State of Vermont

Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1980-1995): 
    Number: 194
    Rate: 4.4 per 100,000 workers

Leading Causes of Death (1980-1995): 
    Motor Vehicle - 53
    Machine - 33

Industries with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
    Number: Manufacturing - 37
    Rate: Transportation/Communications/Public Utilities - 16.6 per 100,000 workers

Occupations with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
    Number: Precision Production/Craft/Repair - 40
    Rate: Transportation/Material Movers - 25.2 per 100,000 workers


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

YEAR OF DEATH

NUMBER OF DEATHS

RATE PER 100,000

1980

11

4.7

1981

14

5.7

1982

12

4.8

1983

12

4.9

1984

13

5.0

1985

19

7.2

1986

13

4.7

1987

12

4.2

1988

14

4.8

1989

14

4.8

1990

9

3.1

1991

13

4.6

1992

13

4.5

1993

6

2.0

1994

7

2.3

1995

12

3.9

Total

194

4.4

 

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

DEMOGRAPHICS

Total

YEAR OF DEATH

1980-85

1986-90

1991-95

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

Sex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Male

187

7.8

77

9.1

60

7.7

50

6.5

  Female

7

0.3

4

0.6

---

---

---

---

Race

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  White

192

4.4

80

5.4

61

4.3

51

3.5

  Black

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

  Other

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Age Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  16-17

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

  18-19

6

3.8

4

6.5

---

---

---

---

  20-24

27

5.5

13

6.5

8

5.2

6

4.4

  25-34

48

3.9

20

4.5

18

4.3

10

2.7

  35-44

40

3.5

17

5.2

10

2.7

13

3.0

  45-54

31

4.3

11

5.1

11

5.0

9

3.2

  55-64

25

6.0

10

6.6

6

4.6

9

6.6

  65+

16

11.6

5

10.8

8

17.9

3

6.4

*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.

 

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

CAUSE OF DEATH

NUMBER OF DEATHS

RATE PER 100,000

Motor Vehicle

53

1.2

Machine

33

0.7

Struck By Falling Object

33

0.7

Fall

19

0.4

Nature/Environment

9

0.2

Electrocution

8

0.2

Suffocation

7

0.2

Air Transport

6

0.1

Suicide

6

0.1

Homicide

5

0.1

Drowning

3

0.1

Fire

3

0.1

Rail Transport

---

---

Explosion

---

---

Flying Object/Caught In

---

---

Poisoning

---

---

Water Transport

---

---

Other

3

0.1

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

18

12.9

8

23.5

6

12.0

4

7.2

  Mining

7

---

3

---

---

---

---

---

  Construction

28

9.2

8

12.4

14

10.2

6

5.8

  Manufacturing

37

5.5

7

4.5

15

5.6

15

6.0

  Trans/Comm/PU

31

16.6

9

24.3

10

13.9

12

15.4

  Wholesale Trade

6

5.0

---

---

3

6.4

3

5.8

  Retail Trade

6

1.0

---

---

3

1.3

---

---

  Finance/Insur/RE

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

  Services

12

0.9

3

1.3

6

1.2

3

0.5

  Public Admin

6

4.0

---

---

---

---

3

5.0

  Not Classified

6

---

4

---

---

---

---

---

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupation Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Exec/Adm/Mgr

13

2.8

---

---

---

---

6

2.9

  Prof/Spec

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

  Tech/Support

7

5.6

---

---

3

6.4

---

---

  Sales

4

1.0

---

---

---

---

---

---

  Clerical

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

  Service

6

1.2

---

---

---

---

3

1.5

  Farm/For/Fish

35

22.5

10

25.1

13

23.8

12

19.7

  Crafts

40

8.6

8

7.8

21

10.8

11

6.5

  Mach Operators

4

1.6

---

---

---

---

---

---

  Transport

34

25.2

12

42.9

8

13.6

14

29.1

  Laborers

9

7.9

4

16.0

---

---

---

---

  Not Classified

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

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

DETAILED INDUSTRY

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Ag/For/Fish

 

