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State of Utah
Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1980-1995):
Number: 926
Rate: 7.8 per 100,000 workers
Leading Causes of Death (1980-1995):
Motor Vehicle - 315
Machine - 91
Industries with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
Number: Transportation/Communications/Public Utilities - 126
Rate: Mining - 85.1 per 100,000 workers
Occupations with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
Number: Precision Production/Craft/Repair - 167
Rate: Transportation/Material Movers - 36.6 per 100,000 workers
Table UT-1. Number and Rate (per 100,000 workers)
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Year, Utah, 1980-1995.
|
YEAR OF DEATH |
NUMBER OF DEATHS |
RATE PER 100,000 |
|
1980 |
66 |
11.3 |
|
1981 |
89 |
15.0 |
|
1982 |
67 |
10.8 |
|
1983 |
61 |
9.8 |
|
1984 |
110 |
16.5 |
|
1985 |
48 |
6.7 |
|
1986 |
54 |
7.6 |
|
1987 |
62 |
8.7 |
|
1988 |
50 |
6.9 |
|
1989 |
28 |
3.7 |
|
1990 |
38 |
4.9 |
|
1991 |
36 |
4.5 |
|
1992 |
41 |
5.0 |
|
1993 |
60 |
6.8 |
|
1994 |
64 |
6.9 |
|
1995 |
52 |
5.6 |
|
Total |
926 |
7.8 |
Table UT-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 |
874 |
12.9 |
424 |
18.9 |
218 |
10.5 |
232 |
9.5 |
|
Female |
52 |
1.0 |
17 |
1.1 |
14 |
0.9 |
21 |
1.1 |
|
Race |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
906 |
7.9 |
436 |
11.8 |
228 |
6.4 |
242 |
5.7 |
|
Black |
5 |
7.3 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
3 |
10.7 |
|
Other |
15 |
5.5 |
3 |
3.4 |
4 |
4.4 |
8 |
8.4 |
|
Age Group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16-17 |
14 |
2.9 |
6 |
4.0 |
3 |
2.0 |
5 |
2.7 |
|
18-19 |
38 |
6.5 |
22 |
11.4 |
9 |
5.1 |
7 |
3.2 |
|
20-24 |
102 |
5.8 |
63 |
10.4 |
20 |
3.9 |
19 |
3.0 |
|
25-34 |
289 |
8.4 |
160 |
13.8 |
68 |
6.1 |
61 |
5.3 |
|
35-44 |
194 |
7.4 |
73 |
10.1 |
50 |
6.0 |
71 |
6.6 |
|
45-54 |
134 |
7.9 |
54 |
10.5 |
37 |
7.4 |
43 |
6.3 |
|
55-64 |
105 |
10.9 |
45 |
13.0 |
29 |
9.6 |
31 |
9.8 |
|
65+ |
49 |
17.7 |
17 |
17.0 |
16 |
20.6 |
16 |
16.2 |
| *Numbers not
reported for cells with less than 3 deaths. †Numbers not reported for "unknown" categories. ‡Rates not calculated for categories with less than 3 deaths or less than 20,000 employed. |
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Table UT-3.
Number* and Average Annual Rate†‡ (per 100,000 workers)|
CAUSE OF DEATH |
NUMBER OF DEATHS |
RATE PER 100,000 |
|
Motor Vehicle |
315 |
2.7 |
|
Machine |
91 |
0.8 |
|
Fall |
74 |
0.6 |
|
Air Transport |
62 |
0.5 |
|
Struck By Falling Object |
57 |
0.5 |
|
Fire |
52 |
0.4 |
|
Electrocution |
48 |
0.4 |
|
Homicide |
48 |
0.4 |
|
Explosion |
33 |
0.3 |
|
Flying Object/Caught In |
29 |
0.2 |
|
Suicide |
22 |
0.2 |
|
Nature/Environment |
19 |
0.2 |
|
Suffocation |
16 |
0.1 |
|
Poisoning |
12 |
0.1 |
|
Drowning |
9 |
0.1 |
|
Rail Transport |
6 |
0.1 |
|
Water Transport |
--- |
--- |
|
Other |
20 |
0.2 |
|
Unknown\Undetermined |
13 |
--- |
|
*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 UT-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 |
60 |
19.5 |
17 |
27.0 |
22 |
20.1 |
21 |
15.5 |
|
Mining |
79 |
85.1 |
50 |
169.1 |
13 |
62.0 |
16 |
37.8 |
|
Construction |
121 |
18.7 |
37 |
24.6 |
30 |
14.0 |
54 |
19.0 |
|
Manufacturing |
78 |
5.3 |
31 |
10.8 |
23 |
4.1 |
24 |
3.8 |
|
Trans/Comm/PU |
126 |
18.6 |
29 |
21.8 |
48 |
18.1 |
49 |
17.7 |
|
Wholesale Trade |
19 |
4.5 |
7 |
7.0 |
6 |
3.9 |
6 |
3.5 |
|
Retail Trade |
33 |
1.9 |
3 |
0.8 |
14 |
2.2 |
16 |
2.2 |
|
Finance/Insur/RE |
11 |
1.9 |
--- |
--- |
5 |
2.2 |
--- |
--- |
|
Services |
79 |
2.3 |
19 |
3.0 |
29 |
2.4 |
31 |
2.0 |
|
Public Admin |
47 |
6.8 |
7 |
4.9 |
23 |
8.8 |
17 |
5.9 |
|
Not Classified |
51 |
--- |
15 |
--- |
19 |
--- |
17 |
--- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Occupation Division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exec/Adm/Mgr |
61 |
4.8 |
21 |
9.2 |
21 |
4.5 |
19 |
3.3 |
|
Prof/Spec |
36 |
2.6 |
10 |
3.9 |
7 |
1.4 |
19 |
3.1 |
|
Tech/Support |
30 |
8.6 |
9 |
14.6 |
12 |
9.6 |
9 |
5.6 |
|
Sales |
33 |
2.7 |
8 |
3.1 |
13 |
2.9 |
12 |
2.3 |
|
Clerical |
10 |
0.6 |
--- |
--- |
5 |
0.8 |
--- |
--- |
|
Service |
41 |
3.1 |
7 |
2.7 |
22 |
4.3 |
12 |
2.2 |
|
Farm/For/Fish |
58 |
19.1 |
17 |
26.7 |
23 |
21.0 |
18 |
13.8 |
|
Crafts |
167 |
14.0 |
54 |
20.1 |
46 |
11.2 |
67 |
12.9 |
|
Mach Operators |
36 |
6.2 |
14 |
12.5 |
11 |
5.0 |
11 |
4.4 |
|
Transport |
146 |
36.6 |
48 |
54.3 |
44 |
32.0 |
54 |
31.2 |
|
Laborers |
46 |
11.1 |
16 |
20.2 |
12 |
7.9 |
18 |
9.9 |
|
Not Classified |
40 |
--- |
13 |
--- |
16 |
--- |
11 |
--- |
| *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 UT-5.
Number* and Average Annual Rate†‡ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic
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Table UT-6.
Number* and Average Annual Rate†‡ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities
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