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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Fatal work injuries totaled 30 in 2014 for Alaska, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Richard J. Holden noted that while the 2014 count was preliminary, the number of work-related fatalities in Alaska declined by 2 over the year. Fatal occupational injuries in the state have ranged from a high of 91 in 1992 to a low of 17 in 2009. (See chart 1.)
Nationwide, a preliminary total of 4,679 fatal work injuries were recorded in 2014, up from a revised count of 4,585 fatalities in 2013, according to results from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program. Final 2014 CFOI data will be released in the late spring of 2016.
Of the 30 fatal work injuries reported in Alaska in 2014, 16 resulted from transportation incidents and 7 from violence and other injuries by persons or animals. Together these two major categories accounted for over three-fourths of all fatal work injuries reported in the state. (See table 1.) Within transportation incidents, water vehicle incidents was the most frequent type of workplace fatality with 7 deaths. This category accounted for nearly one-quarter of all on-the-job fatalities in the state. In the violence and other injuries by persons or animals category, 4 of the 7 deaths occurred as a result of suicides. (Note that transportation counts presented in this release are expected to rise when updated 2014 data are released in the late spring of 2016 because key source documentation detailing specific transportation-related incidents has not yet been received.)
In the United States, transportation incidents were also the most frequent fatal workplace event in 2014, accounting for 40 percent of fatal work injuries. In Alaska, transportation incidents accounted for 53 percent of the state’s share of fatalities. (See chart 2.) Falls, slips, or trips was the second most frequent event nationally, followed by violence and other injuries by persons or animals. In Alaska, violence and other injuries by persons or animals had the second most workplace fatalities, followed by contact with objects and equipment.
Additional highlights:Background of the program. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, part of the BLS occupational safety and health statistics program, compiles a count of all fatal work injuries occurring in the United States during the calendar year. The program uses diverse state, federal, and independent data sources to identify, verify, and describe fatal work injuries. This assures counts are as complete and accurate as possible.
For technical information about the CFOI program, please go to the BLS Handbook of Methods on the BLS web site at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch9.pdf.
Federal/State agency coverage. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries includes data for all fatal work injuries, whether the decedent was working in a job covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or other federal or state agencies or was outside the scope of regulatory coverage. Thus, any comparison between the BLS fatality census counts and those released by other agencies should take into account the different coverage requirements and definitions being used by each agency.
Acknowledgments. The Bureau of Labor Statistics appreciates the efforts of all federal, state, local, and private sector entities that submitted source documents used to identify fatal work injuries.
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Event or exposure (1) | 2013 (2) | 2014 (p) | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 32 | 30 | 100 |
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals | 6 | 7 | 23 |
Intentional injury by person | 6 | 7 | 23 |
Suicides (Self-inflicted injury--intentional) | 5 | 4 | 13 |
Transportation incidents | 19 | 16 | 53 |
Aircraft incidents | 7 | 4 | 13 |
Water vehicle incidents | 10 | 7 | 23 |
Capsized or sinking water vehicle | -- | 2 | 7 |
Fall or jump from water vehicle | 5 | 3 | 10 |
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle | -- | 4 | 13 |
Roadway noncollision incident | -- | 3 | 10 |
Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway | -- | 3 | 10 |
Exposure to oxygen deficiency, n.e.c. | -- | 1 | 3 |
Drowning, submersion, n.e.c. | -- | 1 | 3 |
Contact with objects and equipment | -- | 3 | 10 |
Footnotes: | |||
NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication guidelines. |
Industry (1) | 2013 (2) | 2014 (p) | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 32 | 30 | 100 |
Private industry | 22 | 22 | 73 |
Natural resources and mining | 12 | 10 | 33 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 12 | 8 | 27 |
Fishing, hunting and trapping | 10 | 6 | 20 |
Mining (3) | -- | 2 | 7 |
Mining (except oil and gas) | -- | 1 | 3 |
Support activities for mining | -- | 1 | 3 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities | 6 | 5 | 17 |
Transportation and warehousing | 6 | 4 | 13 |
Support activities for transportation | -- | 1 | 3 |
Professional and business services | -- | 1 | 3 |
Professional and technical services | -- | 1 | 3 |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | -- | 1 | 3 |
Educational and health services | -- | 1 | 3 |
Health care and social assistance | -- | 1 | 3 |
Nursing and residential care facilities | -- | 1 | 3 |
Leisure and hospitality | -- | 3 | 10 |
Government (4) | 10 | 8 | 27 |
Federal government | 7 | 5 | 17 |
Footnotes: | |||
NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
Occupation (1) | 2013 (2) | 2014 (p) | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 32 | 30 | 100 |
Management occupations | -- | 1 | 3 |
Other management occupations | -- | 1 | 3 |
Lodging managers | -- | 1 | 3 |
Lodging managers | -- | 1 | 3 |
Other personal care and service workers | -- | 1 | 3 |
Miscellaneous personal care and service workers | -- | 1 | 3 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 11 | 8 | 27 |
Fishing and hunting workers | 10 | 6 | 20 |
Fishers and related fishing workers | 10 | 6 | 20 |
Fishers and related fishing workers | 10 | 6 | 20 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | -- | 3 | 10 |
Transportation and material moving occupations | 8 | 6 | 20 |
Air transportation workers | 6 | 3 | 10 |
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers | 6 | 3 | 10 |
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Commercial pilots | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Miscellaneous motor vehicle operators | -- | 1 | 3 |
Military specific occupations (3) | 7 | 5 | 17 |
Footnotes: | |||
NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
Worker characteristics | 2013 (1) | 2014 (p) | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 32 | 30 | 100 |
Employee status | |||
Wage and salary (2) | 28 | 28 | 93 |
Gender | |||
Men | 32 | 28 | 93 |
Age (4) | |||
16 to 17 years | -- | 1 | 3 |
20 to 24 years | 6 | 4 | 13 |
25 to 34 years | 7 | 6 | 20 |
35 to 44 years | 7 | 6 | 20 |
45 to 54 years | 7 | 7 | 23 |
55 to 64 years | -- | 4 | 13 |
Race or ethnic origin (5) | |||
White, non-Hispanic | 22 | 22 | 73 |
Footnotes: | |||
NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
Last Modified Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2015