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Show Occupational Fatalities (1993 Occupational Fatalities in Utah = 59) Utah's average annual rate of fatalities per 100,000 workers is higher than the nation's. Work-related injury deaths by age, gender, industry, and occupation are important in understanding the nature of occupational fatalities in Utah. Of the 655 occupational fatalities from 1980 to 1989,96% of the civilian fatalities were male. Workers 30-34 years of age constitute the largest proportion of occupational fatalities in Utah (18%), and workers 25-29 years of age account for approximately 17.5% of the occupational fatalities.1 By Industry By industry, mining fatalities rank the highest in Utah, with an average annual rate from 1980-1989 of 79.5 per 100,000 workers. Transportation, Communication and Public Utilities ranks as the second highest rate of fatal injuries, with 132 total deaths and an average annual mortality of 39.4. Construction ranks third with a rate of 33.3. Retail Trade had the lowest rate (1.6 per 100,000 workers). Table 50. Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Industry, Division, and Year (1980-1989)* Total # of Average Deaths Annual Rate (1980-1989) (1980-1989) Utah Utah U.S. Mining 98 79.5 31.91 Trans/Comm/Public- Utilities 132 39.4 23.30 Construction 91 33.3 25.61 Agr/Forestry/Fish 48 21.3 18.33 Manufacturing 66 7.3 4.39 Wholesale Trade 17 5.0 2.36 Services 64 4.9 2.81 Finance/Insur/Real- Estate 9 2.9 1.37 Retail Trade 17 1.6 2.89 Public Admin 42 -- 6.73 Not Classified 63 _ Total 647 12.3 7.00 ?Crude Rates per 100,000 Population. By Occupation By occupation, transportation (i.e., transportation/material movers) has the highest average annual rate of fatal injuries, with a rate of 44.0. Crafts (i.e., precision production/ craft/repair) had 145 total fatal injuries (the highest number). * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fatal Injuries Workers in the United States. 1980-1989: A Decade of Surveillance. August 1993. Cincinnati: U.S. Government Printing Office, p 297. Table 51. Traumatic Occupational Fatalities by Occupation (1980-1989) Total # of Average Occupation/ Deaths Annual Rate Division (1980-1989) (1980-1989) Utah Utah U.S. Crafts 145 15.3 9.3 Transport 142 44.0 25.58 Laborers 54 15.8 17.22 Exec/Adm/Mgr 52 7.1 3.59 Farm/Forestry/Fish 52 22.9 21.28 Service 31 3.2 2.94 PrtfSpec 30 2.7 1.7 Tech/support 28 14.4 5.33 Machine Operators 23 5.7 2.94 Sales 22 2.8 2.81 Clerical 8 0.6 0.62 Not Classified 60 - - ?Crude Rates per 100,000 Population. Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1995 75 |
