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State of Nevada
Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1980-1995):
Number: 678
Rate: 7.7 per 100,000 workers
Leading Causes of Death (1980-1995):
Motor Vehicle - 185
Homicide - 106
Industries with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
Number: Transportation/Communications/Public Utilities - 113
Rate: Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries - 29.3 per 100,000 workers
Occupation with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
Number: Transportation/Material Movers - 119
Rate: Transportation/Material Movers - 38.6 per 100,000 workers
Table NV-1. Number and Rate (per 100,000 workers)
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Year, Nevada, 1980-1995.
|
YEAR OF DEATH |
NUMBER OF DEATHS |
RATE PER 100,000 |
|
1980 |
49 |
13.6 |
|
1981 |
60 |
15.7 |
|
1982 |
39 |
8.9 |
|
1983 |
42 |
9.4 |
|
1984 |
47 |
10.2 |
|
1985 |
43 |
9.3 |
|
1986 |
42 |
8.5 |
|
1987 |
41 |
7.8 |
|
1988 |
53 |
9.6 |
|
1989 |
34 |
5.9 |
|
1990 |
39 |
6.2 |
|
1991 |
31 |
4.7 |
|
1992 |
37 |
5.6 |
|
1993 |
37 |
5.4 |
|
1994 |
35 |
4.8 |
|
1995 |
49 |
6.4 |
|
Total |
678 |
7.7 |
Table NV-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 |
611 |
12.4 |
246 |
17.1 |
192 |
12.6 |
173 |
8.9 |
|
Female |
67 |
1.7 |
34 |
3.1 |
17 |
1.4 |
16 |
1.0 |
|
Race |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
607 |
7.7 |
239 |
10.4 |
197 |
7.9 |
171 |
5.5 |
|
Black |
41 |
7.8 |
20 |
13.1 |
10 |
5.6 |
11 |
5.6 |
|
Other |
30 |
7.6 |
21 |
21.8 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
Age Group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16-17 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
18-19 |
11 |
3.8 |
4 |
4.2 |
3 |
3.0 |
4 |
4.1 |
|
20-24 |
80 |
8.1 |
39 |
11.4 |
19 |
6.2 |
22 |
6.5 |
|
25-34 |
203 |
7.9 |
94 |
12.0 |
65 |
7.7 |
44 |
4.7 |
|
35-44 |
129 |
5.8 |
43 |
7.7 |
44 |
6.3 |
42 |
4.3 |
|
45-54 |
118 |
7.6 |
49 |
12.2 |
27 |
5.8 |
42 |
6.2 |
|
55-64 |
100 |
12.4 |
43 |
17.3 |
33 |
13.3 |
24 |
7.7 |
|
65+ |
36 |
16.2 |
7 |
10.6 |
18 |
28.9 |
11 |
11.7 |
| *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 NV-3.
Number* and Average Annual Rate†‡ (per 100,000 workers)|
CAUSE OF DEATH |
NUMBER OF DEATHS |
RATE PER 100,000 |
|
Motor Vehicle |
185 |
2.1 |
|
Homicide |
106 |
1.2 |
|
Air Transport |
82 |
0.9 |
|
Fall |
62 |
0.7 |
|
Machine |
55 |
0.6 |
|
Suicide |
32 |
0.4 |
|
Electrocution |
27 |
0.3 |
|
Fire |
23 |
0.3 |
|
Struck by Falling Object |
19 |
0.2 |
|
Suffocation |
17 |
0.2 |
|
Explosion |
13 |
0.1 |
|
Flying Object/Caught In |
10 |
0.1 |
|
Nature/Environment |
8 |
0.1 |
|
Drowning |
4 |
< 0.1 |
|
Rail Transport |
4 |
< 0.1 |
|
Poisoning |
--- |
--- |
|
Water Transport |
--- |
--- |
|
Other |
18 |
0.2 |
|
Unknown\Undetermined |
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. |
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Table NV-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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ag/For/Fish |
31 |
29.3 |
7 |
29.6 |
11 |
32.8 |
13 |
26.7 |
|
Mining |
40 |
27.6 |
9 |
33.4 |
13 |
24.9 |
18 |
27.4 |
|
Construction |
105 |
17.4 |
18 |
20.5 |
48 |
21.5 |
39 |
13.4 |
|
Manufacturing |
25 |
6.1 |
10 |
15.1 |
8 |
4.9 |
7 |
3.8 |
|
Trans/Comm/PU |
113 |
21.4 |
38 |
36.5 |
43 |
22.2 |
32 |
13.9 |
|
Wholesale Trade |
8 |
3.2 |
--- |
--- |
4 |
4.0 |
--- |
--- |
|
Retail Trade |
47 |
3.8 |
11 |
4.8 |
19 |
4.3 |
17 |
3.0 |
|
Finance/Insur/RE |
9 |
1.9 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
5 |
2.3 |
|
Services |
97 |
2.8 |
24 |
3.7 |
33 |
2.6 |
40 |
2.5 |
|
Public Admin |
45 |
11.9 |
9 |
12.4 |
23 |
16.1 |
13 |
8.0 |
|
Not Classified |
10 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
5 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Occupation Division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exec/Adm/Mgr |
50 |
5.2 |
15 |
10.0 |
18 |
5.1 |
17 |
3.8 |
|
Prof/Spec |
29 |
3.8 |
7 |
5.2 |
6 |
2.2 |
16 |
4.4 |
|
Tech/Support |
32 |
15.0 |
11 |
30.9 |
12 |
15.9 |
9 |
8.8 |
|
Sales |
36 |
3.6 |
11 |
6.2 |
10 |
2.8 |
15 |
3.3 |
|
Clerical |
13 |
1.2 |
5 |
2.5 |
5 |
1.2 |
3 |
0.6 |
|
Service |
67 |
3.6 |
14 |
3.8 |
25 |
3.8 |
28 |
3.4 |
|
Farm/For/Fish |
30 |
27.4 |
8 |
32.2 |
10 |
29.0 |
12 |
23.9 |
|
Crafts |
103 |
12.4 |
22 |
15.5 |
38 |
12.0 |
43 |
11.5 |
|
Mach Operators |
9 |
4.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
4 |
4.4 |
|
Transport |
119 |
38.6 |
32 |
54.6 |
54 |
47.7 |
33 |
24.2 |
|
Laborers |
37 |
12.7 |
4 |
9.1 |
25 |
23.7 |
8 |
5.6 |
|
Not Classified |
5 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| *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 NV-5.
Number* and Average Annual Rate†‡ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic
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Table NV-6.
Number* and Average Annual Rate†‡ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
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