Table US-4. Number* and Rate
(per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
for Sex, Race, and Age Group, by Year, US, 1980-1995.
|
DEMOGRAPHICS |
YEAR OF DEATH |
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|
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
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|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
No. |
6,914 |
6,677 |
6,007 |
5,461 |
5,758 |
5,807 |
5,258 |
5,428 |
5,334 |
5,285 |
5,035 |
4,836 |
4,688 |
4,908 |
4,970 |
4,888 |
|
Rate |
12.3 |
11.6 |
10.7 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
7.8 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
|
|
Female |
No. |
429 |
384 |
371 |
323 |
355 |
385 |
366 |
385 |
376 |
394 |
349 |
381 |
343 |
378 |
433 |
426 |
|
Rate |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
|
|
Race |
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|
White |
No. |
6,312 |
6,128 |
5,522 |
5,002 |
5,313 |
5,302 |
4,837 |
4,955 |
4,901 |
4,865 |
4,486 |
4,284 |
4,200 |
4,389 |
4,516 |
4,475 |
|
Rate |
7.3 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
|
|
Black |
No. |
841 |
739 |
661 |
594 |
629 |
689 |
614 |
689 |
585 |
644 |
611 |
616 |
531 |
591 |
628 |
611 |
|
Rate |
9.2 |
7.9 |
7.2 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
|
|
Other |
No. |
126 |
141 |
137 |
139 |
138 |
167 |
123 |
145 |
142 |
147 |
147 |
203 |
222 |
266 |
252 |
198 |
|
Rate |
7.0 |
6.0 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
5.0 |
3.9 |
|
|
Age Group |
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|
16-17 |
No. |
125 |
100 |
86 |
45 |
53 |
52 |
60 |
53 |
48 |
47 |
47 |
28 |
39 |
34 |
40 |
35 |
|
Rate |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
|
|
18-19 |
No. |
320 |
267 |
207 |
204 |
180 |
155 |
171 |
146 |
141 |
123 |
137 |
101 |
80 |
86 |
89 |
101 |
|
Rate |
6.9 |
6.1 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
|
|
20-24 |
No. |
1,051 |
988 |
843 |
721 |
786 |
728 |
614 |
615 |
568 |
509 |
495 |
445 |
408 |
410 |
444 |
387 |
|
Rate |
7.4 |
7.0 |
6.1 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
|
|
25-34 |
No. |
1,842 |
1,896 |
1,641 |
1,472 |
1,644 |
1,682 |
1,519 |
1,550 |
1,550 |
1,561 |
1,403 |
1,332 |
1,241 |
1,294 |
1,296 |
1,186 |
|
Rate |
6.8 |
6.7 |
5.8 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
|
|
35-44 |
No. |
1,281 |
1,190 |
1,204 |
1,193 |
1,237 |
1,331 |
1,201 |
1,217 |
1,230 |
1,257 |
1,242 |
1,290 |
1,274 |
1,351 |
1,346 |
1,340 |
|
Rate |
6.6 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
|
|
45-54 |
No. |
1,176 |
1,178 |
1,068 |
939 |
971 |
939 |
917 |
913 |
939 |
970 |
942 |
926 |
945 |
1,001 |
1,055 |
1,104 |
|
Rate |
7.2 |
7.2 |
6.7 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
|
55-64 |
No. |
1,026 |
963 |
865 |
805 |
824 |
895 |
747 |
857 |
795 |
777 |
692 |
692 |
627 |
673 |
700 |
695 |
|
Rate |
8.8 |
8.4 |
7.6 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.8 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
|
|
65+ |
No. |
509 |
472 |
458 |
402 |
414 |
398 |
387 |
457 |
436 |
427 |
424 |
401 |
417 |
432 |
429 |
459 |
|
Rate |
17.0 |
15.8 |
15.5 |
13.5 |
14.4 |
14.1 |
13.2 |
15.0 |
13.6 |
12.7 |
12.6 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
12.9 |
11.6 |
12.4 |
|
*Numbers not reported for "unknown" or "not classified" categories.