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Occupational Outlook Handbook | All Occupations

Fatal Occupational Injuries

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

OccupationFatalities: Event or exposure
TotalTran.Viol.Cont.FallsExpo.Fires
Total 5,703 2,460 795 1,004 815 459 159
Management occupations 629 270 110 131 65 30 22
Top executives 27 15 3 3 3--
Chief executives 13 7-----
General and operations managers 14 8-----
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers 19 11 5----
Advertising and promotions managers 3------
Marketing and sales managers 15 10 4----
Sales managers 13 8 4----
Operations specialties managers 43 14 15 4 7--
Administrative services managers 5------
Financial managers 14 4 8----
Human resources managers 3------
Industrial production managers 11 4 3----
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 7------
Other management occupations 540 230 87 124 53 26 20
Agricultural managers 323 161 31 97 15 12 7
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers 16 8 3 3---
Farmers and ranchers 307 153 28 94 14 11 7
Construction managers 95 30 5 18 27 8 7
Education administrators 10 9-----
Food service managers 30 3 18 4---
Lodging managers 11 3 6----
Property, real estate, and community association managers 17 3 9----
Miscellaneous managers 47 16 16 4 4 4 3
Business and financial operations occupations 27 15 9----
Business operations specialists 18 12 4----
Buyers and purchasing agents 6 5-----
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 3 3-----
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 5 3-----
Financial specialists 9 3 5----
Accountants and auditors 5 3-----
Professional and related occupations-------
Computer and mathematical occupations 7 5-----
Architecture and engineering occupations 68 45 4 5 10--
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers 6 4-----
Engineers 36 26 3 3---
Civil engineers 10 8-----
Electrical and electronics engineers 5 3-----
Electrical engineers 3------
Mechanical engineers 6------
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians 26 15 3 5---
Drafters 4------
Engineering technicians, except drafters 19 11 4----
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 10 6-----
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 4 4-----
Surveying and mapping technicians 3------
Life, physical, and social science occupations 25 16 4 5---
Life scientists 11 8-----
Conservation scientists and foresters 6 5-----
Foresters 4 3-----
Life, physical, and social science technicians 8 5-----
Community and social services occupations 44 24 12 6---
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists 21 11 8----
Counselors 7 4-----
Social workers 10 5 4----
Child, family, and school social workers 3------
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 4 4-----
Religious workers 23 13 4 5---
Clergy 12 5 4----
Directors, religious activities and education 4------
Miscellaneous religious workers 7 6-----
Legal occupations 3------
Education, training, and library occupations 27 15 3 5 4--
Postsecondary teachers 7 5-----
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers 3 3-----
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers 12 5 3----
Elementary and middle school teachers 6------
Elementary school teachers, except special education 5------
Other teachers and instructors 3------
Other education, training, and library occupations 4------
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 51 24 13 5 7--
Art and design workers 8 4-----
Artists and related workers 3------
Designers 5------
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers 32 16 6 4 6--
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 23 13 3 5---
Athletes and sports competitors 15 8 3 3---
Coaches and scouts 7 5-----
Miscellaneous entertainers and performers, sports and related workers 5------
Media and communication equipment workers 9 4 3----
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators 3------
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 72 40 17 5 9--
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 40 20 13 3 4--
Pharmacists 3------
Physicians and surgeons 5 3-----
Registered nurses 23 11 5 3 4--
Therapists 4 3-----
Veterinarians 3------
Health technologists and technicians 31 20 4 5---
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 19 17-----
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 6------
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 4------
Service occupations-------
Healthcare support occupations 11 3 3----
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 8 3-----
Home health aides 7 3-----
Other healthcare support occupations 3------
Protective service occupations 271 126 104 12 12 4 13
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers 24 12 7 3---
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers 10 5 5----
Miscellaneous first-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers 4------
Fire fighting and prevention workers 30 15 3 7---
Fire fighters 29 14 3 7---
Law enforcement workers 136 74 53 4---
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 5------
Detectives and criminal investigators 9 5 4----
Police officers 121 66 48----
Other protective service workers 81 25 42 5 6--
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 67 17 41 4---
Security guards 65 16 40 4---
Miscellaneous protective service workers 13 8 3----
Crossing guards 7 7-----
Protective service workers, all other 4------
Food preparation and serving related occupations 52 3 37 5 5--
Supervisors, food preparation and serving workers 10 10-----
Cooks 9 3 3----
Food and beverage serving workers 27 19 4----
