Footnotes
(1) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude data for Hispanics and Latinos.
(2) The primary source of injury identifies the object, substance, or exposure that directly produced or inflicted the injury. For most transportation incidents, the primary source identifies the vehicle in which the deceased was an occupant. For most falls, the primary source identifies the surface or object contacted.
(3) The secondary source of injury, if any, identifies the object, substance, or person that generated the source of injury or that contributed to the event or exposure. For vehicle collisions, the deceased's vehicle is the primary source and the other object (truck, road divider, etc.) is the secondary source. For most homicides, the "bullet" is the primary source and the "perpetrator" is the secondary source. For most falls, the secondary source identifies the equipment or surface from which the worker fell.
(4) Mining includes fatalities at all establishments categorized as Mining (Sector 21) in the North American Industry Classification System, 2002, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.
(5) Military specific occupations include fatalities to persons identified as resident armed forces regardless of individual occupation listed.
(6) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(7) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, members of partnerships, paid and unpaid family workers, and may include owners of incorporated businesses.
(8) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
(9) Based on the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification System.
(10) Based on the North American Industry Classification System, 2002.
(11) Includes fatalities to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry.
(P) Preliminary