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State of Florida
Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1980-1995):
Number: 5,596
Rate: 6.5 per 100,000 workers
Leading Causes of Death (1980-1995):
Motor Vehicle - 1,364
Homicide - 1,143
Industry with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
Number: Construction - 1,029
Rate: Construction - 17.3 per 100,000 workers
Occupations with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
Number: Precision Production/Craft/Repair - 905
Rate: Transportation/Material Movers - 27.1 per 100,000 workers
Table FL-1. Number and Rate (per 100,000 workers)
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Year, Florida, 1980-1995.
|
YEAR OF DEATH |
NUMBER OF DEATHS |
RATE PER 100,000 |
|
1980 |
354 |
9.4 |
|
1981 |
421 |
10.8 |
|
1982 |
341 |
7.8 |
|
1983 |
336 |
7.4 |
|
1984 |
361 |
7.5 |
|
1985 |
345 |
7.0 |
|
1986 |
346 |
6.6 |
|
1987 |
348 |
6.2 |
|
1988 |
372 |
6.4 |
|
1989 |
410 |
7.0 |
|
1990 |
370 |
6.1 |
|
1991 |
308 |
5.1 |
|
1992 |
292 |
4.8 |
|
1993 |
303 |
4.9 |
|
1994 |
324 |
5.1 |
|
1995 |
365 |
5.6 |
|
Total |
5,596 |
6.5 |
Table FL-2.
Number* and Rate (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities|
DEMOGRAPHICS |
Total |
YEAR OF DEATH |
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|
1980-85 |
1986-90 |
1991-95 |
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|
No. |
Rate |
No. |
Rate |
No. |
Rate |
No. |
Rate |
|
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
5,125 |
10.9 |
1,983 |
13.5 |
1,684 |
10.9 |
1,458 |
8.7 |
|
Female |
471 |
1.2 |
175 |
1.5 |
162 |
1.2 |
134 |
0.9 |
|
Race |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
4,509 |
6.2 |
1,721 |
7.8 |
1,514 |
6.3 |
1,274 |
4.9 |
|
Black |
1,000 |
8.2 |
409 |
10.3 |
299 |
7.6 |
292 |
6.8 |
|
Other |
69 |
4.9 |
28 |
10.1 |
21 |
4.6 |
20 |
2.9 |
|
Age Group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16-17 |
44 |
2.5 |
26 |
3.9 |
9 |
1.6 |
9 |
1.8 |
|
18-19 |
131 |
4.5 |
66 |
6.0 |
37 |
3.7 |
28 |
3.3 |
|
20-24 |
550 |
5.4 |
254 |
7.0 |
182 |
5.5 |
114 |
3.5 |
|
25-34 |
1,482 |
6.1 |
557 |
7.7 |
525 |
6.2 |
400 |
4.7 |
|
35-44 |
1,275 |
6.1 |
452 |
7.9 |
413 |
6.1 |
410 |
5.0 |
|
45-54 |
994 |
6.9 |
377 |
9.0 |
314 |
6.9 |
303 |
5.3 |
|
55-64 |
783 |
8.7 |
311 |
10.6 |
261 |
8.8 |
211 |
6.9 |
|
65+ |
333 |
11.6 |
112 |
12.4 |
105 |
11.4 |
116 |
11.2 |
| *Numbers not reported for "unknown" categories. | ||||||||
Table FL-3.
