 18 | 11.5 | 14 | 11.1 | 17 | 11.0 | 12 | 8.2 | 12 | 9.8 | 18 | 14.8 |
| by falling object | 4 | 3.2 | 7 | 4.6 | 9 | 5.0 | 11 | 7.0 | 10 | 7.9 | 12 | 7.8 | 9 | 6.2 | 8 | 6.6 | 11 | 9.0 |
| Caught in equip./ objects | 7 | 5.6 | 10 | 6.6 | 10 | 5.6 | 8 | 5.1 | 4 | 3.2 | 13 | 8.4 | 9 | 6.2 | 6 | 4.9 | 8 | 6.6 |
| in running equip. | 5 | 4.0 | 3 | 2.0 | 7 | 3.9 | 7 | 4.5 | 3 | 2.4 | 10 | 6.5 | 6 | 4.1 | 5 | 4.1 | 7 | 5.7 |
| Caught in collapsing material | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | -- | -- 4 | 5 | 4.0 | -- | --4 | 5 | 3.4 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Falls | 19 | 15.3 | 17 | 11.2 | 16 | 8.9 | 16 | 10.2 | 17 | 13.5 | 11 | 7.1 | 21 | 14.4 | 17 | 13.9 | 23 | 18.9 |
| Fall to lower level | 18 | 14.5 | 15 | 9.9 | 12 | 6.7 | 15 | 9.6 | 14 | 11.1 | 10 | 6.5 | 18 | 12.3 | 14 | 11.5 | 20 | 16.4 |
| from roof | 6 | 4.8 | -- | -- 4 | -- | --4 | 5 | 3.2 | 5 | 4.0 | 3 | 1.9 | 4 | 2.7 | 4 | 3.3 | 7 | 5.7 |
| from scaffold, staging | 3 | 2.4 | 3 | 2.0 | 3 | 1.7 | --4 | -- 4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 6 | 4.1 | -- | -- 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Fall on same level | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 4 | 2.2 | -- | --4 | 3 | 2.4 | -- | --4 | 3 | 2.1 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 |
| Exposure to Substances/Envir. | 9 | 7.3 | 16 | 10.5 | 16 | 8.9 | 17 | 10.8 | 6 | 4.8 | 11 | 7.1 | 13 | 8.9 | 16 | 13.1 | 7 | 5.7 |
| Contact with electric current | 5 | 4.0 | 6 | 3.9 | 11 | 6.1 | 12 | 7.6 | 4 | 3.2 | 6 | 3.9 | 8 | 5.5 | 8 | 6.6 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Oxygen deficiency | 3 | 2.4 | 5 | 3.3 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.9 | 4 | 2.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| transportation Accidents | 45 | 36.3 | 59 | 38.8 | 89 | 49.7 | 62 | 39.5 | 47 | 37.3 | 66 | 42.9 | 66 | 45.2 | 58 | 47.5 | 50 | 41.0 |
| Highway accident | 22 | 17.7 | 27 | 17.8 | 40 | 22.3 | 24 | 15.3 | 26 | 20.6 | 30 | 19.5 | 28 | 19.2 | 38 | 31.1 | 25 | 20.5 |
| collision between vehicles | 9 | 7.3 | 9 | 5.9 | 16 | 8.9 | 11 | 7.0 | 16 | 12.7 | 13 | 8.4 | 14 | 9.6 | 17 | 13.9 | 14 | 11.5 |
| noncollision accident | 8 | 6.5 | 7 | 4.6 | 13 | 7.3 | 8 | 5.1 | 3 | 2.4 | 10 | 6.5 | 10 | 6.8 | 9 | 7.4 | 7 | 5.7 |
| Nonhighway accident | 11 | 8.9 | 12 | 7.9 | 22 | 12.3 | 20 | 12.7 | 10 | 7.9 | 18 | 11.7 | 17 | 11.6 | 6 | 4.9 | 13 | 10.7 |
| overturned | 7 | 5.6 | 8 | 5.3 | 12 | 6.7 | 12 | 7.6 | 4 | 3.2 | 11 | 7.1 | 10 | 6.8 | 3 | 2.5 | 10 | 8.2 |
| Worker struck by vehicle | 6 | 4.8 | 9 | 5.9 | 20 | 11.2 | 12 | 7.6 | 10 | 7.9 | 14 | 9.1 | 18 | 12.3 | 9 | 7.4 | 8 | 6.6 |
| struck in roadway | 3 | 2.4 | 4 | 2.6 | 6 | 3.4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 4 | 2.6 | 9 | 6.2 | 7 | 5.7 | -- | --4 |
| struck in nonroadway | 3 | 2.4 | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 7 | 5.6 | 9 | 5.8 | 7 | 4.8 | -- | --4 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Aircraft accident | -- | --4 | 8 | 5.3 | 5 | 2.8 | 6 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 |
| Fires and Explosions | -- | --4 | 9 | 5.9 | 5 | 2.8 | 8 | 5.1 | 7 | 5.6 | 14 | 9.1 | 5 | 3.4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 |
| Assaults and Violent Acts | 33 | 26.6 | 28 | 18.4 | 27 | 15.1 | 25 | 15.9 | 26 | 20.6 | 16 | 10.4 | 15 | 10.3 | 8 | 6.6 | 10 | 8.2 |
