NIOSH/Document/Fatal Injuries to Civilian Workers in the United States, 1980-1995 (National Profile)

Table MD-1. Number and Rate (per 100,000 workers)
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Year, Maryland, 1980-1995.

Table MD-2. Number^*† and Rate^‡ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Year for Sex, Race, and Age Group, Maryland, 1980-1995.

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

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

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

DETAILED INDUSTRY	NO. OF DEATHS	RATE
Ag/For/Fish
Ag Production	33	14.5
Ag Services	16	7.0
Forestry & Fisheries	8	33.0
Mining
Metal/Coal/Nonmetal Mining	7	30.6
Oil and Gas Extraction	---	---
Construction	200	8.9
Manufacturing
Food & Kindred Prod	8	2.3
Textile Mill Prod	---	---
Apparel & Other Textile Pr	---	---
Paper & Allied Products	---	---
Printing/Publishing/Allied	9	1.5
Chemical/Petroleum/Rubber	6	2.3
Lumber & Wood	11	15.0
Furniture	---	---
Stone/Clay/Concrete	5	4.8
Primary Metals	21	13.5
Fabricated Metals	3	1.8
Mach, Ex Elect	---	---
Elect Mach, Equip Supplies	3	0.8
Motor Vehicles Equip	---	---
Aircraft & Parts	3	3.9
Other Transport Equip	4	3.5
Prof & Photo Equip/Watches	---	---
Toys/Amusement/Sporting Goods	---	---
Misc & NEC Industries	11	17.1
Trans/Comm/PU
Trucking/Warehousing/Storage	67	16.2
Other Transportation	69	7.8
Telephone Communications	4	1.1
Other Communications	---	---
Electric Light and Power	11	11.2
Other Utility/Sanitary Service	22	7.7
Wholesale Trade	15	1.5

DETAILED INDUSTRY	NO. OF DEATHS	RATE
Retail Trade
Food Stores	17	2.3
Motor Veh/Auto Supply Dealer	13	2.4
Apparel & Accessory Stores	---	---
Eating & Drinking Places	18	1.3
Other Retail Trade	29	1.6
Finance/Insur/RE
Banking and Other Finance	5	0.6
Insurance and Real Estate	3	0.2
Services
Business Services	22	1.3
Automobile and Repair Services	22	4.8
Private Household Services	---	---
Pers Serv Exc Priv Household	15	1.7
Entertainment & Rec Services	5	1.3
Hospitals	7	0.5
Health Services, Exc Hosp	---	---
Educational Services	11	0.5
Other Professional Services	11	0.5
Public Admin
Justice, Pub Order, & Safety	27	3.6
Admin of Hum Res Programs	---	---
National Sec/Internal Affairs	5	0.5
Other Pub Admin	16	1.2
Not Classified	124	---
^*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 MD-6. Number^* and Average Annual Rate^†‡ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Detailed Occupation Groupings, Maryland, 1983-1995.

DETAILED OCCUPATION	NO. OF DEATHS	RATE
Exec/Adm/Mgr
Officials & Administrators, Public Admin	---	---
Other Executive, Admin & Managerial	49	1.7
Management Related Occupations	5	0.4
Prof/Spec
Engineers	10	1.4
Mathematical and Computer Scientists	---	---
Natural Scientists	---	---
Health Diagnosing Occupations	---	---
Health Assessment and Treatment Occupations	7	1.1
Teachers, College and University	---	---
Teachers, Except College and University	4	0.4
Lawyers and Judges	---	---
Other Professional Specialty Occupations	---	---
Tech/Support
Health Technologists and Technicians	---	---
Engineering and Science Technicians	---	---
Technicians, Exc Health/Engineering/Science	4	0.9
Sales
Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations	33	3.6
Sales Reps, Finance and Business Services	5	0.8
Sales Reps, Commodities, Except Retail	---	---
Sales Workers, Retail & Personal Services	13	0.9
Sales Related Occupations	---	---
Clerical
Supervisors, Administrative Support	---	---
Computer Equipment Operators	---	---
Secretaries, Stenographers, and Typists	8	0.5
Financial Records Processing	---	---
Mail and Message Distribution	5	1.9
Other Admin. Support, Including Clerical	9	0.4

DETAILED OCCUPATION	NO. OF DEATHS	RATE
Service
Private Household Service Occupations	---	---
Protective Service	40	5.7
Food Service	6	0.5
Health Service	3	0.6
Cleaning and Building Service	26	3.7
Personal Service	3	0.5
Farm/For/Fish
Farm Operators and Managers	29	21.4
Farm Workers and Related Occupations	18	4.9
Forestry and Fishing Occupations	11	42.8
Crafts
Mechanics and Repairers	47	4.2
Construction Trades	129	8.9
Other Precision Production, Craft, and Repair	29	3.8
Mach Operators
Machine Operators/Tenders, Except Precision	25	3.6
Fabricators, Assemblers, Inspectors, Samplers	16	4.9
Transport
Motor Vehicle Operators	117	12.7
Other Transport and Material Moving Occ	37	14.5
Laborers
Construction Laborers	50	28.1
Freight, Stock, & Materials Handlers	19	5.3
Other Handlers,Equip. Cleaner,Helper,Laborer	42	8.1
Other or Not Classified	79	---
^*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.

