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

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

Table RI-2. Number^*ЖЗ and Rate^З^з (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Year for Sex, Race, and Age Group, Rhode Island, 1980-1995.

Table RI-3. Number^* and Average Annual Rate^ЖЗ (per 100,000 workers)
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Cause of Death, Rhode Island, 1980-1995.

Table RI-4. Number^*Ж and Rate^ЖЗ^з (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Year for Industry and Occupation Division, Rhode Island, 1983-1995.

Table RI-5. Number^* and Average Annual Rate^ЖЗ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic
Occupational Fatalities by Detailed Industry Groupings, Rhode Island, 1983-1995.

DETAILED INDUSTRY	NO. OF DEATHS	RATE
Ag/For/Fish
Ag Production	4	---
Ag Services	3	7.5
Forestry & Fisheries	10	38.3
Mining
Metal/Coal/Nonmetal Mining	---	---
Oil and Gas Extraction	---	---
Construction	37	10.9
Manufacturing
Food & Kindred Prod	---	---
Textile Mill Prod	---	---
Apparel & Other Textile Pr	---	---
Paper & Allied Products	---	---
Printing/Publishing/Allied	---	---
Chemical/Petroleum/Rubber	---	---
Lumber & Wood	---	---
Furniture	---	---
Stone/Clay/Concrete	---	---
Primary Metals	4	5.2
Fabricated Metals	---	---
Mach, Ex Elect	3	2.0
Elect Mach, Equip Supplies	---	---
Motor Vehicles Equip	---	---
Aircraft & Parts	---	---
Other Transport Equip	3	2.8
Prof & Photo Equip/Watches	---	---
Toys/Amusement/Sporting Goods	---	---
Misc & NEC Industries	5	1.5
Trans/Comm/PU
Trucking/Warehousing/Storage	7	10.4
Other Transportation	7	6.0
Telephone Communications	---	---
Other Communications	---	---
Electric Light and Power	4	17.5
Other Utility/Sanitary Service	---	---
Wholesale Trade	4	2.0

DETAILED INDUSTRY	NO. OF DEATHS	RATE
Retail Trade
Food Stores	4	2.4
Motor Veh/Auto Supply Dealer	4	4.3
Apparel & Accessory Stores	---	---
Eating & Drinking Places	3	1.0
Other Retail Trade	5	1.2
Finance/Insur/RE
Banking and Other Finance	---	---
Insurance and Real Estate	3	1.3
Services
Business Services	---	---
Automobile and Repair Services	5	5.9
Private Household Services	---	---
Pers Serv Exc Priv Household	---	---
Entertainment & Rec Services	---	---
Hospitals	---	---
Health Services, Exc Hosp	---	---
Educational Services	3	0.6
Other Professional Services	---	---
Public Admin
Justice, Pub Order, & Safety	3	2.9
Admin of Hum Res Programs	---	---
National Sec/Internal Affairs	---	---
Other Pub Admin	4	5.0
Not Classified	5	---
^*Numbers not reported for cells with less than 3 deaths. ^ЖRates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories. ^ЗRates not calculated for categories with less than 3 deaths or less than 20,000 employed.

Table RI-6. Number^* and Average Annual Rate^ЖЗ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
by Detailed Occupation Groupings, Rhode Island, 1983-1995.

DETAILED OCCUPATION	NO. OF DEATHS	RATE
Exec/Adm/Mgr
Officials & Administrators, Public Admin	---	---
Other Executive, Admin & Managerial	17	3.3
Management Related Occupations	---	---
Prof/Spec
Engineers	3	2.7
Mathematical and Computer Scientists	---	---
Natural Scientists	---	---
Health Diagnosing Occupations	---	---
Health Assessment and Treatment Occupations	---	---
Teachers, College and University	---	---
Teachers, Except College and University	---	---
Lawyers and Judges	---	---
Other Professional Specialty Occupations	---	---
Tech/Support
Health Technologists and Technicians	---	---
Engineering and Science Technicians	---	---
Technicians, Exc Health/Engineering/Science	4	7.3
Sales
Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations	11	5.7
Sales Reps, Finance and Business Services	---	---
Sales Reps, Commodities, Except Retail	---	---
Sales Workers, Retail & Personal Services	---	---
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	---	---