| Homicides | 27 | 21.8 | 20 | 13.2 | 21 | 11.7 | 19 | 12.1 | 16 | 12.7 | 12 | 7.8 | 11 | 7.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Self-inflicted injury | 4 | 3.2 | 8 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.4 | 5 | 3.2 | 6 | 4.8 | 4 | 2.6 | -- | --4 | 5 | 4.1 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Not all categories are presented and percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. |
| 2 | Excludes 46 victims of a single airline accident. |
| 3 | Includes paid and unpaid family workers, and may include owners of incorporated businesses or member of partnerships. |
| 4 | Data do not meet publication criteria. |
| 5 | Racial/ethnic categories were reported using the 2001 BLS format. In this new format, BLS/CFOI includes each case only once in the race and ethnicity totals. All Hispanics are listed under "Hispanic/Latino" and are not counted in any of the other race categories. In previous years, a category entitled "Hispanic ethnicity" was used in addition to the race categories. |
| 6 | Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Other races. |
Table 3: Number and Percent of Fatal Occupational Injuries by Occupation, NYS (excluding NYC), 1992-20001
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 19962 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 124 | 100 | 152 | 100 | 179 | 100 | 157 | 100 | 126 | 100 | 154 | 100 | 146 | 100 | 122 | 100 | 122 | 100 |
| Occupation | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Managerial & Professional | 14 | 11.3 | 12 | 7.9 | 16 | 8.9 | 18 | 11.5 | 8 | 6.3 | 16 | 10.4 | 8 | 5.5 | 9 | 7.4 | 11 | 9.0 |
| Exec., admin. & managerial | 4 | 3.2 | 6 | 3.9 | 9 | 5.0 | 12 | 7.6 | 5 | 4.0 | 11 | 7.1 | 5 | 3.4 | -- | --4 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Professional specialty | 10 | 8.1 | 6 | 3.9 | 7 | 3.9 | 6 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.4 | 5 | 3.2 | 3 | 2.1 | 7 | 5.7 | 7 | 5.7 |
| Tech., Sales, Admin. Support | 17 | 13.7 | 16 | 10.5 | 27 | 15.1 | 15 | 9.6 | 16 | 12.7 | 9 | 5.8 | 16 | 11.0 | 6 | 4.9 | 8 | 6.6 |
| Technical & related support | -- | --4 | 4 | 2.6 | 7 | 3.9 | 5 | 3.2 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 3 | 2.1 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 |
| Sales | 9 | 7.3 | 11 | 7.2 | 16 | 8.9 | 9 | 5.7 | 13 | 10.3 | 6 | 3.9 | 9 | 6.2 | 4 | 3.3 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Administrative support | 6 | 4.8 | -- | --4 | 4 | 2.2 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.7 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 |
| Service Occupations | 12 | 9.7 | 15 | 9.9 | 18 | 10.1 | 12 | 7.6 | 10 | 7.9 | 15 | 9.7 | 12 | 8.2 | 6 | 4.9 | 8 | 6.6 |
| Protective service | 7 | 5.6 | 8 | 5.3 | 9 | 5.0 | 8 | 5.1 | 6 | 4.8 | 11 | 7.1 | 7 | 4.8 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Other service occupations | 4 | 3.2 | 7 | 4.6 | 9 | 5.0 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.2 | 4 | 2.6 | 5 | 3.4 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Farming, Forestry & Fishing | 19 | 15.3 | 32 | 21.1 | 35 | 19.6 | 27 | 17.2 | 21 | 16.7 | 33 | 21.4 | 38 | 26.0 | 22 | 18.0 | 28 | 23.0 |
| Farm operators/ managers | 7 | 5.6 | 14 | 9.2 | 17 | 9.5 | 11 | 7.0 | 12 | 9.5 | 20 | 13.0 | 19 | 13.0 | 9 | 7.4 | 14 | 11.5 |
