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State of Indiana
Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1980-1995):
Number: 2,284
Rate: 5.5 per 100,000 workers
Leading Causes of Death (1980-1995):
Motor Vehicle - 603
Machine - 301
Industries with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
Number: Transportation/Communications/Public Utilities - 357
Rate: Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries - 19.1 per 100,000 workers
Occupation with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
Number: Transportation/Material Movers - 364
Rate: Transportation/Material Movers - 22.2 per 100,000 workers
Table IN-1. Number and Rate (per 100,000 workers)
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Year, Indiana, 1980-1995.
|
YEAR OF DEATH |
NUMBER OF DEATHS |
RATE PER 100,000 |
|
1980 |
192 |
8.0 |
|
1981 |
161 |
6.7 |
|
1982 |
182 |
8.0 |
|
1983 |
142 |
6.2 |
|
1984 |
131 |
5.5 |
|
1985 |
136 |
5.4 |
|
1986 |
122 |
4.7 |
|
1987 |
164 |
6.4 |
|
1988 |
158 |
6.0 |
|
1989 |
121 |
4.4 |
|
1990 |
141 |
5.3 |
|
1991 |
127 |
4.9 |
|
1992 |
133 |
5.0 |
|
1993 |
128 |
4.6 |
|
1994 |
132 |
4.5 |
|
1995 |
114 |
3.8 |
|
Total |
2,284 |
5.5 |
Table IN-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 |
2,139 |
9.5 |
898 |
11.1 |
659 |
9.3 |
582 |
7.9 |
|
Female |
145 |
0.8 |
46 |
0.7 |
47 |
0.8 |
52 |
0.8 |
|
Race |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
2,121 |
5.5 |
886 |
6.6 |
649 |
5.3 |
586 |
4.5 |
|
Black |
138 |
5.3 |
58 |
6.9 |
44 |
4.9 |
36 |
4.1 |
|
Other |
13 |
4.3 |
--- |
--- |
6 |
6.8 |
7 |
5.7 |
|
Age Group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16-17 |
16 |
1.5 |
4 |
1.1 |
6 |
1.7 |
6 |
1.7 |
|
18-19 |
58 |
3.6 |
33 |
5.2 |
18 |
3.7 |
7 |
1.4 |
|
20-24 |
200 |
3.9 |
103 |
5.1 |
58 |
3.6 |
39 |
2.6 |
|
25-34 |
582 |
5.1 |
242 |
6.1 |
188 |
5.0 |
152 |
4.1 |
|
35-44 |
502 |
5.0 |
172 |
5.7 |
160 |
5.3 |
170 |
4.3 |
|
45-54 |
443 |
6.6 |
181 |
8.1 |
143 |
6.8 |
119 |
5.0 |
|
55-64 |
316 |
7.4 |
142 |
8.5 |
81 |
5.7 |
93 |
7.8 |
|
65+ |
164 |
14.2 |
65 |
15.2 |
51 |
13.6 |
48 |
13.6 |
| *Numbers not
reported for cells with less than 3 deaths. †Numbers not reported for "unknown" categories. ‡Rates not calculated for categories with less than 3 deaths or less than 20,000 employed. |
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Table IN-3.
Number and Average Annual Rate* (per 100,000 workers)|
CAUSE OF DEATH |
NUMBER OF DEATHS |
RATE PER 100,000 |
|
Motor Vehicle |
603 |
1.5 |
|
Machine |
301 |
0.7 |
|
Homicide |
236 |
0.6 |
|
Fall |
220 |
0.5 |
|
Electrocution |
168 |
0.4 |
|
Struck by Falling Object |
165 |
0.4 |
| Suicide |
83 |
0.2 |
| Air Transport |
74 |
0.2 |
|
Nature/Environment |
72 |
0.2 |
|
Suffocation |
55 |
0.1 |
|
Flying Object/Caught In |
54 |
0.1 |
|
Explosion |
51 |
0.1 |
|
Poisoning |
41 |
0.1 |
|
Fire |
36 |
0.1 |
|
Rail Transport |
29 |
0.1 |
|
Drowning |
18 |
< 0.1 |
|
Water Transport |
10 |
< 0.1 |
|
Other |
65 |
0.2 |
|
Unknown\Undetermined |
3 |
--- |
| *Rates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories. | ||
Table IN-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 |
190 |
19.1 |
35 |
14.4 |
82 |
20.4 |
73 |
20.9 |
|
Mining |
26 |
18.6 |
7 |
32.9 |
9 |
16.4 |
10 |
15.8 |
|
Construction |
312 |
15.9 |
85 |
22.6 |
123 |
16.5 |
104 |
12.5 |
|
Manufacturing |
302 |
3.4 |
68 |
3.4 |
134 |
4.0 |
100 |
2.8 |
|
Trans/Comm/PU |
357 |
16.9 |
79 |
17.1 |
146 |
17.4 |
132 |
16.2 |
|
Wholesale Trade |
67 |
5.2 |
10 |
3.6 |
30 |
5.8 |
27 |
5.4 |
|
Retail Trade |
158 |
2.6 |
41 |
3.2 |
63 |
2.7 |
54 |
2.3 |
|
Finance/Insur/RE |
17 |
0.9 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
10 |
1.3 |
|
Services |
171 |
1.7 |
33 |
1.6 |
65 |
1.7 |
73 |
1.7 |
|
Public Admin |
59 |
5.2 |
14 |
6.6 |
18 |
4.0 |
27 |
5.8 |
|
Not Classified |
90 |
--- |
32 |
--- |
34 |
--- |
24 |
--- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Occupation Division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exec/Adm/Mgr |
111 |
3.4 |
15 |
2.4 |
49 |
4.2 |
47 |
3.2 |
|
Prof/Spec |
55 |
1.5 |
13 |
1.7 |
20 |
1.4 |
22 |
1.5 |
|
Tech/Support |
36 |
3.8 |
11 |
5.8 |
13 |
3.7 |
12 |
3.0 |
|
Sales |
113 |
2.9 |
31 |
3.8 |
41 |
2.6 |
41 |
2.6 |
|
Clerical |
33 |
0.7 |
7 |
0.7 |
18 |
0.9 |
8 |
0.4 |
|
Service |
116 |
2.4 |
22 |
2.1 |
42 |
2.3 |
52 |
2.7 |
|
Farm/For/Fish |
208 |
19.9 |
41 |
16.2 |
88 |
20.7 |
79 |
21.6 |
|
Crafts |
331 |
7.2 |
83 |
8.6 |
126 |
7.2 |
122 |
6.4 |
|
Mach Operators |
90 |
2.3 |
20 |
2.3 |
37 |
2.6 |
33 |
2.1 |
|
Transport |
364 |
22.2 |
79 |
24.2 |
144 |
21.9 |
141 |
21.6 |
|
Laborers |
229 |
13.7 |
63 |
18.7 |
103 |
16.0 |
63 |
9.2 |
|
Not Classified |
63 |
--- |
24 |
--- |
25 |
--- |
14 |
--- |
| *Numbers not
reported for cells with less than 3 deaths. †Numbers and rates not reported for some cells with 3 or more deaths to meet confidentiality requirements. ‡Rates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories. §Rates not calculated for categories with less than 3 deaths or less than 20,000 employed. |
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Table IN-5.
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