Table 1.

Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and major private industry1 sector, Virginia, 2005

Goods producing Service providing

Total Natural
2 Trade, Profes-
Event or exposure fatalities Total Total Education Leisure
resources Construc- Manufac- transpor- Informa- Financial sional and Other
(number) goods service and health and
and tion turing tation, and tion activities business services
producing providing services hospitality
mining3 utilities services

Total…………………………………………………………………… 186 87 23 50 14 76 41 -- -- 11 5 4 12

Contact with objects and equipment............................................ 35 29 8 14 7 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Struck by object...................................................................... 23 20 8 8 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Struck by falling object....................................................... 18 17 8 6 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects................. 9 8 -- 5 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Compressed or pinched by rolling, sliding,
or shifting objects............................................................. 5 4 -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Falls............................................................................................. 33 20 -- 18 -- 9 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fall to lower level.................................................................... 28 20 -- 18 -- 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fall from floor, dock, or ground level.................................. 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fall from ladder.................................................................. 5 4 -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fall from roof...................................................................... 8 7 -- 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fall from roof edge........................................................ 6 5 -- 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fall from scaffold, staging.................................................. 6 5 -- 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fall to lower level, n.e.c..................................................... 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fall on same level................................................................... 5 -- -- -- -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fall to floor, walkway, or other surface.............................. 3 -- -- -- -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Exposure to harmful substances or environments....................... 21 12 -- 8 3 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Contact with electric current.................................................... 13 8 -- 6 -- 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Contact with wiring, transformers, or other
electrical components...................................................... 4 4 -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Contact with overhead power lines.................................... 7 3 -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic
substances............................................................................ 6 3 -- -- -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Ingestion of substance....................................................... 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transportation accidents.............................................................. 69 21 13 7 -- 39 25 -- -- 6 3 -- --
Highway accident.................................................................... 43 9 3 6 -- 28 21 -- -- 4 -- -- --
Collision between vehicles, mobile equipment.................. 16 6 3 3 -- 7 5 -- -- -- -- -- --
Moving in same direction.............................................. 5 -- -- -- -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Moving in opposite directions, oncoming...................... 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Moving in intersection................................................... 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Vehicle struck stationary object, equipment
on side of road................................................................. 19 -- -- -- -- 16 12 -- -- -- -- -- --
Noncollision accident......................................................... 7 -- -- -- -- 4 3 -- -- -- -- -- --
Jack-knifed or overturned--no collision......................... 6 -- -- -- -- 4 3 -- -- -- -- -- --
Nonhighway accident, except rail, air, water........................... 15 12 10 -- -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Nonhighway accident, unspecified..................................... 3 3 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Noncollision accident......................................................... 10 8 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Overturned.................................................................... 6 5 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and major private industry1 sector, Virginia, 2005 - continued

Goods producing Service providing

Total Natural Trade, Profes-

Event or exposure2 fatalities Total
resources Construc- Manufac-
Total
transpor- Informa- Financial sional and
Education Leisure
Other
(number) goods service and health and
and tion turing tation, and tion activities business services
producing providing services hospitality
mining3 utilities services

Pedestrian, nonpassenger struck by vehicle,

mobile equipment.................................................................. 9 -- -- -- -- 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pedestrian struck by vehicle, mobile
equipment in roadway...................................................... 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pedestrian struck by vehicle, mobile
equipment in parking lot or non-roadway area................. 6 -- -- -- -- 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fires and explosions.................................................................... 6 3 -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fire--unintended or uncontrolled............................................. 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Explosion................................................................................ 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Assaults and violent acts............................................................. 22 -- -- -- -- 15 10 -- -- -- -- -- 3
Assaults and violent acts by person(s)................................... 21 -- -- -- -- 15 10 -- -- -- -- -- 3
Shooting............................................................................. 18 -- -- -- -- 13 8 -- -- -- -- -- 3

1
Classified according to the North American Industry Classification System, 2002. NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes
2
Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual. indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. n.e.c. means "not elsewhere
3
Includes fatalities at all establishments categorized as Mining (Sector 21) in the North American classified." Data for 2005 are preliminary.
Industry Classification System, 2002, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State and
Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

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