| Other agricultural | 10 | 8.1 | 16 | 10.5 | 16 | 8.9 | 10 | 6.4 | 6 | 4.8 | 7 | 4.5 | 11 | 7.5 | 11 | 9.0 | 7 | 5.7 |
| Farm occup., excl. manager | 7 | 5.6 | 15 | 9.9 | 10 | 5.6 | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 4.0 | 7 | 4.5 | 8 | 5.5 | 9 | 7.4 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Forestry & logging | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 6 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.4 | 4 | 2.6 | 7 | 4.8 | -- | --4 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Precision Prod., Craft, Repair | 24 | 19.4 | 29 | 19.1 | 24 | 13.4 | 23 | 14.6 | 17 | 13.5 | 18 | 11.7 | 11 | 7.5 | 21 | 17.2 | 32 | 26.2 |
| Mechanics & repairers | 7 | 5.6 | 8 | 5.3 | 8 | 4.5 | 10 | 6.4 | 4 | 3.2 | 8 | 5.2 | -- | --4 | 7 | 5.7 | 12 | 9.8 |
| Construction trades | 13 | 10.5 | 16 | 10.5 | 13 | 7.3 | 12 | 7.6 | 11 | 8.7 | 10 | 6.5 | 8 | 5.5 | 12 | 9.8 | 16 | 13.1 |
| Precision production | 4 | 3.2 | 4 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.7 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 0 | 0 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Operators, Fabricators, Labor. | 38 | 30.6 | 45 | 29.6 | 52 | 29.1 | 58 | 36.9 | 49 | 38.9 | 54 | 35.1 | 60 | 41.1 | 57 | 46.7 | 35 | 28.7 |
| Machine operators, assemb. | 6 | 4.8 | 4 | 2.6 | 8 | 4.5 | 7 | 4.5 | 6 | 4.8 | 8 | 5.2 | 5 | 3.4 | 4 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| transport. & material moving | 19 | 15.3 | 24 | 15.8 | 27 | 15.1 | 28 | 17.8 | 21 | 16.7 | 25 | 16.2 | 19 | 13.0 | 28 | 23.0 | 18 | 14.8 |
| Handlers, equip. cleaners | 13 | 10.5 | 17 | 11.2 | 17 | 9.5 | 23 | 14.6 | 22 | 17.5 | 21 | 13.6 | 36 | 24.7 | 25 | 20.5 | 14 | 11.5 |
| Construction laborers | 5 | 4.0 | 11 | 7.2 | 11 | 6.1 | 9 | 5.7 | 14 | 11.1 | 11 | 7.1 | 22 | 15.1 | 15 | 12.3 | 7 | 5.7 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | -- | --4 | 6 | 3.4 | 3 | 1.9 | 5 | 4.0 | 9 | 5.8 | -- | --4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Not all categories are presented and percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. |
| 2 | Excludes 46 victims of a single airline accident. |
| 3 | Includes paid and unpaid family workers, and may include owners of incorporated businesses or member of partnerships. |
| 4 | Data do not meet publication criteria. |
| 5 | Racial/ethnic categories were reported using the 2001 BLS format. In this new format, BLS/CFOI includes each case only once in the race and ethnicity totals. All Hispanics are listed under "Hispanic/Latino" and are not counted in any of the other race categories. In previous years, a category entitled "Hispanic ethnicity" was used in addition to the race categories. |
| 6 | Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Other races. |
Table 4: Number and Percent of Fatal Occupational Injuries by Industry, NYS (excluding NYC), 1992-20001
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 19962 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 124 | 100 | 152 | 100 | 179 | 100 | 157 | 100 | 126 | 100 | 154 | 100 | 146 | 100 | 122 | 100 | 122 | 100 |
| Industry | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing | 20 | 16.1 | 31 | 20.4 | 33 | 18.4 | 22 | 14.0 | 23 | 18.3 | 31 | 20.1 | 34 | 23.3 | 21 | 17.2 | 26 | 21.3 |
| Ag. production- crops | 11 | 8.9 | 3 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.2 | -- | --4 | 5 | 4.0 | 4 | 2.6 | 15 | 10.3 | 4 | 3.3 | 8 | 6.6 |
