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

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

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

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

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

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

DETAILED INDUSTRY	NO. OF DEATHS	RATE
Ag/For/Fish
Ag Production	22	12.3
Ag Services	25	7.9
Forestry & Fisheries	14	55.9
Mining
Metal/Coal/Nonmetal Mining	3	10.2
Oil and Gas Extraction	---	---
Construction	309	11.0
Manufacturing
Food & Kindred Prod	12	2.0
Textile Mill Prod	5	2.3
Apparel & Other Textile Pr	3	0.5
Paper & Allied Products	8	2.8
Printing/Publishing/Allied	6	0.6
Chemical/Petroleum/Rubber	39	1.8
Lumber & Wood	---	---
Furniture	---	---
Stone/Clay/Concrete	8	2.7
Primary Metals	23	10.4
Fabricated Metals	6	1.2
Mach, Ex Elect	9	1.0
Elect Mach, Equip Supplies	11	1.1
Motor Vehicles Equip	5	2.5
Aircraft & Parts	---	---
Other Transport Equip	---	---
Prof & Photo Equip/Watches	---	---
Toys/Amusement/Sporting Goods	---	---
Misc & NEC Industries	46	15.3
Trans/Comm/PU
Trucking/Warehousing/Storage	102	10.3
Other Transportation	85	5.4
Telephone Communications	3	0.3
Other Communications	4	1.8
Electric Light and Power	13	9.3
Other Utility/Sanitary Service	38	9.3
Wholesale Trade	37	1.8

DETAILED INDUSTRY	NO. OF DEATHS	RATE
Retail Trade
Food Stores	7	0.5
Motor Veh/Auto Supply Dealer	23	3.1
Apparel & Accessory Stores	3	0.5
Eating & Drinking Places	19	1.0
Other Retail Trade	26	0.9
Finance/Insur/RE
Banking and Other Finance	7	0.4
Insurance and Real Estate	17	0.8
Services
Business Services	32	1.3
Automobile and Repair Services	38	5.0
Private Household Services	---	---
Pers Serv Exc Priv Household	15	1.1
Entertainment & Rec Services	19	2.8
Hospitals	---	---
Health Services, Exc Hosp	3	0.2
Educational Services	10	0.3
Other Professional Services	13	0.4
Public Admin
Justice, Pub Order, & Safety	51	5.5
Admin of Hum Res Programs	---	---
National Sec/Internal Affairs	---	---
Other Pub Admin	16	2.0
Not Classified	80	---
^*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 NJ-6. Number^* and Average Annual Rate^†‡ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Detailed Occupation Groupings, New Jersey, 1983-1995.

DETAILED OCCUPATION	NO. OF DEATHS	RATE
Exec/Adm/Mgr
Officials & Administrators, Public Admin	---	---
Other Executive, Admin & Managerial	55	1.1
Management Related Occupations	5	0.3
Prof/Spec
Engineers	16	1.6
Mathematical and Computer Scientists	---	---
Natural Scientists	4	1.6
Health Diagnosing Occupations	---	---
Health Assessment and Treatment Occupations	---	---
Teachers, College and University	---	---
Teachers, Except College and University	3	0.2
Lawyers and Judges	---	---
Other Professional Specialty Occupations	14	0.9
Tech/Support
Health Technologists and Technicians	3	0.6
Engineering and Science Technicians	8	1.7
Technicians, Exc Health/Engineering/Science	18	2.7
Sales
Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations	35	2.2
Sales Reps, Finance and Business Services	6	0.5
Sales Reps, Commodities, Except Retail	3	0.4
Sales Workers, Retail & Personal Services	14	0.6
Sales Related Occupations	---	---
Clerical
Supervisors, Administrative Support	3	0.8
Computer Equipment Operators	---	---
Secretaries, Stenographers, and Typists	---	---
Financial Records Processing	---	---
Mail and Message Distribution	4	0.8
Other Admin. Support, Including Clerical	20	0.5

