New York City Occupational Fatalities 2007
- There were 81 fatal occupational injuries in New York City in 2007, out of 220 fatalities statewide. This represents a decrease in fatalities from the 88 deaths in 2005 and 99 deaths in 2006.
- Most of the fatally injured persons (76) were wage and salary workers, while 12 were self-employed.
- The vast majority of those killed, 86, were male.
- New York City’s most common cause of work-related deaths, assaults and violent acts, resulted in 29 fatalities in 2007. Of these deaths, 19 were homicides while 10 were self-inflicted. After assaults, transportation incidents were most common, resulting in 18 fatalities in 2007. Slips and falls resulted in an additional 17 deaths.
- Most of the fatal occupational injuries in 2007 (79 out of 88) occurred in the private sector. The most dangerous industries were trade, transportation, and utilities (24 fatalities) and construction (23 fatalities).
- The occupations with the highest numbers of fatalities in NYC in 2007 were construction and extraction (24), transportation (23), protective service occupations (7 fatalities), and sales (7).
Source:
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/tgs/2005/iiffi68.htm