| Ag. production- livestock | 4 | 3.2 | 26 | 17.1 | 22 | 12.3 | 15 | 9.6 | 11 | 8.7 | 21 | 13.6 | 12 | 8.2 | 12 | 9.8 | 12 | 9.8 |
| Agricultural services | 3 | 2.4 | -- | --4 | 6 | 3.4 | 5 | 3.2 | 5 | 4.0 | 3 | 1.9 | 6 | 4.1 | 5 | 4.1 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Construction | 28 | 22.6 | 28 | 18.4 | 30 | 16.8 | 33 | 21.0 | 29 | 23.0 | 23 | 14.9 | 40 | 27.4 | 32 | 26.2 | 25 | 20.5 |
| General bldg. contractors | 7 | 5.6 | 6 | 3.9 | 6 | 3.4 | 5 | 3.2 | 4 | 3.2 | 5 | 3.2 | 4 | 2.7 | 10 | 8.2 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Heavy construction | 10 | 8.1 | 9 | 5.9 | 6 | 3.4 | 12 | 7.6 | 15 | 11.9 | 8 | 5.2 | 16 | 11.0 | 9 | 7.4 | -- | --4 |
| Special trade contractors | 11 | 8.9 | 13 | 8.6 | 18 | 10.1 | 16 | 10.2 | 10 | 7.9 | 10 | 6.5 | 20 | 13.7 | 13 | 10.7 | 18 | 14.8 |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 8.1 | 14 | 9.2 | 15 | 8.4 | 30 | 19.1 | 14 | 11.1 | 21 | 13.6 | 9 | 6.2 | 10 | 8.2 | 16 | 13.1 |
| Lumber & wood products | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 8 | 5.1 | -- | --4 | 6 | 3.9 | 4 | 2.7 | -- | --4 | 5 | 4.1 |
| transportation/Public Utilities | 15 | 12.1 | 20 | 13.2 | 34 | 19.0 | 27 | 17.2 | 19 | 15.1 | 23 | 14.9 | 21 | 14.4 | 32 | 26.2 | 17 | 13.9 |
| trucking & warehousing | 5 | 4.0 | 6 | 3.9 | 17 | 9.5 | 13 | 8.3 | 8 | 6.3 | 12 | 7.8 | 7 | 4.8 | 12 | 9.8 | 10 | 8.2 |
| Electric, gas, sanitary service | -- | --4 | 4 | 2.6 | 6 | 3.4 | 5 | 3.2 | 3 | 2.4 | 3 | 1.9 | 6 | 4.1 | 6 | 4.9 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Wholesale & Retail trade | 23 | 18.5 | 23 | 15.1 | 27 | 15.1 | 13 | 8.3 | 22 | 17.5 | 24 | 15.6 | 12 | 8.2 | 13 | 10.7 | 15 | 12.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 6 | 4.8 | 4 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.8 | -- | --4 | 8 | 6.3 | 3 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.3 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Food stores | 6 | 4.8 | -- | --4 | 5 | 2.8 | 6 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.4 | 6 | 3.9 | 4 | 2.7 | 3 | 2.5 | -- | --4 |
| Auto dealers/ service stations | -- | --4 | 8 | 5.3 | 4 | 2.2 | -- | --4 | 4 | 3.2 | 5 | 3.2 | 3 | 2.1 | -- | --4 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Eating & drinking places | 5 | 4.0 | 4 | 2.6 | 7 | 3.9 | -- | --4 | 4 | 3.2 | 5 | 3.2 | -- | --4 | 3 | 2.5 | -- | --4 |
| Finance, Insur., Real Estate | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 5 | 2.8 | 3 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | -- | --4 | 4 | 2.7 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 |
| Services | 20 | 16.1 | 22 | 14.5 | 21 | 11.7 | 18 | 11.5 | 14 | 11.1 | 20 | 13.0 | 19 | 13.0 | 6 | 4.9 | 17 | 13.9 |
| Government | 6 | 4.8 | 11 | 7.2 | 10 | 5.6 | 8 | 5.1 | 5 | 4.0 | 10 | 6.5 | 6 | 4.1 | 7 | 5.7 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Not all categories are presented and percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. |
| 2 | Excludes 46 victims of a single airline accident. |
| 3 | Includes paid and unpaid family workers, and may include owners of incorporated businesses or member of partnerships. |
| 4 | Data do not meet publication criteria. |