DETAILED OCCUPATION	NO. OF DEATHS	RATE
Service
Private Household Service Occupations	---	---
Protective Service	67	6.5
Food Service	12	0.6
Health Service	---	---
Cleaning and Building Service	24	2.3
Personal Service	3	0.3
Farm/For/Fish
Farm Operators and Managers	15	13.0
Farm Workers and Related Occupations	36	8.9
Forestry and Fishing Occupations	14	54.7
Crafts
Mechanics and Repairers	77	4.4
Construction Trades	190	9.9
Other Precision Production, Craft, and Repair	58	4.0
Mach Operators
Machine Operators/Tenders, Except Precision	57	2.8
Fabricators, Assemblers, Inspectors, Samplers	21	2.4
Transport
Motor Vehicle Operators	139	9.4
Other Transport and Material Moving Occ	47	12.5
Laborers
Construction Laborers	88	33.0
Freight, Stock, & Materials Handlers	22	3.4
Other Handlers,Equip. Cleaner,Helper,Laborer	79	8.8
Other or Not Classified	55	---
^*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	67	2.0
1981	130	3.9
1982	100	3.0
1983	95	2.8
1984	110	3.1
1985	108	3.0
1986	121	3.3
1987	102	2.7
1988	79	2.1
1989	96	2.5
1990	76	2.0
1991	87	2.3
1992	88	2.4
1993	97	2.6
1994	80	2.1
1995	87	2.3
Total	1,523	2.6

DEMOGRAPHICS	Total		YEAR OF DEATH
	Total		1980-85		1986-90		1991-95
	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate
Sex
Male	1,455	4.5	577	4.9	458	4.3	420	4.1
Female	68	0.3	33	0.4	16	0.2	19	0.2
Race
White	1,228	2.5	500	2.8	379	2.3	349	2.2
Black	246	3.8	97	4.7	81	3.7	68	3.1
Other	39	2.0	12	2.9	11	1.7	16	1.8
Age Group
16-17	10	0.8	5	1.0	---	---	---	---
18-19	33	1.7	18	2.1	10	1.6	5	1.1
20-24	137	2.0	60	2.2	38	1.7	39	2.2
25-34	347	2.3	138	2.7	103	2.0	106	2.2
35-44	347	2.5	130	2.9	109	2.4	108	2.1
45-54	309	3.0	122	3.4	102	3.2	85	2.3
55-64	228	3.3	93	3.3	70	3.2	65	3.3
65+	110	6.3	43	7.6	38	6.6	29	4.8
^*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.

CAUSE OF DEATH	NUMBER OF DEATHS	RATE PER 100,000
Motor Vehicle	335	0.6
Fall	251	0.4
Homicide	163	0.3
Machine	142	0.2
Electrocution	109	0.2
Struck by Falling Object	68	0.1
Flying Object/Caught In	58	0.1
Fire	51	0.1
Explosion	43	0.1
Suicide	42	0.1
Nature/Environment	36	0.1
Air Transport	34	0.1
Suffocation	31	0.1
Water Transport	31	0.1
Poisoning	23	0.0
Drowning	17	0.0
Rail Transport	15	0.0
Other	58	0.1
Unknown\Undetermined	16	---
^*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	61	11.7	15	14.4	19	9.0	27	13.2
Mining	4	9.0	---	---	---	---	---	---
Construction	309	11.0	64	10.8	137	11.3	108	10.8
Manufacturing	187	2.1	54	2.2	65	1.8	68	2.2
Trans/Comm/PU	245	5.7	58	6.4	85	5.1	102	6.0
Wholesale Trade	37	1.8	10	2.3	15	1.8	12	1.4
Retail Trade	78	1.1	27	1.7	35	1.2	16	0.6
Finance/Insur/RE	24	0.6	9	1.1	9	0.6	6	0.4
Services	133	0.8	36	1.1	49	0.8	48	0.7
Public Admin	69	3.1	11	2.4	28	3.2	30	3.4
Not Classified	79	---	28	---	30	---	21	---

Occupation Division
Exec/Adm/Mgr	60	0.8	13	0.9	28	1.0	19	0.6
Prof/Spec	41	0.6	7	0.5	15	0.6	19	0.6
Tech/Support	29	1.8	10	2.8	14	2.3	5	0.8
Sales	58	1.0	25	2.0	22	0.9	11	0.5
Clerical	32	0.4	13	0.7	8	0.2	11	0.3
Service	108	1.8	29	2.3	39	1.7	40	1.7
Farm/For/Fish	65	11.9	17	14.6	22	10.4	26	11.8
Crafts	325	6.3	71	5.9	125	5.9	129	7.1
Mach Operators	78	2.7	22	2.8	28	2.4	28	2.9
Transport	186	10.0	44	11.1	63	8.5	79	11.0
Laborers	189	10.5	39	9.4	88	12.1	62	9.4
Not Classified	55	---	23	---	22	---	10	---
^*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.