 

  Ag Production

17

16.5

  Ag Services

---

---

  Forestry & Fisheries

---

---

Mining

 

 

  Metal/Coal/Nonmetal Mining

7

---

  Oil and Gas Extraction

---

---

Construction

28

9.2

Manufacturing

 

 

  Food & Kindred Prod

3

7.0

  Textile Mill Prod

---

---

  Apparel & Other Textile Pr

---

---

  Paper & Allied Products

---

---

  Printing/Publishing/Allied

---

---

  Chemical/Petroleum/Rubber

---

---

  Lumber & Wood

18

31.3

  Furniture

---

---

  Stone/Clay/Concrete

5

16.7

  Primary Metals

---

---

  Fabricated Metals

---

---

  Mach, Ex Elect

---

---

  Elect Mach, Equip Supplies

4

3.4

  Motor Vehicles Equip

---

---

  Aircraft & Parts

---

---

  Other Transport Equip

---

---

  Prof & Photo Equip/Watches

---

---

  Toys/Amusement/Sporting
  Goods

---

---

  Misc & NEC Industries

---

---

Trans/Comm/PU

 

 

  Trucking/Warehousing/Storage

19

39.3

  Other Transportation

7

10.7

  Telephone Communications

---

---

  Other Communications

---

---

  Electric Light and Power

---

---

  Other Utility/Sanitary Service

---

---

Wholesale Trade

6

5.0

DETAILED INDUSTRY

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Retail Trade

 

 

  Food Stores

---

---

  Motor Veh/Auto Supply Dealer

3

4.3

  Apparel & Accessory Stores

---

---

  Eating & Drinking Places

---

---

  Other Retail Trade

---

---

Finance/Insur/RE

 

 

  Banking and Other Finance

---

---

  Insurance and Real Estate

---

---

Services

 

 

  Business Services

---

---

  Automobile and Repair Services

5

8.9

  Private Household Services

---

---

  Pers Serv Exc Priv Household

---

---

  Entertainment & Rec Services

---

---

  Hospitals

---

---

  Health Services, Exc Hosp

---

---

  Educational Services

3

0.8

  Other Professional Services

---

---

Public Admin

 

 

  Justice, Pub Order, & Safety

3

6.7

  Admin of Hum Res Programs

---

---

  National Sec/Internal Affairs

---

---

  Other Pub Admin

3

5.0

Not Classified

6

---

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

DETAILED OCCUPATION

NO. OF DEATHS

RATE

Exec/Adm/Mgr

 

 

  Officials & Administrators, Public Admin

3

11.5

  Other Executive, Admin & Managerial

10

3.0

  Management Related Occupations

---

---

Prof/Spec

   

  Engineers

---

---

  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

6

16.6

Sales

   

  Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations

---

---

  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

3

8.7

  Food Service

---

---

  Health Service

---

---

  Cleaning and Building Service

---

---

  Personal Service

---

---

Farm/For/Fish

   

  Farm Operators and Managers

14

24.8

  Farm Workers and Related Occupations

6

7.7

  Forestry and Fishing Occupations

15

73.5

Crafts

   

  Mechanics and Repairers

8

6.0

  Construction Trades

20

9.5

  Other Precision Production, Craft, and Repair

12

9.7

Mach Operators

   

  Machine Operators/Tenders, Except Precision

4

2.3

  Fabricators, Assemblers, Inspectors, Samplers

---

---

Transport

   

  Motor Vehicle Operators

26

26.6

  Other Transport and Material Moving Occ

8

21.4

Laborers

   

  Construction Laborers

4

18.7

  Freight, Stock, & Materials Handlers

---

---

  Other Handlers,Equip. Cleaner,Helper,Laborer

4

7.8

Other or Not Classified

---

---

*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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