Table 2 - Occupational Fatalities in Transportation Occupations: 2000
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Table 2 - Occupational Fatalities in Transportation Occupations: 2000
| Total fatalities | Transportation incidents | Assaults and violent acts | Contact with objects and equipment | Falls | Exposure to harmful substance or environment | Fires and explosions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 5,915 | 2,578 | 932 | 1,009 | 736 | 481 | 179 |
| Transportation occupations | 1,264 | 939 | 82 | 147 | 48 | 37 | 11 |
| Truck drivers | 852 | 706 | 24 | 73 | 22 | 16 | 5 |
| Drivers (sales workers) | 45 | 33 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Bus drivers | 21 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs | 70 | 25 | 44 | - | - | - | - |
| Airplane pilots and navigators | 130 | 128 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rail transportation occupations | 21 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Water transportation occupations | 26 | 13 | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| Other transportation occupations1 | 99 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
1 Includes other vehicle operators, couriers, and material moving labor, etc.
KEY: - = no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
NOTE: Because these data are generated by a different methodology, they may not be consistent with other transportation fatality-by-mode data presented in this document.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, available at http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm, as of Dec. 20, 2001.