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State of New Mexico
Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1980-1995):
Number: 755
Rate: 7.5 per 100,000 workers
Leading Causes of Death (1980-1995):
Motor Vehicle - 234
Machine - 98
Industries with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
Number: Transportation/Communications/Public Utilities - 131
Rate: Mining - 31.6 per 100,000 workers
Occupation with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
Number: Transportation/Material Movers - 138
Rate: Transportation/Material Movers - 35.6 per 100,000 workers
Table NM-1. Number and Rate (per 100,000 workers)
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Year, New Mexico, 1980-1995.
|
YEAR OF DEATH |
NUMBER OF DEATHS |
RATE PER 100,000 |
|
1980 |
49 |
9.5 |
|
1981 |
60 |
11.1 |
|
1982 |
51 |
9.5 |
|
1983 |
59 |
10.9 |
|
1984 |
51 |
8.8 |
|
1985 |
48 |
8.1 |
|
1986 |
38 |
6.2 |
|
1987 |
31 |
5.0 |
|
1988 |
49 |
7.6 |
|
1989 |
48 |
7.4 |
|
1990 |
36 |
5.5 |
|
1991 |
41 |
6.1 |
|
1992 |
25 |
3.6 |
|
1993 |
54 |
7.7 |
|
1994 |
61 |
8.4 |
|
1995 |
54 |
7.3 |
|
Total |
755 |
7.5 |
Table NM-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 |
714 |
12.6 |
305 |
15.8 |
193 |
10.8 |
216 |
11.0 |
|
Female |
39 |
0.9 |
13 |
0.9 |
9 |
0.6 |
17 |
1.1 |
|
Race |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
680 |
7.5 |
294 |
9.9 |
182 |
6.3 |
204 |
6.4 |
|
Black |
18 |
8.9 |
8 |
14.3 |
3 |
3.8 |
7 |
10.4 |
|
Other |
43 |
5.6 |
15 |
5.5 |
12 |
5.9 |
16 |
5.5 |
|
Age Group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16-17 |
6 |
2.6 |
--- |
--- |
4 |
5.9 |
--- |
--- |
|
18-19 |
18 |
4.9 |
9 |
6.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
20-24 |
95 |
8.1 |
50 |
11.4 |
25 |
6.4 |
20 |
5.7 |
|
25-34 |
193 |
7.0 |
83 |
8.8 |
48 |
5.2 |
62 |
7.1 |
|
35-44 |
169 |
6.7 |
65 |
9.0 |
39 |
4.9 |
65 |
6.3 |
|
45-54 |
129 |
7.5 |
53 |
9.8 |
45 |
8.8 |
31 |
4.7 |
|
55-64 |
98 |
10.2 |
38 |
11.1 |
23 |
7.9 |
37 |
11.2 |
|
65+ |
46 |
16.7 |
18 |
20.3 |
10 |
11.2 |
18 |
18.3 |
| *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. |
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Table NM-3.
Number* and Average Annual Rate†‡ (per 100,000 workers)|
CAUSE OF DEATH |
NUMBER OF DEATHS |
RATE PER 100,000 |
|
Motor Vehicle |
234 |
2.3 |
|
Machine |
98 |
1.0 |
|
Homicide |
84 |
0.8 |
|
Air Transport |
58 |
0.6 |
|
Electrocution |
48 |
0.5 |
|
Fall |
36 |
0.4 |
|
Struck by Falling Object |
35 |
0.3 |
|
Flying Object/Caught In |
30 |
0.3 |
|
Nature/Environment |
23 |
0.2 |
|
Explosion |
22 |
0.2 |
|
Suicide |
22 |
0.2 |
|
Fire |
13 |
0.1 |
|
Poisoning |
11 |
0.1 |
|
Suffocation |
9 |
0.1 |
|
Drowning |
6 |
0.1 |
|
Rail Transport |
5 |
< 0.1 |
| Water Transport |
--- |
--- |
| Other |
19 |
0.2 |
|
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. |
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Table NM-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 |
|
|
|
|
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|
Ag/For/Fish |
57 |
15.6 |
12 |
14.5 |
26 |
16.3 |
19 |
15.4 |
|
Mining |
80 |
31.6 |
28 |
50.4 |
20 |
22.0 |
32 |
29.9 |
|
Construction |
100 |
15.8 |
24 |
18.9 |
31 |
13.3 |
45 |
16.5 |
|
Manufacturing |
36 |
5.4 |
8 |
6.1 |
14 |
5.3 |
14 |
5.3 |
|
Trans/Comm/PU |
131 |
24.0 |
40 |
34.3 |
38 |
19.8 |
53 |
22.4 |
|
Wholesale Trade |
16 |
6.1 |
5 |
8.3 |
3 |
2.9 |
8 |
8.0 |
|
Retail Trade |
48 |
3.1 |
12 |
4.1 |
20 |
3.3 |
16 |
2.5 |
|
Finance/Insur/RE |
9 |
2.1 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
4 |
2.4 |
|
Services |
60 |
1.9 |
14 |
2.3 |
20 |
1.7 |
26 |
1.9 |
|
Public Admin |
35 |
5.9 |
10 |
7.3 |
14 |
6.4 |
11 |
4.5 |
|
Not Classified |
23 |
--- |
3 |
--- |
13 |
--- |
7 |
--- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Occupation Division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exec/Adm/Mgr |
46 |
4.5 |
12 |
6.2 |
14 |
3.7 |
20 |
4.4 |
|
Prof/Spec |
25 |
2.0 |
3 |
1.2 |
11 |
2.5 |
11 |
2.0 |
|
Tech/Support |
20 |
6.5 |
3 |
4.4 |
3 |
2.7 |
14 |
10.6 |
|
Sales |
39 |
3.9 |
11 |
5.5 |
11 |
2.7 |
17 |
4.2 |
|
Clerical |
5 |
0.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
Service |
41 |
3.4 |
12 |
5.2 |
17 |
3.7 |
12 |
2.3 |
|
Farm/For/Fish |
62 |
17.8 |
15 |
18.0 |
28 |
18.1 |
19 |
17.1 |
|
Crafts |
122 |
11.4 |
38 |
16.2 |
32 |
8.0 |
52 |
12.0 |
|
Mach Operators |
19 |
6.6 |
4 |
7.2 |
6 |
5.2 |
9 |
7.9 |
|
Transport |
138 |
35.6 |
42 |
54.1 |
47 |
33.2 |
49 |
29.1 |
|
Laborers |
59 |
17.9 |
14 |
20.5 |
21 |
16.3 |
24 |
18.2 |
|
Not Classified |
19 |
--- |
3 |
--- |
12 |
--- |
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. |
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Table NM-5.
Number* and Average Annual Rate†‡ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic
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Table NM-6.
Number* and Average Annual Rate†‡ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
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