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State of Wisconsin
Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1980-1995):
Number: 1,729
Rate: 4.5 per 100,000 workers
Leading Causes of Death (1980-1995):
Machine - 367
Motor Vehicle - 351
Industry with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
Number: Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries - 328
Rate: Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries - 22.4 per 100,000 workers
Occupation with the Highest Number and Rate of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (1983-1995):
Number: Farming/Forestry/Fishing - 347
Rate: Farming/Forestry/Fishing - 22.8 per 100,000 workers
Table WI-1. Number and Rate (per 100,000 workers)
of Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Year, Wisconsin, 1980-1995.
|
YEAR OF DEATH |
NUMBER OF DEATHS |
RATE PER 100,000 |
|
1980 |
137 |
6.0 |
|
1981 |
119 |
5.2 |
|
1982 |
113 |
5.2 |
|
1983 |
98 |
4.4 |
|
1984 |
103 |
4.6 |
|
1985 |
123 |
5.6 |
|
1986 |
100 |
4.5 |
|
1987 |
123 |
5.3 |
|
1988 |
129 |
5.3 |
|
1989 |
110 |
4.4 |
|
1990 |
92 |
3.7 |
|
1991 |
83 |
3.4 |
|
1992 |
98 |
3.9 |
|
1993 |
107 |
4.1 |
|
1994 |
97 |
3.7 |
|
1995 |
97 |
3.5 |
|
Total |
1,729 |
4.5 |
Table WI-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 |
1,606 |
7.7 |
642 |
8.6 |
518 |
7.9 |
446 |
6.4 |
|
Female |
123 |
0.7 |
51 |
0.9 |
36 |
0.7 |
36 |
0.6 |
|
Race |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
1,653 |
4.5 |
673 |
5.2 |
530 |
4.6 |
450 |
3.7 |
|
Black |
60 |
5.2 |
18 |
5.3 |
17 |
4.7 |
25 |
5.6 |
|
Other |
15 |
3.4 |
--- |
--- |
7 |
5.7 |
--- |
--- |
|
Age Group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16-17 |
18 |
1.4 |
10 |
2.1 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
18-19 |
47 |
3.0 |
19 |
2.9 |
17 |
3.7 |
11 |
2.5 |
|
20-24 |
179 |
3.8 |
89 |
4.6 |
48 |
3.5 |
42 |
3.0 |
|
25-34 |
366 |
3.5 |
153 |
4.1 |
114 |
3.4 |
99 |
2.9 |
|
35-44 |
333 |
3.6 |
123 |
4.7 |
113 |
3.8 |
97 |
2.7 |
|
45-54 |
295 |
4.7 |
116 |
5.6 |
90 |
4.7 |
89 |
3.9 |
|
55-64 |
260 |
6.8 |
99 |
6.7 |
87 |
6.9 |
74 |
6.6 |
|
65+ |
231 |
20.9 |
84 |
21.0 |
79 |
24.4 |
68 |
17.9 |
| *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 WI-3.
Number and Average Annual Rate* (per 100,000 workers)|
CAUSE OF DEATH |
NUMBER OF DEATHS |
RATE PER 100,000 |
|
Machine |
367 |
1.0 |
|
Motor Vehicle |
351 |
0.9 |
|
Fall |
163 |
0.4 |
|
Homicide |
162 |
0.4 |
|
Struck By Falling Object |
124 |
0.3 |
|
Electrocution |
106 |
0.3 |
|
Suicide |
62 |
0.2 |
|
Nature/Environment |
56 |
0.1 |
|
Air Transport |
52 |
0.1 |
|
Suffocation |
52 |
0.1 |
|
Poisoning |
37 |
0.1 |
|
Explosion |
36 |
0.1 |
|
Flying Object/Caught In |
30 |
0.1 |
|
Fire |
23 |
0.1 |
|
Drowning |
20 |
0.1 |
|
Water Transport |
13 |
< 0.1 |
|
Rail Transport |
9 |
< 0.1 |
|
Other |
58 |
0.2 |
|
Unknown\Undetermined |
8 |
--- |
| *Rates not calculated for "unknown" or "not classified" categories. | ||
Table WI-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 |
328 |
22.4 |
81 |
28.7 |
141 |
24.7 |
106 |
17.4 |
|
Mining |
6 |
21.1 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
Construction |
192 |
10.9 |
44 |
12.9 |
66 |
10.1 |
82 |
10.8 |
|
Manufacturing |
262 |
3.5 |
58 |
3.5 |
115 |
4.0 |
89 |
2.9 |
|
Trans/Comm/PU |
164 |
9.4 |
41 |
9.9 |
70 |
10.7 |
53 |
7.8 |
|
Wholesale Trade |
56 |
4.7 |
15 |
6.3 |
21 |
4.7 |
20 |
4.0 |
|
Retail Trade |
104 |
2.0 |
24 |
2.1 |
41 |
2.0 |
39 |
1.9 |
|
Finance/Insur/RE |
14 |
0.8 |
8 |
2.3 |
3 |
0.5 |
3 |
0.4 |
|
Services |
121 |
1.2 |
27 |
1.4 |
49 |
1.3 |
45 |
1.1 |
|
Public Admin |
56 |
5.5 |
8 |
3.2 |
25 |
7.2 |
23 |
5.5 |
|
Not Classified |
57 |
--- |
17 |
--- |
23 |
--- |
17 |
--- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Occupation Division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exec/Adm/Mgr |
104 |
3.2 |
25 |
3.9 |
41 |
3.4 |
38 |
2.7 |
|
Prof/Spec |
52 |
1.3 |
14 |
1.8 |
22 |
1.5 |
16 |
0.9 |
|
Tech/Support |
27 |
3.0 |
7 |
3.9 |
11 |
3.4 |
9 |
2.3 |
|
Sales |
93 |
2.8 |
20 |
2.8 |
31 |
2.4 |
42 |
3.2 |
|
Clerical |
18 |
0.4 |
4 |
0.4 |
9 |
0.5 |
5 |
0.3 |
|
Service |
71 |
1.6 |
21 |
2.0 |
24 |
1.4 |
26 |
1.4 |
|
Farm/For/Fish |
347 |
22.8 |
89 |
29.4 |
150 |
24.8 |
108 |
17.6 |
|
Crafts |
194 |
5.2 |
38 |
4.7 |
79 |
5.6 |
77 |
5.1 |
|
Mach Operators |
86 |
2.9 |
13 |
2.0 |
42 |
3.8 |
31 |
2.5 |
|
Transport |
188 |
14.5 |
52 |
16.8 |
70 |
14.4 |
66 |
13.2 |
|
Laborers |
132 |
9.3 |
29 |
11.4 |
53 |
9.4 |
50 |
8.4 |
|
Not Classified |
48 |
--- |
12 |
--- |
22 |
--- |
14 |
--- |
| *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 WI-5.
Number* and Average Annual Rate†‡ (per 100,000 workers) of Traumatic
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Table WI-6.
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