State of Maine

Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1980-1995): 
    Number: 404
    Rate: 4.6 per 100,000 workers

Leading Causes of Death (1980-1995): 
    Motor Vehicle - 109
    Struck by Falling Object - 55

Industries with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
    Number: Manufacturing - 76
    Rate: Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries - 15.1 per 100,000 workers

Occupation with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
    Number: Farming/Forestry/Fishing - 60
    Rate: Farming/Forestry/Fishing - 22.5 per 100,000 workers


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

YEAR OF DEATH

NUMBER OF DEATHS

RATE PER 100,000

1980

49

10.4

1981

31

6.5

1982

27

5.7

1983

18

3.7

1984

23

4.4

1985

29

5.5

1986

30

5.6

1987

26

4.6

1988

38

6.7

1989

32

5.4

1990

24

4.0

1991

20

3.4

1992

13

2.2

1993

22

3.8

1994

13

2.3

1995

9

1.5

Total

404

4.6

 

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

DEMOGRAPHICS

Total

YEAR OF DEATH

1980-85

1986-90

1991-95

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

Sex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Male

388

8.1

172

10.4

140

9.0

76

4.9

  Female

16

0.4

---

---

10

0.8

---

---

Race

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  White

397

4.6

175

6.0

145

5.1

77

2.6

  Black

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

  Other

4

6.4

---

---

---

---

---

---

Age Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  16-17

6

2.5

---

---

3

3.6

---

---

  18-19

13

4.0

10

7.5

3

3.1

---

---

  20-24

57

5.8

29

7.5

22

7.1

6

2.1

  25-34

108

4.8

49

6.1

39

5.2

20

2.9

  35-44

73

3.2

28

4.4

25

3.2

20

2.3

  45-54

66

4.4

23

4.9

29

6.6

14

2.4

  55-64

51

5.6

23

6.8

19

6.2

9

3.3

  65+

30

11.9

13

16.9

10

10.4

7

8.8

*Numbers not reported for cells with less than 3 deaths.
Numbers not reported for "unknown" categories.
Numbers and rates not reported for some cells with 3 or more deaths to meet confidentiality requirements.
§Rates not calculated for categories with less than 3 deaths or less than 20,000 employed.

 

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

CAUSE OF DEATH

NUMBER OF DEATHS

RATE PER 100,000

Motor Vehicle

109

1.2

Struck by Falling Object

55

0.6

Machine

52

0.6

Fall

45

0.5

Water Transport

27

0.3

Electrocution

19

0.2

Homicide

15

0.2

Flying Object/Caught In

14

0.2

Drowning

13

0.1

Explosion

9

0.1

Nature/Environment

9

0.1

Suicide

9

0.1

Air Transport

8

0.1

Suffocation

6

0.1

Fire

---

---

Poisoning

---

---

Rail Transport

---

---

Other

10

0.1

Unknown/Undetermined

---

---

*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 ME-4. Number*† and Rate†‡§ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Year for Industry and Occupation Division, Maine, 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

33

15.1

6

13.8

10

12.7

17

17.8

  Mining

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

  Construction

64

12.0

15

14.5

40

16.7

9

4.7

  Manufacturing

76

5.1

20

5.2

38

6.5

18

3.4

  Trans/Comm/PU

48

11.4

16

18.3

21

12.7

11

6.5

  Wholesale Trade

8

3.5

---

---

4

4.5

---

---

  Retail Trade

13

1.0

---

---

8

1.6

---

---

  Finance/Insur/RE

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

  Services

25

1.0

7

1.5

9

1.0

9

0.9

  Public Admin

11

3.8

---

---

9

8.0

---

---

  Not Classified

18

---

3

---

10

---

5

---

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupation Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Exec/Adm/Mgr

10

1.2

---

---

6

1.9

4

1.1

  Prof/Spec

14

1.5

3

1.6

5

1.4

6

1.5

  Tech/Support

6

3.0

3

9.1

3

4.1

---

---

  Sales

19

2.3

3

1.7

10

3.1

6

1.7

  Clerical

4

0.4

---

---

---

---

---

---

  Service

13

1.3

---

---

9

2.3

---

---

  Farm/For/Fish

60

22.5

14

25.6

24

24.5

22

19.3

  Crafts

53

5.6

14

6.6

29

7.6

10

2.9

  Mach Operators

20

3.2

7

3.9

8

3.4

5

2.4

  Transport

58

17.3

13

18.7

33

24.5

12

9.2

  Laborers

23

6.8

6

7.9

11

7.8

6

4.9

  Not Classified

17

---

4

---

9

---

4

---

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

DETAILED INDUSTRY

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Ag/For/Fish

 

 

  Ag Production

8

7.4

  Ag Services

3

6.7

  Forestry & Fisheries

22

33.9

Mining

 

