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
by Year for Sex, Race, and Age Group, Indiana, 1980-1995.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Total

YEAR OF DEATH

1980-85

1986-90

1991-95

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.

 

Table IN-3. Number and Average Annual Rate* (per 100,000 workers)
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Cause of Death, Indiana, 1980-1995.

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

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

 

Table IN-4. Number*† and Rate†‡§ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Year for Industry and Occupation Division, Indiana, 1983-1995.

INDUSTRY/ OCCUPATION DIVISION

Total

YEAR OF DEATH

1983-85

1986-90

1991-95

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.

 

Table IN-5. Number* and Average Annual Rate†‡ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic
Occupational Fatalities by Detailed Industry Groupings, Indiana, 1983-1995.

DETAILED INDUSTRY

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Ag/For/Fish

 

 

  Ag Production

163

20.5

  Ag Services

27

14.3

  Forestry & Fisheries

---

---

Mining

 

 

  Metal/Coal/Nonmetal Mining

18

14.0

  Oil and Gas Extraction

8

---

Construction

312

15.9

Manufacturing

 

 

  Food & Kindred Prod

17

3.5

  Textile Mill Prod

---

---

  Apparel & Other Textile Pr

---

---

  Paper & Allied Products

4

1.8

  Printing/Publishing/Allied

12

2.5

  Chemical/Petroleum/Rubber

22

2.4

  Lumber & Wood

36

13.6

  Furniture

4

0.8

  Stone/Clay/Concrete

13

4.4

  Primary Metals

86

8.8

  Fabricated Metals

21

3.3

  Mach, Ex Elect

13

1.2

  Elect Mach, Equip Supplies

11

1.1

  Motor Vehicles Equip

16

1.3

  Aircraft & Parts

---

---

  Other Transport Equip

7

7.5

  Prof & Photo Equip/Watches

---

---

  Toys/Amusement/Sporting
  Goods

---

---

  Misc & NEC Industries

37

16.2

Trans/Comm/PU

 

 

  Trucking/Warehousing/Storage

220

29.4

  Other Transportation

78

13.6

  Telephone Communications

4

1.5

  Other Communications

---

---

  Electric Light and Power

28

15.1

  Other Utility/Sanitary Service

25

9.0

Wholesale Trade

67

5.2

DETAILED INDUSTRY

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Retail Trade

 

 

  Food Stores

30

3.4

  Motor Veh/Auto Supply Dealer

36

5.1

  Apparel & Accessory Stores

4

1.6

  Eating & Drinking Places

41

2.2

  Other Retail Trade

47

2.1

Finance/Insur/RE

 

 

  Banking and Other Finance

5

0.6

  Insurance and Real Estate

12

1.1

Services

 

 

  Business Services

25

2.7

  Automobile and Repair Services

43

7.0

  Private Household Services

---

---

  Pers Serv Exc Priv Household

32

3.7

  Entertainment & Rec Services

12

3.7

  Hospitals

5

0.3

  Health Services, Exc Hosp

11

0.8

  Educational Services

23

0.9

  Other Professional Services

20

1.2

Public Admin

 

 

  Justice, Pub Order, & Safety

46

10.6

  Admin of Hum Res Programs

---

---

  National Sec/Internal Affairs

---

---

  Other Pub Admin

12

2.9

Not Classified

91

---

*Numbers not reported for cells with less than 3 deaths.
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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table IN-6. Number* and Average Annual Rate†‡ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Detailed Occupation Groupings, Indiana, 1983-1995.

DETAILED OCCUPATION

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Exec/Adm/Mgr

 

 

  Officials & Administrators, Public Admin

---

---

  Other Executive, Admin & Managerial

97

4.2

  Management Related Occupations

12

1.4

Prof/Spec

   

  Engineers

14

3.0

  Mathematical and Computer Scientists

---

---

  Natural Scientists

---

---

  Health Diagnosing Occupations

4

2.0

  Health Assessment and Treatment Occupations

4

0.7

  Teachers, College and University

3

1.8

  Teachers, Except College and University

8

0.8

  Lawyers and Judges

3

2.5

  Other Professional Specialty Occupations

17

2.0

Tech/Support

   

  Health Technologists and Technicians

---

---

  Engineering and Science Technicians

11

3.5

  Technicians, Exc Health/Engineering/Science

24

10.3

Sales

   

  Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations

68

6.2

  Sales Reps, Finance and Business Services

5

0.9

  Sales Reps, Commodities, Except Retail

12

3.0

  Sales Workers, Retail & Personal Services

28

1.5

  Sales Related Occupations

---

---

Clerical

   

  Supervisors, Administrative Support

---

---

  Computer Equipment Operators

---

---

  Secretaries, Stenographers, and Typists

3

0.2

  Financial Records Processing

3

0.4

  Mail and Message Distribution

7

3.2

  Other Admin. Support, Including Clerical

19

0.8

DETAILED OCCUPATION

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Service

   

  Private Household Service Occupations

---

---

  Protective Service

58

12.5

  Food Service

16

0.9

  Health Service

4

0.6

  Cleaning and Building Service

30

3.2

  Personal Service

8

1.1

Farm/For/Fish

   

  Farm Operators and Managers

152

30.1

  Farm Workers and Related Occupations

36

6.9

  Forestry and Fishing Occupations

20

---

Crafts

   

  Mechanics and Repairers

98

6.0

  Construction Trades

176

12.5

  Other Precision Production, Craft, and Repair

57

3.6

Mach Operators

   

  Machine Operators/Tenders, Except Precision

68

2.9

  Fabricators, Assemblers, Inspectors, Samplers

22

1.5

Transport

   

  Motor Vehicle Operators

299

25.9

  Other Transport and Material Moving Occ

65

13.4

Laborers

   

  Construction Laborers

104

45.0

  Freight, Stock, & Materials Handlers

18

3.0

  Other Handlers,Equip. Cleaner,Helper,Laborer

107

12.8

Other or Not Classified

63

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*Numbers not reported for cells with less than 3 deaths.
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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