Table US-6. Number* and
Average Annual Rate (per 100,000 workers)
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Age Group and Race, US, 1980-1995.
|
AGE GROUP |
RACE |
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|
WHITE |
BLACK |
OTHER |
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|
No. |
Rate |
No. |
Rate |
No. |
Rate |
|
|
16-17 |
785 |
2.1 |
77 |
2.6 |
23 |
2.3 |
|
18-19 |
2,229 |
4.0 |
193 |
3.4 |
66 |
3.8 |
|
20-24 |
8,674 |
4.7 |
950 |
4.3 |
285 |
4.3 |
|
25-34 |
20,308 |
4.7 |
2,749 |
5.0 |
812 |
4.6 |
|
35-44 |
16,809 |
4.5 |
2,487 |
5.5 |
681 |
4.4 |
|
45-54 |
13,485 |
5.2 |
1,898 |
6.7 |
449 |
4.7 |
|
55-64 |
10,907 |
6.7 |
1,338 |
8.6 |
281 |
6.5 |
|
65+ |
6,234 |
13.5 |
560 |
14.6 |
90 |
9.5 |
*Numbers not reported for "unknown" or "not classified" categories.