State of Oklahoma

Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1980-1995): 
    Number: 1,328
    Rate: 5.8 per 100,000 workers

Leading Causes of Death (1980-1995): 
    Motor Vehicle - 217
    Machine - 211

Industries with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
    Number: Construction - 174
    Rate: Mining - 17.5 per 100,000 workers

Occupations with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
    Number: Precision Production/Craft/Repair - 243
    Rate: Transportation/Material Movers - 20.5 per 100,000 workers


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

YEAR OF DEATH

NUMBER OF DEATHS

RATE PER 100,000

1980

74

5.7

1981

99

7.2

1982

91

6.6

1983

67

4.8

1984

84

5.7

1985

126

8.7

1986

101

6.9

1987

72

5.0

1988

88

6.2

1989

91

6.3

1990

57

4.0

1991

28

2.0

1992

41

2.9

1993

64

4.5

1994

72

5.0

1995

173

11.8

Total

1,328

5.8

 

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

DEMOGRAPHICS

Total

YEAR OF DEATH

1980-85

1986-90

1991-95

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

Sex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Male

1,208

9.6

514

10.8

383

9.7

311

8.0

  Female

119

1.2

27

0.7

26

0.8

66

2.0

Race

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  White

1,233

6.1

517

6.9

378

6.0

338

5.4

  Black

45

3.7

14

3.3

15

4.0

16

3.8

  Other

42

3.1

10

2.6

10

2.0

22

4.5

Age Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  16-17

22

4.1

14

6.5

---

---

---

---

  18-19

49

5.8

35

10.2

9

3.6

5

2.0

  20-24

164

6.1

97

7.8

37

4.8

30

4.5

  25-34

350

5.8

144

6.4

119

5.9

87

4.9

  35-44

265

4.9

99

5.9

81

4.5

85

4.4

  45-54

221

5.6

61

4.5

70

5.7

90

6.6

  55-64

166

6.9

59

6.5

55

7.6

52

6.8

  65+

86

10.2

32

8.9

29

12.2

25

10.3

*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 OK-3. Number and Average Annual Rate* (per 100,000 workers)
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Cause of Death, Oklahoma, 1980-1995.

CAUSE OF DEATH

NUMBER OF DEATHS

RATE PER 100,000

Motor Vehicle

217

1.0

Machine

211

0.9

Homicide

201

0.9

Electrocution

158

0.7

Fall

106

0.5

Nature/Environment

77

0.3

Explosion

69

0.3

Struck by Falling Object

69

0.3

Flying Object/Caught In

44

0.2

Fire

36

0.2

Air Transport

27

0.1

Suffocation

26

0.1

Poisoning

18

0.1

Suicide

16

0.1

Drowning

12

0.1

Rail Transport

4

< 0.1

Water Transport

3

< 0.1

Other

31

0.1

Unknown\Undetermined

3

---

*Rates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories.

 

Table OK-4. Number and Rate* (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Year for Industry and Occupation Division, Oklahoma, 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

177

19.9

53

21.4

63

20.1

61

18.5

  Mining

7

27.4

---

---

3

---

---

---

  Construction

169

16.8

46

26.3

65

18.7

58

12.0

  Manufacturing

401

13.3

105

15.6

189

15.9

107

9.3

  Trans/Comm/PU

204

18.2

53

22.6

88

19.5

63

14.4

  Wholesale Trade

29

3.5

10

5.8

9

2.9

10

2.9

  Retail Trade

67

2.1

17

2.6

27

2.3

23

1.7

  Finance/Insur/RE

13

1.2

4

1.8

6

1.4

3

0.6

  Services

103

1.8

30

2.8

31

1.4

42

1.6

  Public Admin

42

5.9

12

8.3

17

6.8

13

4.1

  Not Classified

35

---

11

---

14

---

10

---

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupation Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Exec/Adm/Mgr

71

3.1

15

3.9

32

3.9

24

2.2

  Prof/Spec

54

2.3

17

3.8

19

2.2

18

1.7

  Tech/Support

35

7.8

10

11.3

15

9.5

10

5.0

  Sales

49

2.3

11

2.5

23

2.8

15

1.6

  Clerical

16

0.6

3

0.5

6

0.6

7

0.7

  Service

52

2.2

16

3.2

18

2.0

18

1.8

  Farm/For/Fish

354

41.8

117

51.4

143

45.5

94

30.8

  Crafts

179

9.7

45

12.5

73

10.3

61

7.9

  Mach Operators

53

5.0

14

6.2

25

5.6

14

3.6

  Transport

271

34.5

67

39.7

113

37.4

91

29.0

  Laborers

83

9.8

22

12.0

32

9.6

29

8.9

  Not Classified

30

---

7

---

13

---

10

---

*Rates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories.