Number and Average Annual Rate* (per 100,000 workers)|
CAUSE OF DEATH |
NUMBER OF DEATHS |
RATE PER 100,000 |
|
Motor Vehicle |
1,364 |
1.6 |
|
Homicide |
1,143 |
1.3 |
|
Fall |
584 |
0.7 |
|
Electrocution |
465 |
0.5 |
|
Machine |
458 |
0.5 |
|
Suicide |
269 |
0.3 |
|
Struck by Falling Object |
209 |
0.2 |
|
Air Transport |
171 |
0.2 |
|
Nature/Environment |
141 |
0.2 |
|
Drowning |
139 |
0.2 |
|
Water Transport |
129 |
0.1 |
|
Flying Object/Caught In |
97 |
0.1 |
|
Explosion |
81 |
0.1 |
|
Fire |
56 |
0.1 |
|
Poisoning |
48 |
0.1 |
|
Suffocation |
41 |
< 0.1 |
|
Rail Transport |
18 |
< 0.1 |
|
Other |
163 |
0.2 |
|
Unknown/Undetermined |
20 |
--- |
| *Rates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories. | ||
Table FL-4.
Number and Rate* (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities|
INDUSTRY/ OCCUPATION DIVISION |
Total |
YEAR OF DEATH |
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|
1983-85 |
1986-90 |
1991-95 |
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|
No. |
Rate |
No. |
Rate |
No. |
Rate |
No. |
Rate |
|
|
Industry Division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ag/For/Fish |
395 |
17.1 |
95 |
17.3 |
156 |
18.9 |
144 |
15.4 |
|
Mining |
23 |
12.8 |
6 |
13.2 |
7 |
8.6 |
10 |
18.8 |
|
Construction |
1,029 |
17.3 |
252 |
19.9 |
426 |
17.1 |
351 |
16.0 |
|
Manufacturing |
415 |
5.3 |
107 |
6.5 |
171 |
5.3 |
137 |
4.7 |
|
Trans/Comm/PU |
833 |
15.1 |
190 |
18.1 |
353 |
16.7 |
290 |
12.3 |
|
Wholesale Trade |
121 |
3.8 |
25 |
4.1 |
47 |
3.9 |
49 |
3.7 |
|
Retail Trade |
555 |
3.9 |
117 |
4.2 |
224 |
4.0 |
214 |
3.6 |
|
Finance/Insur/RE |
92 |
1.6 |
15 |
1.3 |
47 |
2.1 |
30 |
1.3 |
|
Services |
626 |
2.5 |
134 |
3.0 |
253 |
2.7 |
239 |
2.1 |
|
Public Admin |
238 |
6.6 |
55 |
8.3 |
96 |
7.0 |
87 |
5.6 |
|
Not Classified |
153 |
--- |
46 |
--- |
66 |
--- |
41 |
--- |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Occupation Division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exec/Adm/Mgr |
383 |
4.0 |
83 |
5.1 |
158 |
4.2 |
142 |
3.4 |
|
Prof/Spec |
201 |
2.2 |
45 |
2.8 |
82 |
2.4 |
74 |
1.8 |
|
Tech/Support |
114 |
5.2 |
29 |
7.4 |
49 |
6.1 |
36 |
3.6 |
|
Sales |
444 |
4.3 |
100 |
5.1 |
183 |
4.5 |
161 |
3.7 |
|
Clerical |
115 |
1.0 |
18 |
0.8 |
62 |
1.3 |
35 |
0.7 |
|
Service |
393 |
3.5 |
78 |
3.6 |
162 |
3.9 |
153 |
3.2 |
|
Farm/For/Fish |
400 |
17.0 |
91 |
15.8 |
163 |
19.7 |
146 |
15.4 |
|
Crafts |
905 |
10.3 |
196 |
10.5 |
387 |
10.9 |
322 |
9.5 |
|
Mach Operators |
142 |
4.7 |
35 |
5.4 |
56 |
4.6 |
51 |
4.3 |
|
Transport |
765 |
27.1 |
190 |
35.4 |
303 |
27.2 |
272 |
23.1 |
|
Laborers |
500 |
17.0 |
147 |
24.1 |
193 |
16.6 |
160 |
13.7 |
|
Not Classified |
118 |
--- |
30 |
--- |
48 |
--- |
40 |
--- |
| *Rates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories. | ||||||||
Table FL-5.
Number* and Average Annual Rate†‡ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic
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Table FL-6.
Number* and Average Annual Rate†‡ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
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