YEAR OF DEATH	NUMBER OF DEATHS	RATE PER 100,000
1980	100	4.9
1981	107	5.3
1982	112	5.6
1983	96	4.7
1984	51	2.4
1985	73	3.4
1986	76	3.4
1987	91	3.9
1988	88	3.8
1989	54	2.2
1990	59	2.4
1991	73	3.0
1992	91	3.6
1993	42	1.7
1994	34	1.3
1995	66	2.6
Total	1,213	3.3

DEMOGRAPHICS	Total		YEAR OF DEATH
	Total		1980-85		1986-90		1991-95
	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate
Sex
Male	1,116	5.6	503	7.3	335	5.3	278	4.2
Female	97	0.6	36	0.7	33	0.6	28	0.5
Race
White	902	3.3	402	4.1	270	3.1	230	2.6
Black	284	3.4	127	5.5	91	3.3	66	2.0
Other	23	2.2	10	3.5	6	1.8	7	1.6
Age Group
16-17	7	0.9	4	1.2	---	---	---	---
18-19	29	2.4	17	3.2	8	2.1	4	1.4
20-24	158	3.6	77	4.5	50	3.6	31	2.4
25-34	302	2.9	129	3.9	96	2.9	77	2.1
35-44	275	3.0	107	3.7	89	2.9	79	2.4
45-54	198	3.0	96	4.5	48	2.4	54	2.2
55-64	159	4.5	73	5.6	51	4.7	35	3.1
65+	84	8.8	36	13.3	24	7.4	24	6.7
^*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.

CAUSE OF DEATH	NUMBER OF DEATHS	RATE PER 100,000
Motor Vehicle	261	0.7
Homicide	260	0.7
Machine	145	0.4
Fall	116	0.3
Electrocution	92	0.2
Suicide	68	0.2
Struck by Falling Object	51	0.1
Flying Object/Caught In	31	0.1
Water Transport	27	0.1
Suffocation	25	0.1
Drowning	24	0.1
Explosion	21	0.1
Air Transport	19	0.1
Nature/Environment	16	< 0.1
Rail Transport	9	< 0.1
Fire	5	< 0.1
Poisoning	5	< 0.1
Other	26	0.1
Unknown\Undetermined	12	---
^*Rates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories.

INDUSTRY/ OCCUPATION DIVISION	Total		YEAR OF DEATH
	Total		1983-85		1986-90		1991-95
	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate
Industry Division
Ag/For/Fish	57	11.8	17	16.3	12	6.3	28	14.9
Mining	8	30.5	---	---	4	---	---	---
Construction	200	8.9	45	10.6	109	11.2	46	5.4
Manufacturing	88	2.8	22	3.0	34	2.6	32	2.9
Trans/Comm/PU	173	8.0	40	9.3	63	7.5	70	7.8
Wholesale Trade	15	1.5	3	1.4	7	1.6	5	1.3
Retail Trade	78	1.7	14	1.4	29	1.7	35	1.8
Finance/Insur/RE	8	0.4	---	---	4	0.5	4	0.4
Services	95	0.9	21	1.0	35	0.9	39	0.8
Public Admin	48	1.2	13	1.6	20	1.4	15	0.9
Not Classified	124	---	43	---	51	---	30	---

Occupation Division
Exec/Adm/Mgr	55	1.2	12	1.4	22	1.3	21	1.0
Prof/Spec	29	0.6	6	0.6	11	0.6	12	0.6
Tech/Support	6	0.5	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sales	53	1.6	8	1.2	21	1.6	24	1.7
Clerical	25	0.5	7	0.6	12	0.6	6	0.3
Service	78	2.0	18	2.2	34	2.3	26	1.6
Farm/For/Fish	58	11.0	18	14.6	13	6.5	27	13.4
Crafts	205	6.1	40	5.7	91	6.7	74	5.8
Mach Operators	41	4.1	9	3.6	18	4.2	14	4.2
Transport	154	13.1	40	17.2	59	12.9	55	11.3
Laborers	111	10.5	32	15.1	55	12.5	24	5.9
Not Classified	79	---	30	---	27	---	22	---
^*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.