 

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

DETAILED INDUSTRY

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Ag/For/Fish

 

 

  Ag Production

78

11.4

  Ag Services

10

6.4

  Forestry & Fisheries

4

15.9

Mining

 

 

  Metal/Coal/Nonmetal Mining

9

22.8

  Oil and Gas Extraction

115

17.2

Construction

174

15.5

Manufacturing

 

 

  Food & Kindred Prod

13

5.3

  Textile Mill Prod

---

---

  Apparel & Other Textile Pr

---

---

  Paper & Allied Products

3

6.3

  Printing/Publishing/Allied

5

2.5

  Chemical/Petroleum/Rubber

33

12.8

  Lumber & Wood

7

9.8

  Furniture

---

---

  Stone/Clay/Concrete

7

4.6

  Primary Metals

14

18.4

  Fabricated Metals

9

4.8

  Mach, Ex Elect

9

1.7

  Elect Mach, Equip Supplies

---

---

  Motor Vehicles Equip

3

2.4

  Aircraft & Parts

---

---

  Other Transport Equip

---

---

  Prof & Photo Equip/Watches

---

---

  Toys/Amusement/Sporting
  Goods

---

---

  Misc & NEC Industries

7

13.7

Trans/Comm/PU

 

 

  Trucking/Warehousing/Storage

77

20.6

  Other Transportation

44

10.3

  Telephone Communications

4

2.8

  Other Communications

---

---

  Electric Light and Power

13

19.4

  Other Utility/Sanitary Service

20

9.9

Wholesale Trade

28

3.7

DETAILED INDUSTRY

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Retail Trade

 

 

  Food Stores

16

2.9

  Motor Veh/Auto Supply Dealer

15

4.0

  Apparel & Accessory Stores

---

---

  Eating & Drinking Places

18

2.0

  Other Retail Trade

30

2.5

Finance/Insur/RE

 

 

  Banking and Other Finance

14

3.0

  Insurance and Real Estate

10

1.6

Services

 

 

  Business Services

15

2.6

  Automobile and Repair Services

35

7.7

  Private Household Services

---

---

  Pers Serv Exc Priv Household

13

2.5

  Entertainment & Rec Services

4

1.8

  Hospitals

---

---

  Health Services, Exc Hosp

---

---

  Educational Services

7

0.5

  Other Professional Services

5

0.4

Public Admin

 

 

  Justice, Pub Order, & Safety

38

13.7

  Admin of Hum Res Programs

10

5.6

  National Sec/Internal Affairs

9

3.0

  Other Pub Admin

68

20.1

Not Classified

60

---

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

DETAILED OCCUPATION

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Exec/Adm/Mgr

 

 

  Officials & Administrators, Public Admin

18

14.1

  Other Executive, Admin & Managerial

50

3.2

  Management Related Occupations

17

2.8

Prof/Spec

   

  Engineers

15

6.3

  Mathematical and Computer Scientists

---

---

  Natural Scientists

3

3.6

  Health Diagnosing Occupations

---

---

  Health Assessment and Treatment Occupations

---

---

  Teachers, College and University

---

---

  Teachers, Except College and University

7

1.0

  Lawyers and Judges

5

4.5

  Other Professional Specialty Occupations

11

2.0

Tech/Support

   

  Health Technologists and Technicians

---

---

  Engineering and Science Technicians

6

3.0

  Technicians, Exc Health/Engineering/Science

14

8.1

Sales

   

  Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations

25

3.8

  Sales Reps, Finance and Business Services

7

2.2

  Sales Reps, Commodities, Except Retail

4

1.6

  Sales Workers, Retail & Personal Services

20

1.9

  Sales Related Occupations

---

---

Clerical

   

  Supervisors, Administrative Support

6

5.1

  Computer Equipment Operators

---

---

  Secretaries, Stenographers, and Typists

7

0.9

  Financial Records Processing

---

---

  Mail and Message Distribution

13

9.7

  Other Admin. Support, Including Clerical

33

2.7

DETAILED OCCUPATION

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Service

   

  Private Household Service Occupations

---

---

  Protective Service

39

14.6

  Food Service

8

0.9

  Health Service

3

0.8

  Cleaning and Building Service

13

2.7

  Personal Service

---

---

Farm/For/Fish

   

  Farm Operators and Managers

58

12.4

  Farm Workers and Related Occupations

25

6.5

  Forestry and Fishing Occupations

4

13.5

Crafts

   

  Mechanics and Repairers

51

6.2

  Construction Trades

93

12.7

  Other Precision Production, Craft, and Repair

99

14.0

Mach Operators

   

  Machine Operators/Tenders, Except Precision

20

3.2

  Fabricators, Assemblers, Inspectors, Samplers

25

5.2

Transport

   

  Motor Vehicle Operators

119

19.4

  Other Transport and Material Moving Occ

53

23.6

Laborers

   

  Construction Laborers

53

47.1

  Freight, Stock, & Materials Handlers

6

2.5

  Other Handlers,Equip. Cleaner,Helper,Laborer

52

14.1

Other or Not Classified

74

---

*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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