2008 CFOI Press Release InformationBureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

• This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics released data reporting the total number of workplace fatalities in 2008. Other detailed numbers regarding injuries and illnesses will be released in October this year.

• In Indiana, the number of workplace fatal injuries is tied for the second lowest reported since CFOI began in 1992. A total of 132 Hoosiers suffered a fatal injury while working in 2008. This is 5 more than in 2007 but 11% below the 10-year average.

• Workplace fatalities in the manufacturing industry increased in 2008. With eighteen fatalities, 2008 more than doubled workplace fatalities over 2007 which had a record low of seven fatalities.

• For the third year in a row fatalities in the construction industry decreased. 2008 saw 2 fewer fatalities than 2007, representing a 10% reduction. Construction is the second most common industry for worker fatalities with 19. The leading industry is Agriculture with 22 fatalities.

• Significantly, workplace deaths in The Transportation and Warehousing industry had a 48% decrease over 2007. Sixteen fatalities is the lowest count since 2003 when there were 20 fatalities.

• The top events leading to a fatality were Transportation Accidents (46%) and Contact with Objects or Equipment (26%).

• A further analysis of fatality data will be available on August 22 at www.in.gov/dol/stats or through the Publication link at www.in.gov/dol.

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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29 27

21 19

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30

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Indiana Fatalities

Manufacturing Fatalities

Transportation & Warehousing Fatalities

27

20

29 28

34 31

16

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Construction Fatalities

144 148136

195

156

143

190

155

171159

152

136 132

153 157148

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120

140

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CFOI Highlights• 132 Fatal Injuries. • Top industries:

– Agriculture (22)– Construction (19) – Manufacturing (18)

• Top three events– Transportation Incidents (61)– Contact with Objects (34) – Assaults and Violent Acts (12)– Falls (12)

• Significant Industry decreases– Transportation & Warehousing: 31 in 2007 to 16 in 2008 - 48% decrease– Construction: 21 in 2006 19 in 2008 - 10% decrease

• 2007 Worker characteristics– 92% men 8% women– 89% white 8% latino/hispanic 7% black– Most common age bracket is 45-54 year olds with 28%– 22% of workers were self-employed

National Comparison• US fatalities decreased 10% from 2007 to 2008 (from 5,488 in 2007 to 5,071 in 2007). Indiana fatalities increased 4% (127 to 132). Thirteen other states had an increase in their number of fatalities. • Construction is the #1 Industry with fatalities in the US. In Indiana the industry with the most fatalities is Agriculture.

• In 2007 Indiana was #14 for the raw number of fatalities by state. (Texas is #1 with 457 fatalities and the low was Rhode Island with 6). Rates by state are unavailable.

Industry US Industry INConstruction 969 Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 22Transportation & Warehousing 762 Construction 19Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 651 Manufacturing 18Government 522 Transportation & Warehousing 16Manufacturing 404 Retail Trade 9Professional & Business 389 Government 9

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Industry

Other Industries31%

Government7%

Retail Trade7%

Transportation & Warehousing

12%

Manufacturing13%

Construction14%

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing &

Hunting16%

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5

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9

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12

7

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6

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Other

Utilities

Food Services & Drinking Places

Wholesale Trade

Healthcare & Social Assistance

Arts, Entertainmnet & Recreation

Professional & Business Services

Government

Retail Trade

Transportation & Warehousing

Manufacturing

Construction

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting

Truck Transportation

Specialty Trade Contractors

Investigation & Security Services

Local Government

Crop Production

Spectator Sports

Primary Metal Manufacturing

Agriculture Industry

3

19

0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21

Other

CropProduction

2320

17

24 25

17

2220

35

2927

2422

3026

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22 22

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10

15

20

25

30

35

40

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1992

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2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

18-year Trend

Sub-Industry Fatalities

1

3

4

6

8

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

Other

Contact withObjects

Non-highwayexcept rail, air

& water

Struck by Falling Object

Overturned

Fatal Events

• By occupation there are 17 farmers (farm managers) and 4 Agriculture workers• 21 were self-employed• Tractors were the primary source for injury in 11 fatality cases

Construction Industry

1

3

3

4

6

2

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Other

Construction ofBuildings

Heavy & CivilEngineeringConstruction

Building EquipmentContractors

Foundation, Structure& Building Exterior

Contractors

Specialty Trade Contractors

26

14

19

2925

3229

24

3032

2225

15

23

2927

2119

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

17-year Trend

Sub-Industry Fatalities

4

3

5

4 3

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Other

Worker Struck byVehicle

Falls to a lowerlevel

Contactw/Objects

Struck by Object

Fatal Events

• In the past 10 years Construction has averaged 24 fatalities per year. 2008 is 21% below this average. • The most recent high fatality count for construction was 32 in the year 2000.

