Table US-28. Number and Average Annual Rate* (per 100,000 workers) 
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Detailed Occupation Groupings, US, 1983-1995.

DETAILED OCCUPATION

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Exec/Adm/Mgr

 

 

Officials & Administrators, Public Admin

160

2.1

Other Executive, Admin & Managerial

4,037

3.2

Management Related Occupations

504

1.0

Prof/Spec

   

Engineers

844

3.3

Mathematical and Computer Scientists

56

0.5

Natural Scientists

204

3.6

Health Diagnosing Occupations

193

1.8

Health Assessment and Treatment Occupations

237

0.8

Teachers, College and University

68

0.7

Teachers, Except College and University

388

0.8

Lawyers and Judges

147

1.5

Other Professional Specialty Occupations

784

1.6

Tech/Support

   

Health Technologists and Technicians

119

0.7

Engineering and Science Technicians

462

3.1

Technicians, Exc Health/Engineering/Science

1,284

8.5

Sales

   

Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations

2,834

5.8

Sales Reps, Finance and Business Services

405

1.4

Sales Reps, Commodities, Except Retail

359

1.8

Sales Workers, Retail & Personal Services

1,456

1.8

Sales Related Occupations

16

1.7

Clerical

   

Supervisors, Administrative Support

74

0.8

Computer Equipment Operators

27

0.3

Secretaries, Stenographers, and Typists

184

0.3

Financial Records Processing

84

0.3

Mail and Message Distribution

318

2.7

Other Admin. Support, Including Clerical

880

0.8

DETAILED OCCUPATION

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Service

   

Private Household Service Occupations

92

0.8

Protective Service

2,765

10.8

Food Service

652

0.9

Health Service

129

0.5

Cleaning and Building Service

1,331

3.5

Personal Service

329

1.1

Farm/For/Fish

   

Farm Operators and Managers

4,646

27.1

Farm Workers and Related Occupations

2,439

9.3

Forestry and Fishing Occupations

2,622

112.4

Crafts

   

Mechanics and Repairers

3,595

6.3

Construction Trades

7,691

12.0

Other Precision Production, Craft, and Repair

3,503

6.7

Mach Operators

   

Machine Operators/Tenders, Except Precision

2,188

3.2

Fabricators, Assemblers, Inspectors, Samplers

1,290

3.7

Transport

   

Motor Vehicle Operators

9,561

20.7

Other Transport and Material Moving Occ

3,169

19.8

Laborers

   

Construction Laborers

3,726

39.5

Freight, Stock, & Materials Handlers

998

4.4

Other Handlers,Equip. Cleaner,Helper,Laborer

3,085

10.5

Other or Not Classified

2,621

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 * Rates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories.

 

 

 

 

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