 

  Metal/Coal/Nonmetal Mining

---

---

  Oil and Gas Extraction

---

---

Construction

64

12.0

Manufacturing

 

 

  Food & Kindred Prod

6

6.5

  Textile Mill Prod

3

3.6

  Apparel & Other Textile Pr

---

---

  Paper & Allied Products

9

3.9

  Printing/Publishing/Allied

---

---

  Chemical/Petroleum/Rubber

---

---

  Lumber & Wood

41

22.6

  Furniture

---

---

  Stone/Clay/Concrete

---

---

  Primary Metals

---

---

  Fabricated Metals

---

---

  Mach, Ex Elect

4

5.6

  Elect Mach, Equip Supplies

---

---

  Motor Vehicles Equip

---

---

  Aircraft & Parts

---

---

  Other Transport Equip

---

---

  Prof & Photo Equip/Watches

---

---

  Toys/Amusement/Sporting
  Goods

---

---

  Misc & NEC Industries

3

1.4

Trans/Comm/PU

 

 

  Trucking/Warehousing/Storage

33

32.4

  Other Transportation

12

7.5

  Telephone Communications

---

---

  Other Communications

---

---

  Electric Light and Power

---

---

  Other Utility/Sanitary Service

---

---

Wholesale Trade

8

3.5

DETAILED INDUSTRY

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Retail Trade

 

 

  Food Stores

3

1.2

  Motor Veh/Auto Supply Dealer

---

---

  Apparel & Accessory Stores

---

---

  Eating & Drinking Places

---

---

  Other Retail Trade

8

1.5

Finance/Insur/RE

 

 

  Banking and Other Finance

---

---

  Insurance and Real Estate

---

---

Services

 

 

  Business Services

3

2.0

  Automobile and Repair Services

10

8.4

  Private Household Services

---

---

  Pers Serv Exc Priv Household

---

---

Entertainment & Rec Services

---

---

  Hospitals

---

---

  Health Services, Exc Hosp

---

---

  Educational Services

3

0.5

  Other Professional Services

3

0.7

Public Admin

 

 

  Justice, Pub Order, & Safety

10

11.0

  Admin of Hum Res Programs

---

---

  National Sec/Internal Affairs

---

---

  Other Pub Admin

---

---

Not Classified

18

---

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

DETAILED OCCUPATION

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Exec/Adm/Mgr

 

 

  Officials & Administrators, Public Admin

---

---

  Other Executive, Admin & Managerial

9

1.5

  Management Related Occupations

---

---

Prof/Spec

   

  Engineers

5

5.8

  Mathematical and Computer Scientists

---

---

  Natural Scientists

---

---

  Health Diagnosing Occupations

---

---

  Health Assessment and Treatment Occupations

3

1.7

  Teachers, College and University

---

---

  Teachers, Except College and University

---

---

  Lawyers and Judges

---

---

  Other Professional Specialty Occupations

5

2.2

Tech/Support

   

  Health Technologists and Technicians

---

---

  Engineering and Science Technicians

---

---

  Technicians, Exc Health/Engineering/Science

4

8.6

Sales

   

  Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations

14

5.1

  Sales Reps, Finance and Business Services

---

---

  Sales Reps, Commodities, Except Retail

---

---

  Sales Workers, Retail & Personal Services

4

1.0

  Sales Related Occupations

---

---

Clerical

   

  Supervisors, Administrative Support

---

---

  Computer Equipment Operators

---

---

  Secretaries, Stenographers, and Typists

---

---

  Financial Records Processing

---

---

  Mail and Message Distribution

---

---

  Other Admin. Support, Including Clerical

3

0.7

DETAILED OCCUPATION

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Service

   

  Private Household Service Occupations

---

---

  Protective Service

11

13.4

  Food Service

---

---

  Health Service

---

---

  Cleaning and Building Service

---

---

  Personal Service

---

---

Farm/For/Fish

   

  Farm Operators and Managers

6

11.9

  Farm Workers and Related Occupations

6

4.9

  Forestry and Fishing Occupations

48

50.9

Crafts

   

  Mechanics and Repairers

10

3.4

  Construction Trades

34

8.5

  Other Precision Production, Craft, and Repair

9

3.6

Mach Operators

   

  Machine Operators/Tenders, Except Precision

14

3.0

  Fabricators, Assemblers, Inspectors, Samplers

6

3.8

Transport

   

  Motor Vehicle Operators

46

18.9

  Other Transport and Material Moving Occ

12

13.2

Laborers

   

  Construction Laborers

11

25.0

  Freight, Stock, & Materials Handlers

---

---

  Other Handlers,Equip. Cleaner,Helper,Laborer

10

5.4

Other or Not Classified

17

---

*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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