| 5 | Racial/ethnic categories were reported using the 2001 BLS format. In this new format, BLS/CFOI includes each case only once in the race and ethnicity totals. All Hispanics are listed under "Hispanic/Latino" and are not counted in any of the other race categories. In previous years, a category entitled "Hispanic ethnicity" was used in addition to the race categories. |
| 6 | Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Other races. |
Table 5: Number and Percent of Fatal Occupational Injuries by Nature, NYS (excluding NYC), 1992-20001
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 19962 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 124 | 100 | 152 | 100 | 179 | 100 | 157 | 100 | 126 | 100 | 154 | 100 | 146 | 100 | 122 | 100 | 122 | 100 |
| Nature | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| traumatic Injuries, Uns. | 0 | 0 | -- | --4 | 10 | 5.6 | -- | --4 | 5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| trauma Bones, Nerves, Spine | 6 | 4.8 | 5 | 3.3 | 7 | 3.9 | 7 | 4.5 | 5 | 4.0 | 4 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.1 | 5 | 4.1 | -- | --4 |
| Fractures | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 4 | 2.2 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 0 | 0 | -- | --4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Open Wounds | 23 | 18.5 | 17 | 11.2 | 21 | 11.7 | 25 | 15.9 | 19 | 15.1 | 12 | 7.8 | 11 | 7.5 | 6 | 4.9 | 7 | 5.7 |
| Gunshot wounds | 22 | 17.7 | 13 | 8.6 | 19 | 10.6 | 19 | 12.1 | 16 | 12.7 | 8 | 5.2 | 8 | 5.5 | 4 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Burns | -- | -- | 5 | 3.3 | 3 | 1.7 | 5 | 3.2 | -- | -- | 6 | 3.9 | 6 | 4.1 | 7 | 5.7 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Intracranial Injuries | 20 | 16.1 | 30 | 19.7 | 26 | 14.5 | 37 | 23.6 | 34 | 27.0 | 36 | 23.4 | 33 | 22.6 | 25 | 20.5 | 22 | 18.0 |
| Multiple traumatic Injuries | 36 | 29.0 | 37 | 24.3 | 51 | 28.5 | 30 | 19.1 | 32 | 25.4 | 36 | 23.4 | 43 | 29.5 | 38 | 31.1 | 52 | 42.6 |
| Intracranial & intern. organs | 8 | 6.5 | -- | --4 | 13 | 7.3 | 3 | 1.9 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 10 | 6.8 | 20 | 16.4 | 50 | 41.0 |
| Other traumatic Injuries | 34 | 27.4 | 54 | 35.5 | 57 | 31.8 | 46 | 29.3 | 29 | 23.0 | 56 | 36.4 | 49 | 33.6 | 40 | 32.8 | 35 | 28.7 |
| Asphyxiations, strangulations | 5 | 4.0 | 8 | 5.3 | 12 | 6.7 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.4 | 11 | 7.1 | 10 | 6.8 | 9 | 7.4 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Electrocutions, elec. shocks | 5 | 4.0 | 6 | 3.9 | 11 | 6.1 | 12 | 7.6 | 4 | 3.2 | 6 | 3.9 | 7 | 4.8 | 6 | 4.9 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Internal organs, blood vessels | 19 | 15.3 | 24 | 15.8 | 32 | 17.9 | 24 | 15.3 | 17 | 13.5 | 30 | 19.5 | 27 | 18.5 | 21 | 17.2 | 19 | 15.6 |
| 1 | Not all categories are presented and percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. |
| 2 | Excludes 46 victims of a single airline accident. |
| 3 | Includes paid and unpaid family workers, and may include owners of incorporated businesses or member of partnerships. |
| 4 | Data do not meet publication criteria. |
| 5 | Racial/ethnic categories were reported using the 2001 BLS format. In this new format, BLS/CFOI includes each case only once in the race and ethnicity totals. All Hispanics are listed under "Hispanic/Latino" and are not counted in any of the other race categories. In previous years, a category entitled "Hispanic ethnicity" was used in addition to the race categories. |