DETAILED OCCUPATION	NO. OF DEATHS	RATE
Service
Private Household Service Occupations	---	---
Protective Service	4	3.2
Food Service	---	---
Health Service	---	---
Cleaning and Building Service	5	3.3
Personal Service	---	---
Farm/For/Fish
Farm Operators and Managers	---	---
Farm Workers and Related Occupations	6	12.0
Forestry and Fishing Occupations	10	40.3
Crafts
Mechanics and Repairers	12	5.9
Construction Trades	18	7.1
Other Precision Production, Craft, and Repair	8	2.8
Mach Operators
Machine Operators/Tenders, Except Precision	---	---
Fabricators, Assemblers, Inspectors, Samplers	4	2.0
Transport
Motor Vehicle Operators	14	8.8
Other Transport and Material Moving Occ	6	12.1
Laborers
Construction Laborers	10	40.2
Freight, Stock, & Materials Handlers	---	---
Other Handlers,Equip. Cleaner,Helper,Laborer	7	6.7
Other or Not Classified	---	---
^*Numbers not reported for cells with less than 3 deaths. ^ЖRates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories. ^ЗRates 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	14	3.2
1981	13	3.0
1982	10	2.3
1983	3	0.7
1984	6	1.3
1985	19	4.0
1986	16	3.3
1987	17	3.4
1988	13	2.5
1989	15	3.0
1990	9	1.9
1991	13	2.8
1992	12	2.5
1993	13	2.8
1994	9	1.9
1995	12	2.7
Total	194	2.6

DEMOGRAPHICS	Total		YEAR OF DEATH
	Total		1980-85		1986-90		1991-95
	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate
Sex
Male	185	4.6	61	4.1	68	5.1	56	4.6
Female	9	0.3	4	0.3	---	---	---	---
Race
White	184	2.6	58	2.2	68	2.9	58	2.6
Black	9	4.2	6	9.9	---	---	---	---
Other	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Age Group
16-17	4	2.0	---	---	---	---	---	---
18-19	4	1.4	---	---	---	---	---	---
20-24	28	3.0	8	2.1	14	4.6	6	2.5
25-34	44	2.2	15	2.1	12	1.8	17	2.7
35-44	39	2.2	14	2.5	10	1.7	15	2.5
45-54	30	2.5	9	2.3	15	3.8	6	1.4
55-64	31	3.6	11	3.2	12	4.2	8	3.5
65+	14	6.1	4	4.8	4	6.2	6	7.2
^*Numbers not reported for cells with less than 3 deaths. ^ЖNumbers not reported for "unknown" categories. ^ЗNumbers and rates not reported for some cells with 3 or more deaths to meet confidentiality requirements. ^зRates 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	34	0.5
Fall	33	0.4
Homicide	22	0.3
Suicide	16	0.2
Machine	13	0.2
Struck By Falling Object	11	0.1
Water Transport	11	0.1
Electrocution	10	0.1
Drowning	8	0.1
Poisoning	6	0.1
Suffocation	6	0.1
Air Transport	5	0.1
Flying Object/Caught In	5	0.1
Nature/Environment	4	0.1
Explosion	---	---
Fire	---	---
Rail Transport	---	---
Other	---	---
Unknown\Undetermined	3	---
^*Numbers not reported for cells with less than 3 deaths. ^ЖRates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories. ^ЗRates not calculated for categories with less than 3 deaths or less than 20,000 employed.

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	17	22.8	3	---	7	25.9	7	25.0
Mining	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Construction	37	10.9	8	12.5	16	10.4	13	10.8
Manufacturing	25	1.6	---	---	15	2.4	---	---
Trans/Comm/PU	20	6.5	4	6.8	10	8.3	6	4.6
Wholesale Trade	4	2.0	---	---	---	---	---	---
Retail Trade	17	1.6	5	2.2	5	1.2	7	1.8
Finance/Insur/RE	3	0.7	---	---	---	---	---	---
Services	20	1.0	---	---	13	1.7	---	---
Public Admin	9	3.4	---	---	---	---	6	5.9
Not Classified	5	---	---	---	---	---	---	---

Occupation Division
Exec/Adm/Mgr	18	2.5	---	---	11	3.9	---	---
Prof/Spec	6	0.7	---	---	4	1.1	---	---
Tech/Support	4	2.0	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sales	13	1.9	3	2.1	4	1.4	6	2.3
Clerical	3	0.3	---	---	---	---	---	---
Service	11	1.3	---	---	5	1.5	6	1.8
Farm/For/Fish	17	21.0	---	---	8	29.0	---	---
Crafts	38	5.1	7	4.0	18	5.5	13	5.3
Mach Operators	6	0.9	---	---	---	---	---	---
Transport	20	9.6	3	6.7	6	7.0	11	14.1
Laborers	19	9.2	6	11.3	9	11.3	4	5.4
Not Classified	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
^*Numbers not reported for cells with less than 3 deaths. ^ЖNumbers and rates not reported for some cells with 3 or more deaths to meet confidentiality requirements. ^ЗRates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories. ^зRates not calculated for categories with less than 3 deaths or less than 20,000 employed.