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Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Fatal work injuries totaled 32 in 2017 for Nevada, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Richard Holden noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Nevada was lower than the 54 fatalities in the previous year. Fatal occupational injuries in the state have ranged from a high of 71 in 2007 to a low of 24 in 2009. (See chart 1.)
Nationwide, a total of 5,147 fatal work injuries were recorded in 2017, down slightly from the 5,190 fatal injuries in 2016, according to the results from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program.
Type of incidentIn Nevada, transportation incidents resulted in 13 fatal work injuries. Violence and other injuries by persons or animals and falls, slips, and trips accounted for eight and seven fatalities respectively. These three major categories accounted for 88 percent of all workplace fatalities in the state. (See table 1.)
Nationally, transportation incidents were the most frequent fatal workplace event in 2017, accounting for 40 percent of fatal work injuries. (See chart 2.) Falls, slips, or trips was the second-most common fatal event (17 percent), followed by violence and other injuries by persons or animals (16 percent).
IndustryThe private construction industry sector had the highest number of fatalities in Nevada with five. (See table 2.) The most frequent fatal event in the construction sector was falls, slips, and trips with three worker deaths. All of those fatally injured in this sector were specialty trade contractors.
The transporting and warehousing sector had four workplace fatalities in 2017, with transportation incidents accounting for three of these fatalities.
OccupationProtective service occupations and transportation and material moving occupations shared the highest number of workplace fatalities with seven each. (See table 3.) Construction and extraction occupations had six workplace deaths.
Additional highlights:Background of the program. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), part of the BLS Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSHS) program, compiles a count of all fatal work injuries occurring in the U.S. during the calendar year. The CFOI program uses diverse state, federal, and independent data sources to identify, verify, and describe fatal work injuries. This ensures counts are as complete and accurate as possible. For the 2016 national data, over 23,300 unique source documents were reviewed as part of the data collection process. For technical information and definitions for CFOI, please go to the BLS Handbook of Methods on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/home.htm.
Federal/State agency coverage. The CFOI includes data for all fatal work injuries, even those that may be outside the scope of other agencies or 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. More on the scope of CFOI can be found at www.bls.gov/iif/cfoiscope.htm.
Acknowledgments. BLS appreciates the efforts of all federal, state, local, and private sector entities that provided source documents used to identify fatal work injuries. Among these agencies are the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; the National Transportation Safety Board; the U.S. Coast Guard; the Mine Safety and Health Administration; the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (Federal Employees' Compensation and Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation divisions); the Federal Railroad Administration; the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; state vital statistics registrars, coroners, and medical examiners; state departments of health, labor, and industrial relations and workers' compensation agencies; state and local police departments; and state farm bureaus.
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Event or exposure (1) | 2016 | 2017 | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 54 | 32 | 100 |
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals | 12 | 8 | 25 |
Intentional injury by person | 11 | 7 | 22 |
Homicides (Intentional injury by other person) | 9 | 5 | 16 |
Transportation incidents | 18 | 13 | 41 |
Aircraft incidents | 8 | 2 | 6 |
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle | 8 | 8 | 25 |
Roadway collision with other vehicle | -- | 4 | 13 |
Roadway noncollision incident | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicles | -- | -- | -- |
Falls, slips, trips | 8 | 7 | 22 |
Falls to lower level | 4 | 5 | 16 |
Exposure to harmful substances or environments | 11 | 3 | 9 |
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NOTE: Data for all years are final. 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. |
Industry (1) | 2016 | 2017 | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 54 | 32 | 100 |
Private industry | 49 | 26 | 81 |
Natural resources and mining | 3 | 4 | 13 |
Construction | 5 | 5 | 16 |
Construction | 5 | 5 | 16 |
Specialty trade contractors | 4 | 5 | 16 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities | 8 | 8 | 25 |
Retail trade | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Clothing and clothing accessories stores | -- | 1 | 3 |
Transportation and warehousing | 7 | 4 | 13 |
Transit and ground passenger transportation | -- | -- | -- |
Taxi and limousine service | -- | -- | -- |
Taxi service | -- | 1 | 3 |
Professional and business services | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Administrative and waste services | 8 | 4 | 13 |
Administrative and support services | 8 | 4 | 13 |
Leisure and hospitality | 12 | 4 | 13 |
Government (3) | 5 | 6 | 19 |
Federal government | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Local government | -- | 4 | 13 |
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NOTE: Data for all years are final. 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) | 2016 | 2017 | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 54 | 32 | 100 |
Education, training, and library occupations | -- | 4 | 13 |
Protective service occupations | 7 | 7 | 22 |
Supervisors of protective service workers | -- | 3 | 9 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 5 | 3 | 9 |
Construction and extraction occupations | 6 | 6 | 19 |
Construction trades workers | 4 | 6 | 19 |
Transportation and material moving occupations | 10 | 7 | 22 |
Motor vehicle operators | 6 | 7 | 22 |
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers | -- | 5 | 16 |
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | -- | 5 | 16 |
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NOTE: Data for all years are final. 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 | 2016 | 2017 | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total | 54 | 32 | 100 |
Employee status | |||
Wage and salary workers (1) | 42 | 28 | 88 |
Self-employed (2) | 12 | 4 | 13 |
Gender | |||
Men | 50 | 27 | 84 |
Women | 4 | 5 | 16 |
Age (3) | |||
25 to 34 years | 11 | 6 | 19 |
35 to 44 years | 6 | 6 | 19 |
45 to 54 years | 19 | 6 | 19 |
55 to 64 years | 12 | 11 | 34 |
Race or ethnic origin (4) | |||
White (non-Hispanic) | 34 | 20 | 63 |
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) | -- | -- | -- |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 9 | 28 |
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NOTE: Data for all years are final. 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: Tuesday, March 19, 2019