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

DEMOGRAPHICS

Total

YEAR OF DEATH

1980-85

1986-90

1991-95

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

DETAILED INDUSTRY

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Ag/For/Fish

 

 

  Ag Production

48

19.2

  Ag Services

6

8.2

  Forestry & Fisheries

3

7.1

Mining

 

 

  Metal/Coal/Nonmetal Mining

27

28.9

  Oil and Gas Extraction

53

33.2

Construction

100

15.8

Manufacturing

 

 

  Food & Kindred Prod

7

10.3

  Textile Mill Prod

---

---

  Apparel & Other Textile Pr

---

---

  Paper & Allied Products

---

---

  Printing/Publishing/Allied

---

---

  Chemical/Petroleum/Rubber

4

7.1

  Lumber & Wood

7

15.7

  Furniture

---

---

  Stone/Clay/Concrete

3

10.1

  Primary Metals

---

---

  Fabricated Metals

---

---

  Mach, Ex Elect

---

---

  Elect Mach, Equip Supplies

---

---

  Motor Vehicles Equip

---

---

  Aircraft & Parts

---

---

  Other Transport Equip

---

---

  Prof & Photo Equip/Watches

---

---

  Toys/Amusement/Sporting
  Goods

---

---

  Misc & NEC Industries

4

4.5

Trans/Comm/PU

 

 

  Trucking/Warehousing/Storage

81

65.0

  Other Transportation

24

14.3

  Telephone Communications

---

---

  Other Communications

5

13.2

  Electric Light and Power

9

15.5

  Other Utility/Sanitary Service

10

11.4

Wholesale Trade

16

6.1

DETAILED INDUSTRY

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Retail Trade

 

 

  Food Stores

8

3.9

  Motor Veh/Auto Supply Dealer

11

5.7

  Apparel & Accessory Stores

---

---

  Eating & Drinking Places

7

1.4

  Other Retail Trade

21

3.5

Finance/Insur/RE

 

 

  Banking and Other Finance

4

2.2

  Insurance and Real Estate

5

1.9

Services

 

 

  Business Services

7

1.8

  Automobile and Repair Services

16

8.4

  Private Household Services

---

---

  Pers Serv Exc Priv Household

13

4.2

  Entertainment & Rec Services

5

3.8

  Hospitals

3

1.2

  Health Services, Exc Hosp

---

---

  Educational Services

7

0.8

  Other Professional Services

6

1.0

Public Admin

 

 

  Justice, Pub Order, & Safety

19

12.4

  Admin of Hum Res Programs

---

---

  National Sec/Internal Affairs

8

6.8

  Other Pub Admin

8

3.4

Not Classified

23

---

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

DETAILED OCCUPATION

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Exec/Adm/Mgr

 

 

  Officials & Administrators, Public Admin

---

---

  Other Executive, Admin & Managerial

41

5.7

  Management Related Occupations

5

2.0

Prof/Spec

   

  Engineers

5

3.2

  Mathematical and Computer Scientists

---

---

  Natural Scientists

---

---

  Health Diagnosing Occupations

---

---

  Health Assessment and Treatment Occupations

3

2.1

  Teachers, College and University

---

---

  Teachers, Except College and University

---

---

  Lawyers and Judges

---

---

  Other Professional Specialty Occupations

8

2.6

Tech/Support

   

  Health Technologists and Technicians

---

---

  Engineering and Science Technicians

5

3.9

  Technicians, Exc Health/Engineering/Science

15

15.4

Sales

   

  Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations

18

6.2

  Sales Reps, Finance and Business Services

3

2.0

  Sales Reps, Commodities, Except Retail

3

3.6

  Sales Workers, Retail & Personal Services

15

3.1

  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

4

0.7

DETAILED OCCUPATION

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Service

   

  Private Household Service Occupations

---

---

  Protective Service

28

18.9

  Food Service

---

---

  Health Service

---

---

  Cleaning and Building Service

10

4.4

  Personal Service

---

---

Farm/For/Fish

   

  Farm Operators and Managers

31

22.2

  Farm Workers and Related Occupations

23

11.9

  Forestry and Fishing Occupations

8

---

Crafts

   

  Mechanics and Repairers

21

6.2

  Construction Trades

56

14.5

  Other Precision Production, Craft, and Repair

45

12.9

Mach Operators

   

  Machine Operators/Tenders, Except Precision

8

4.8

  Fabricators, Assemblers, Inspectors, Samplers

11

9.2

Transport

   

  Motor Vehicle Operators

104

38.8

  Other Transport and Material Moving Occ

34

28.4

Laborers

   

  Construction Laborers

33

41.0

  Freight, Stock, & Materials Handlers

5

5.2

  Other Handlers,Equip. Cleaner,Helper,Laborer

21

13.8

Other or Not Classified

19

---

*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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