Bartenders 11 9-----
Fast food and counter workers 10 6-----
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 7 5-----
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 3------
Waiters and waitresses 5 4-----
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 3 3-----
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 277 82 27 51 68 45-
Supervisors, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers 43 15 3 13 8 4-
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 6 3-----
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 37 12 12 7 4--
Building cleaning and pest control workers 66 10 19 4 18 13-
Building cleaning workers 63 9 19 4 18 11-
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 47 9 12 3 13 8-
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 15 7 4----
Pest control workers 3------
Grounds maintenance workers 168 57 5 34 42 28-
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 98 48 4 16 16 13-
Tree trimmers and pruners 65 7 17 26 14--
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 4------
Personal care and service occupations 55 19 25 9---
Supervisors, personal care and service workers 6 4-----
Animal care and service workers 11 4 7----
Animal trainers 5 4-----
Nonfarm animal caretakers 6 6-----
Entertainment attendants and related workers 7 3 3----
Amusement and recreation attendants 6 3-----
Personal appearance workers 7 7-----
Barbers and cosmetologists 5 5-----
Barbers 3 3-----
Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants 7 5-----
Tour and travel guides 5 3-----
Other personal care and service workers 16 5 4 6---
Child care workers 6 3-----
Recreation and fitness workers 5------
Recreation workers 4------
Sales and related occupations 352 105 193 11 27 10 5
Supervisors, sales workers 156 18 109 8 15 4-
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 129 12 99 5 11--
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 27 6 10 3 4--
Retail sales workers 101 16 69 8 4--
Cashiers 54 50-----
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons 6 3-----
Counter and rental clerks 3------
Retail salespersons 41 11 17 8---
Sales representatives, services 21 15 4----
Advertising sales agents 3------
Insurance sales agents 5 3-----
Miscellaneous sales representatives, services 7 6-----
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 34 31-----
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 22 20-----
Other sales and related workers 40 25 9 3---
Real estate brokers and sales agents 11 5 5----
Real estate brokers 5 4-----
Real estate sales agents 6 5-----
Miscellaneous sales and related workers 26 18 3 3---
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 22 16 3 3---
Sales and related workers, all other 4------
Office and administrative support occupations 91 47 25 8 8--
Supervisors, office and administrative support workers 4 3-----
Financial clerks 8 3 4----
Tellers 3------
Information and record clerks 9 3 5----
Receptionists and information clerks 4 3-----
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers 50 31 6 6 5--
Couriers and messengers 17 15-----
Postal service workers 14 10-----
Postal service mail carriers 11 10-----
Stock clerks and order fillers 14 4 4----
Secretaries and administrative assistants 6 4-----
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 4 3-----
Other office and administrative support workers 14 7 3----
Office clerks, general 7 3-----
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 281 132 16 96 11 19 6
Supervisors, farming, fishing, and forestry workers 11 7-----
Farm labor contractors 3 3-----
Agricultural workers 143 76 13 25 9 16 4
Miscellaneous agricultural workers 140 75 12 25 8 16 4
Agricultural equipment operators 11 7 3----
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 82 48 5 16 4 8-
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 42 18 6 5 4 7-
Agricultural workers, all other 5------
Fishing and hunting workers 38 32-----
Forest, conservation, and logging workers 89 17 67----
Logging workers 85 13 67----
Fallers 55 4 49----
Logging equipment operators 13 6 6----
Logging workers, all other 17 3 12----
Construction and extraction occupations 1,129 250 32 258 409 150 30
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers 116 38 3 30 33 9 3
Construction trades workers 870 165 27 182 355 121 20
Boilermakers 4 4-----
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 18 4 10----
Carpenters 111 9 4 22 68 8-
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 7 4-----
Carpet installers 3------
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 14 5 3 4---
Construction laborers 293 67 6 93 89 37-
Construction equipment operators 72 40 25 4---
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 9 9-----
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 61 31 24 3---
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 13 10-----
Electricians 93 14 3 3 30 39 4
Glaziers 4 3-----
Painters and paperhangers 61 5 4 4 36 8 4
Painters, construction and maintenance 60 5 4 4 35 8 4
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 34 6 13 4 7--
Pipelayers 10 7 3----
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 24 6 6 7---
Plasterers and stucco masons 3------
Roofers 94 10 74 6---
Sheet metal workers 14 7-----
Structural iron and steel workers 31 12 15 3---
Helpers, construction trades 21 3 5 4 7--
Helpers-brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 3------
Helpers-electricians 10 5-----
Helpers-pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 3------
Helpers, construction trades, all other 4------
Other construction and related workers 45 24 5 8 7--
Construction and building inspectors 8 5-----