Manufacturing Industry

9

3

2 4

0 2 4 6 8 10

Other

NonmetallicMineral Product

Primary Metal

Iron & Steel Mills

16

23

36

24 25

40

24 2419

22 24

15 1510

13

7

18

05

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1992

1993

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2000

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2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

17-year Trend

Sub-Industry Fatalities

5

5

2 6

0 2 4 6 8 10

Other

TransportationAccident

Contact withObject

Struck by Object

Fatal Events

Other Industry Trends

144 148136

195

156

143

190

155

171159

152

136 132

153 157148

127132

100

120

140

160

180

200

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1992

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1995

1996

1997

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2003

2004

2005

2006

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2008

Indiana Total

2826 27 26

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29

23

34

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27

20

29 28

3431

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1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Transportation & Warehousing

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20

16

13

19

23

10

13 12

15

10

17

13

5 4

9

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5

10

15

20

25

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Retail Trade

Other Industry Trends

11

7

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11

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0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Professional & Business Services

20

15

5

13

9

17

13 14 13

16

97

9 97

9 9

0

5

10

15

20

25

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

State & Local Government

No corresponding data prior to 2003. when BLS switched from SIC to NAICs for industry coding

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4

65

4

9

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2

4

6

8

10

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Leisure & Hospitality

No corresponding data prior to 2003. when BLS switched from SIC to NAICs for industry coding

Events

Other2%

Exposure to harmful substances or environments

8%

Falls9%

Assaults & Violent Acts9%

Contact with objects and equipment

26%

Transportation Incidents46%

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15

34

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8

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Other

Exposure to harmful substances or environments

Falls

Assaults & Violent Acts

Contact with objects and equipment

Transportation IncidentsHighway Accident

Struck by object

Fall to lower level

Homicides

Electrocution

Transportation Events

6

3

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7

6

11

7

9

9

0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21

Other

Non-collision

Vehicle struck object on side ofroad

Pedestrian struck

Non-highway accident exceptair, rail and water

Highway collision betweenvehicles

Moving in Opposite directions

overturn

in parking lot

17-year Trend

4

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5

10

12

0 3 6 9 12 15

Other service providing

Retail Trade

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

Construction

Manufacturing

Government

Transportation & Warehousing

Agriculture

Truck Transportation

Crop Production

Spectator Sports

Industries

7464 64 67

80 83 7966 65

5461

72 72 7562 61

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*American Eagle Commuter Flight 4184 Crash, October 31, 1994, Newton County

Contact with Objects

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7

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Other

Other struck by

Struck by swinging or slippingobject

Caught or compressed byequipment or machinery

Struck by falling object

Compressed by shifting objects

17-year Trend

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Other

Wholesale Trade

Construction

Manufacturing

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing &Hunting

Iron & Steel Mills

Crop Production

Foundation, Structure & Building Exterior Contractors

Industries

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25 25 26

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20

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35

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2001

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2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Falls

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4

0 1 2 3 4 5

Other

Fall Fromladder

Fall from non-moving vehicle

Fall to lowerlevel

17-year Trend

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3

5

6

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Goodsproducingindustries

Retail Trade

Construction

Serviceprovidingindustries

Industries

5

10 11

1715

20

14

20

1513

9

16

22 23

19

13 12

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5

10

15

20

25

1992

1993

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1995

1996

1997

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2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Assaults & Violent Acts

3

4

5

0 1 2 3 4 5

Other assaultor violent actby a person

Suicide

Shooting

16-year Trend

1

2

3

3

3

0 1 2 3 4 5

Government

GoodsProducing

ServiceProviding

Leisure &hospitality

Investigation &SecurityServices

Industries

21

16

2523 24

37

2826

29

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15 15

20

12

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510

15

20

2530

35

40

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1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

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2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Other Event Trends

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1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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12

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10

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4

6

8

10

12

14

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Exposure to harmful substances or environments

Electrocution (Subset of Exposure)

Fires & Explosions

Worker Characteristics

Men, 121, 92%

Women, 11, 8%

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18

27

36

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5

10

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20

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30

35

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Under20 years

20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 yearsand

older

AgeGender

White, 110, 83%

Hispanic, 11, 8%

Black, 9, 7%

Other, 2, 2%

Race

Wage & Salary

Workers, 98, 74%

Self-Employed,

34, 26%

Employee Status

Worker Characteristic Trends

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43

4 43 3

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7 7

5

78

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1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Women

Hispanic/Latino

Black, non-hispanic