| 6 | Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Other races. |
Table 6: Number and Percent of Fatal Occupational Injuries by Body Part, NYS (excluding NYC), 1992-20001
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 19962 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 124 | 100 | 152 | 100 | 179 | 100 | 157 | 100 | 126 | 100 | 154 | 100 | 146 | 100 | 122 | 100 | 122 | 100 |
| Part of Body | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Head and Neck | 37 | 29.8 | 40 | 26.3 | 40 | 22.3 | 55 | 35.0 | 42 | 33.3 | 42 | 27.3 | 38 | 26.0 | 30 | 24.6 | 28 | 23.0 |
| Cranial region | 20 | 16.1 | 34 | 22.4 | 28 | 15.6 | 45 | 28.7 | 39 | 31.0 | 36 | 23.4 | 33 | 22.6 | 25 | 20.5 | 22 | 18.0 |
| Neck, including throat | 4 | 3.2 | 4 | 2.6 | 4 | 2.2 | 5 | 3.2 | -- | --4 | 3 | 1.9 | 3 | 2.1 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 |
| trunk | 29 | 23.4 | 32 | 21.1 | 44 | 24.6 | 35 | 22.3 | 27 | 21.4 | 37 | 24.0 | 33 | 22.6 | 23 | 18.9 | 22 | 18.0 |
| Chest | 16 | 12.9 | 20 | 13.2 | 23 | 12.8 | 8 | 5.1 | 5 | 4.0 | 3 | 1.9 | 9 | 6.2 | -- | --4 | 13 | 10.7 |
| Multiple trunk locations | 6 | 4.8 | 7 | 4.6 | 18 | 10.1 | 23 | 14.6 | 18 | 14.3 | 32 | 20.8 | 24 | 16.4 | 21 | 17.2 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Lower Extremities | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 4 | 2.2 | 3 | 1.9 | 3 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | -- | --4 | 3 | 2.5 | -- | --4 |
| Body Systems | 14 | 11.3 | 31 | 20.4 | 25 | 14.0 | 23 | 14.6 | 11 | 8.7 | 26 | 16.9 | 22 | 15.1 | 20 | 16.4 | 16 | 13.1 |
| Multiple Body Parts | 42 | 33.9 | 46 | 30.3 | 56 | 31.3 | 36 | 22.9 | 37 | 29.4 | 46 | 29.9 | 52 | 35.6 | 45 | 36.9 | 55 | 45.1 |
| Nonclassifiable | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 10 | 5.6 | 5 | 3.2 | 5 | 4.0 | 3 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Not all categories are presented and percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. |
| 2 | Excludes 46 victims of a single airline accident. |
| 3 | Includes paid and unpaid family workers, and may include owners of incorporated businesses or member of partnerships. |
| 4 | Data do not meet publication criteria. |
| 5 | Racial/ethnic categories were reported using the 2001 BLS format. In this new format, BLS/CFOI includes each case only once in the race and ethnicity totals. All Hispanics are listed under "Hispanic/Latino" and are not counted in any of the other race categories. In previous years, a category entitled "Hispanic ethnicity" was used in addition to the race categories. |
| 6 | Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Other races. |
Table 7: Number and Percent of Fatal Occupational Injuries by Source, NYS (excluding NYC), 1992-20001
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 19962 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 124 | 100 | 152 | 100 | 179 | 100 | 157 | 100 | 126 | 100 | 154 | 100 | 146 | 100 | 122 | 100 | 122 | 100 |
| Source | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Chemicals & Chem. Products | -- | --4 | 7 | 4.6 | 3 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.9 | -- | --4 | 4 | 2.6 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 |