Elevator installers and repairers 6 3-----
Highway maintenance workers 21 18-----
Miscellaneous construction and related workers 7 3-----
Construction and related workers, all other 6 3-----
Extraction workers 77 20 36 9 6 5-
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 15 3 5----
Derrick operators, oil and gas 6------
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas 8 3-----
Mining machine operators 20 8 11----
Continuous mining machine operators 4------
Mining machine operators, all other 15 6 8----
Roof bolters, mining 3------
Roustabouts, oil and gas 7 7-----
Helpers-extraction workers 3------
Extraction workers, all other 18 8 6----
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 382 73 35 103 69 67 35
Supervisors of installation, maintenance, and repair workers 43 5 8 12 8 5 5
Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 13 3 3 3 3--
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 3------
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 4------
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 6 3-----
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 3------
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 120 22 20 49 6 8 15
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 4------
Automotive technicians and repairers 50 5 19 15 3 6-
Automotive body and related repairers 11 5 4----
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 38 3 14 11 3 5-
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 22 7 12----
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 25 3 14 4---
Farm equipment mechanics 4------
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 19 11-----
Small engine mechanics 3 3-----
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 16 7 6----
Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 206 43 4 41 52 51 15
Control and valve installers and repairers 4------
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 24 8 12----
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 91 19 28 25 11 7-
Industrial machinery mechanics 39 11 12 9 4 3-
Maintenance workers, machinery 6 5-----
Millwrights 7 4-----
Line installers and repairers 50 10 3 13 20--
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 36 8 7 15---
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 14 6 5----
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers 35 9 3 7 6 7-
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 5 3-----
Locksmiths and safe repairers 3------
Riggers 4------
Helpers-installation, maintenance, and repair workers 3------
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 15 3 4 4---
Production occupations 288 48 34 110 33 29 31
Supervisors, production workers 37 7 5 14 4 5-
Assemblers and fabricators 19 6 4 3---
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 14 3 4----
Food processing workers 13 5 3----
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 10 5-----
Slaughterers and meat packers 8 5-----
Metal workers and plastic workers 84 14 8 37 9 5 11
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 4 4-----
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3 3-----
Machinists 10 6 3----
Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 6 3-----
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 4------
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3------
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 47 7 5 19 6 5 5
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 45 7 5 17 6 5 5
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers 10 6-----
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 8 6-----
Printing workers 4------
Printers 3------
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers 7------
Woodworkers 15 3 10----
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 3------
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders 12 8-----
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 9 6-----
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 3------
Plant and system operators 14 4 6----
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 3------
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 6------
Miscellaneous plant and system operators 3------
Other production occupations 95 19 9 38 11 9 9
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 7 5-----
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 6 5-----
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 9 6-----
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 4 3-----
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 3------
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 14 5 4 3---
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 4------
Painting workers 5------
Painters, transportation equipment 3------
Miscellaneous production workers 47 12 3 19 5 4 4
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 3 3-----
Helpers-production workers 8------
Production workers, all other 33 10 12 4 3--
Transportation and material moving occupations 1,490 1,067 85 197 76 53 11
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 24 13 4 3---
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 9 3 3----
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 14 10-----
Air transportation workers 109 109-----
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 22 22-----
Commercial pilots 87 87-----
Motor vehicle operators 1,005 770 64 99 40 29-
Bus drivers 19 15-----
Bus drivers, school 5 5-----
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 905 714 26 97 38 28-
Driver/sales workers 45 31 11----
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 769 606 15 90 32 24-
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 91 77 6 5 3