The Fatality Experience in the United States The Manufacturing Industry

Fatality Rates: Top Four Industries Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting (29.6 fatalities per 100,000 workers) Mining (27.8 fatalities per 100,000 workers) Transportation and warehousing (16.3 fatalities per 100,000 workers) Construction (10.8 fatalities per 100,000 workers)

Frequency of Fatalities 5,703 fatal work injuries in 2006 Service providing industries in the private sector accounted for 47 percent (2,693 fatalities) Private goods-producing industries accounted for 44 percent (2,509 fatalities) Construction accounted for 1,226 fatal work injuries, the most of any industry sector.

Trends in the Frequency of Fatalities The manufacturing industry experienced an increase in both the number of fatalities and the fatality rates from 2005 to In 2005, this industry had 393 fatalities compared to 447 in 2006 and the fatality rates increased from 2.4 fatalities per 100,000 workers in 2005 to 2.7 fatalities per 100,000 workers in This represents a 14 percent increase in fatalities from 2005 to 2006.

Fatality Events The four most frequently identified fatal events include: –highway incidents –Homicides –Falls –struck-by accidents Highway accidents account for nearly one out of four fatal work injuries The number of highway incidents fell 8 percent in The 1,329 fatal highway incidents in 2006 was the lowest annual total since 1993.

Fatality Events in Manufacturing Approximately 11 percent of all fatalities in manufacturing are due to falls. –Falls from roofs, scaffolds and ladders account for the greatest numbers of fatalities due to falls each year. Transportation accidents account for approximately 29 percent of the fatalities in the manufacturing industry. –Highway transportation accidents account for approximately 51 percent of all transportation accidents.

Fatality Events in Manufacturing Contact with Equipment and Objects account for approximately 34 percent of all fatalities in the manufacturing industry. Contact with electrical current accounts for approximately 47 percent of the fatalities involving harmful environments in the manufacturing industry.

Contracted Employee Versus Employee Fatality rates for contracted employees not under the supervision of the organization were significantly higher than the fatality rates involving employees of the organization. –Fatality rates for employees of the organizations ranged from 1.8 fatalities per 100,000 workers to 3.9 fatalities per 100,000 workers. –Fatality rates for contracted workers not under the supervision of the organization ranged from 7.8 fatalities per 100,000 workers to fatalities per 100,000 workers.

Manufacturing Industry: Summary of Fatalities by Event: All FatalitiesTransportationFallsFires/ExplosionsContact w/ EquipmentHarmful Environments Total1,

Manufacturing Industry: Fatalities due to Falls RoofsScaffoldsLaddersFall to Lower Level Total

Manufacturing Industry: Fatalities Due to Transportation Accidents Highway Transportation AccidentNon-highway AccidentPedestrian, Struck by Vehicle Total

Manufacturing Industry: Fatalities Due to Contact with Equipment or Objects Struck ByCaught in Equipment or ObjectCaught in Running Equipment Total

Manufacturing Industry: Fatalities Due to Contact with Harmful Environments Contact with Electrical CurrentCaustic, Noxious SubstancesOxygen Deficient Atmospheres Total765512