Fatalities charted

Monthly Labor Review, March, 2005

Fatal Occupational Injuries in the United States, 1995-1999: A Chartbook (BLS Report 965) recently was posted to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website (www.bls.gov). The chartbook is divided into three sections; each begins with a short overview of the data which is followed by more specific data presentations. The "National Profiles" focus on specific types of fatal work injuries, sources of fatal injuries, and specific groups of workers.

The "Industry Profiles" present data for each major industry division, including the number and rate of fatal work injuries in that division as well as background on the demographic characteristics of the fatally injured workers and the fatal incidents. "State Profiles" focus on fatal work injury data for individual States, plus the District of Columbia and New York City. Each profile in this section includes data on the number and rate of fatal incidents, as well as charts and tables showing the types of events, occupations, and industries associated with fatal work injuries in a particular State or location. Summaries of the demographic characteristics of fatally injured workers also are presented in each State profile.