TABLE J-5 Transportation-Related Occupational Fatalities: 1995-2005
TABLE J-5 Transportation-Related Occupational Fatalities: 1995-2005
| All occupational fatalities | Transportation-related fatalities, total | Highway | Nonhighway | Aircraft | Pedestrian struck by vehicle | Water vehicle | Railway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6,275 | 2,587 | 1,346 | 387 | 283 | 388 | 87 | 82 |
| 1996 | 6,202 | 2,601 | 1,346 | 374 | 324 | 353 | 119 | 74 |
| 1997 | 6,238 | 2,605 | 1,393 | 377 | 261 | 367 | 109 | 93 |
| 1998 | 6,055 | 2,645 | 1,442 | 388 | 224 | 413 | 112 | 60 |
| 1999 | 6,054 | 2,618 | 1,496 | 352 | 228 | 377 | 102 | 56 |
| 2000 | 5,920 | 2,573 | 1,365 | 399 | 280 | 370 | 84 | 71 |
| 2001 | 5,915 | 2,524 | 1,409 | 326 | 247 | 383 | 90 | 62 |
| 2002 | 5,534 | 2,385 | 1,373 | 323 | 194 | 356 | 71 | 64 |
| 2003 | 5,575 | 2,364 | 1,353 | 347 | 211 | 337 | 69 | 43 |
| 2004 | 5,764 | 2,490 | 1,398 | 338 | 231 | 378 | 91 | 50 |
| 2005 | 5,702 | 2,480 | 1,428 | 340 | 147 | 390 | 86 | 84 |
NOTES: Numbers may not add to totals because transportation categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Highway includes collisions between vehicles/mobile equipment moving in the same or opposite directions, such as in an intersection; between moving and standing vehicles/mobile equipment at the side of a roadway; or a vehicle striking a stationary object. Also includes noncollisions, e.g., jack-knifed or overturned vehicle/mobile equipment-no collision; ran off highway-no collision; struck by shifting load; sudden start or stop; not elsewhere classified. Nonhighway refers to farms and industrial premises. Includes collisions between vehicles/mobile equipment; vehicles/mobile equipment striking a stationary object. Also includes noncollisions such as a fall from a moving vehicle/mobile equipment, fall from and struck by vehicle/mobile equipment, overturned vehicle/mobile equipment, and loss of control of vehicle/mobile equipment. Pedestrian struck by vehicle includes worker struck by vehicle/mobile equipment in roadway, on side of road, in a parking lot, or nonroad area.
Water vehicle includes collisions, explosions, fires, fall from or on ship/boat, and sinking/capsized water vehicles involved in transportation. Does not include fishing boats. Railway includes collisions between railway vehicles, railway vehicle and other vehicle, railway vehicle and other object, and derailment.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, Internet site http://www.bls.gov/ as of August 2006.