| Containers | -- | --4 | 3 | 2.0 | -- | --4 | 5 | 3.2 | -- | --4 | 3 | 1.9 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 0 | 0 |
| Machinery | 11 | 8.9 | 12 | 7.9 | 22 | 12.3 | 20 | 12.7 | 5 | 4.0 | 19 | 12.3 | 16 | 11.0 | 15 | 12.3 | 13 | 10.7 |
| Agricultural & garden | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 3 | 1.9 | 5 | 3.4 | -- | --4 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Construction, logging, mining | 3 | 2.4 | 7 | 4.6 | 12 | 6.7 | 12 | 7.6 | -- | -- | 7 | 4.5 | 5 | 3.4 | 6 | 4.9 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Material handling | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 3 | 1.7 | -- | --4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.9 | 3 | 2.1 | -- | --4 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Parts & Materials | 5 | 4.0 | 10 | 6.6 | 11 | 6.1 | 11 | 7.0 | 11 | 8.7 | 10 | 6.5 | 10 | 6.8 | 10 | 8.2 | 10 | 8.2 |
| Machine, tool, electric parts | 3 | 2.4 | 5 | 3.3 | 6 | 3.4 | 7 | 4.5 | 4 | 3.2 | 3 | 1.9 | 6 | 4.1 | 5 | 4.1 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Persons, Plants, & Animals | 8 | 6.5 | 10 | 6.6 | 5 | 2.8 | 8 | 5.1 | 12 | 9.5 | 7 | 4.5 | 10 | 6.8 | 7 | 5.7 | 8 | 6.6 |
| trees, logs | -- | --4 | 4 | 2.6 | -- | --4 | 6 | 3.8 | 5 | 4.0 | 5 | 3.2 | 6 | 4.1 | 5 | 4.1 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Structures & Surfaces | 20 | 16.1 | 17 | 11.2 | 18 | 10.1 | 18 | 11.5 | 17 | 13.5 | 17 | 11.0 | 24 | 16.4 | 17 | 13.9 | 21 | 17.2 |
| Containers | -- | --4 | 3 | 2.0 | -- | --4 | 5 | 3.2 | -- | --4 | 3 | 1.9 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 0 | 0 |
| Floors, walkways, ground | 19 | 15.3 | 15 | 9.9 | 17 | 9.5 | 17 | 10.8 | 14 | 11.1 | 11 | 7.1 | 21 | 14.4 | 13 | 10.7 | 19 | 15.6 |
| Tools,Instruments,Equipment | -- | --4 | 5 | 3.3 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 3 | 2.4 | -- | --4 | 4 | 2.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 7 | 5.7 |
| Vehicles | 47 | 37.9 | 63 | 41.4 | 84 | 46.9 | 61 | 38.9 | 50 | 39.7 | 70 | 45.5 | 65 | 44.5 | 57 | 46.7 | 54 | 44.3 |
| Air vehicle | -- | --4 | 8 | 5.3 | 5 | 2.8 | 6 | 3.8 | 0 | 02 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | -- | --4 |
| Highway vehicle, motorized | 29 | 23.4 | 37 | 24.3 | 54 | 30.2 | 38 | 24.2 | 41 | 32.5 | 44 | 28.6 | 47 | 32.2 | 44 | 36.1 | 36 | 29.5 |
| automobile | 11 | 8.9 | 13 | 8.6 | 17 | 9.5 | 12 | 7.6 | 10 | 7.9 | 12 | 7.8 | 14 | 9.6 | 8 | 6.6 | 11 | 9.0 |
| truck | 14 | 11.3 | 18 | 11.8 | 31 | 17.3 | 23 | 14.6 | 22 | 17.5 | 25 | 16.2 | 27 | 18.5 | 28 | 23.0 | 19 | 15.6 |
| Industrial powered vehicles | 12 | 9.7 | 14 | 9.2 | 19 | 10.6 | 13 | 8.3 | 6 | 4.8 | 20 | 13.0 | 15 | 10.3 | 9 | 7.4 | 13 | 10.7 |
| tractor | 11 | 8.9 | 14 | 9.2 | 19 | 10.6 | 11 | 7.0 | -- | --4 | 18 | 11.7 | 15 | 10.3 | 8 | 6.6 | 10 | 8.2 |
| Other Sources | 27 | 21.8 | 23 | 15.1 | 25 | 14.0 | 25 | 15.9 | 23 | 18.3 | 17 | 11.0 | 14 | 9.6 | 10 | 8.2 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Ammunition | 22 | 17.7 | 13 | 8.6 | 19 | 10.6 | 19 | 12.1 | 16 | 12.7 | 8 | 5.2 | 8 | 5.5 | 4 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Atmospheric & environ. cond. | -- | --4 | 6 | 3.9 | 5 | 2.8 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.2 | 6 | 3.9 | 5 | 3.4 | 3 | 2.5 | -- | --4 |
| Nonclassifiable | -- | --4 | -- | --4 | 5 | 2.8 | 4 | 2.5 | -- | --4 | 5 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Not all categories are presented and percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. |
| 2 | Excludes 46 victims of a single airline accident. |
| 3 | Includes paid and unpaid family workers, and may include owners of incorporated businesses or member of partnerships. |
| 4 | Data do not meet publication criteria. |
| 5 | Racial/ethnic categories were reported using the 2001 BLS format. In this new format, BLS/CFOI includes each case only once in the race and ethnicity totals. All Hispanics are listed under "Hispanic/Latino" and are not counted in any of the other race categories. In previous years, a category entitled "Hispanic ethnicity" was used in addition to the race categories. |
| 6 | Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Other races. |
Table 8: Number and Percent of Fatal Occupational Injuries by Month of Injury, NYS (excluding NYC), 1992-20001
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 19962 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 124 | 100 | 152 | 100 | 179 | 100 | 157 | 100 | 126 | 100 | 154 | 100 | 146 | 100 | 122 | 100 | 122 | 100 |
| Month of Injury | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| January | 10 | 8.1 | 15 | 9.9 | 12 | 6.7 | 14 | 8.9 | 12 | 9.5 | 15 | 9.7 | 13 | 8.9 | 9 | 7.4 | 6 | 4.9 |
| February | 7 | 5.6 | 9 | 5.9 | 7 | 3.9 | 6 | 3.8 | 9 | 7.1 | 11 | 7.1 | 6 | 4.1 | 5 | 4.1 | 7 | 5.7 |
| March | 6 | 4.8 | 10 | 6.6 | 13 | 7.3 | 10 | 6.4 | 5 | 4.0 | 13 | 8.4 | 15 | 10.3 | 9 | 7.4 | 11 | 9.0 |
| April | 7 | 5.6 | 15 | 9.9 | 12 | 6.7 | 16 | 10.2 | 10 | 7.9 | 9 | 5.8 | 9 | 6.2 | 9 | 7.4 | 6 | 4.9 |
| May | 9 | 7.3 | 8 | 5.3 | 8 | 4.5 | 12 | 7.6 | 6 | 4.8 | 16 | 10.4 | 12 | 8.2 | 13 | 10.7 | 19 | 15.6 |
| June | 10 | 8.1 | 22 | 14.5 | 18 | 10.1 | 9 | 5.7 | 17 | 13.5 | 16 | 10.4 | 9 | 6.2 | 14 | 11.5 | 13 | 10.7 |
| July | 11 | 8.9 | 12 | 7.9 | 17 | 9.5 | 18 | 11.5 | 13 | 10.3 | 18 | 11.7 | 20 | 13.7 | 12 | 9.8 | 13 | 10.7 |
| August | 15 | 12.1 | 10 | 6.6 | 14 | 7.8 | 21 | 13.4 | 14 | 11.1 | 14 | 9.1 | 16 | 11.0 | 11 | 9.0 | 14 | 11.5 |
| September | 13 | 10.5 | 11 | 7.2 | 19 | 10.6 | 17 | 10.8 | 7 | 5.6 | 10 | 6.5 | 13 | 8.9 | 9 | 7.4 | 7 | 5.7 |
| October | 17 | 13.7 | 20 | 13.2 | 24 | 13.4 | 13 | 8.3 | 8 | 6.3 | 14 | 9.1 | 14 | 9.6 | 13 | 10.7 | 3 | 2.5 |
| November | 12 | 9.7 | 10 | 6.6 | 17 | 9.5 | 10 | 6.4 | 18 | 14.3 | 7 | 4.5 | 9 | 6.2 | 10 | 8.2 | 9 | 7.4 |
| December | 7 | 5.6 | 10 | 6.6 | 18 | 10.1 | 11 | 7.0 | 7 | 5.6 | 11 | 7.1 | 10 | 6.8 | 8 | 6.6 | 14 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Not all categories are presented and percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. |
| 2 | Excludes 46 victims of a single airline accident. |
| 3 | Includes paid and unpaid family workers, and may include owners of incorporated businesses or member of partnerships. |
| 4 | Data do not meet publication criteria. |
| 5 | Racial/ethnic categories were reported using the 2001 BLS format. In this new format, BLS/CFOI includes each case only once in the race and ethnicity totals. All Hispanics are listed under "Hispanic/Latino" and are not counted in any of the other race categories. In previous years, a category entitled "Hispanic ethnicity" was used in addition to the race categories. |
| 6 | Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Other races. |
