| Event or Exposure | 1996* | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Number | Number | |||
| Total | 599 | 100.0 | 646 | 100.0 | 643 | 664 | 651 | ||
| Transportation accidents | 252 | 42.1 | 262 | 40.6 | 243 | 245 | 254 | ||
| Highway accident | 154 | 25.7 | 144 | 22.3 | 127 | 135 | 136 | ||
| Collision between vehicles, mobile equipment | 73 | 12.2 | 73 | 11.3 | 66 | 84 | 74 | ||
| Vehicle struck stationary object, equipment | 29 | 4.8 | 26 | 4.0 | 24 | 6 | 21 | ||
| Noncollision accident | 48 | 8.0 | 44 | 6.8 | 35 | 43 | 38 | ||
| Nonhighway accident (farm, industrial premises) | 28 | 4.7 | 41 | 6.3 | 27 | 28 | 18 | ||
| Noncollision accident | 23 | 3.8 | 37 | 5.7 | 25 | 24 | 16 | ||
| Worker struck by vehicle, mobile equipment | 34 | 5.7 | 45 | 7.0 | 43 | 37 | 45 | ||
| In parking lot or non-roadway area | 18 | 3.0 | 26 | 4.0 | 20 | 18 | 23 | ||
| In roadway | 10 | 1.7 | 10 | 1.5 | 15 | 7 | 10 | ||
| On side of road | 6 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | ||
| Aircraft | 26 | 4.3 | 28 | 4.3 | 35 | 38 | 50 | ||
| Water vehicle | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Railway | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Assaults and violent acts | 172 | 28.7 | 194 | 30.0 | 196 | 245 | 200 | ||
| Homicides | 148 | 24.7 | 153 | 23.7 | 164 | 205 | 164 | ||
| Shooting | 120 | 20.0 | 123 | 19.0 | 139 | 171 | 139 | ||
| Stabbing | 10 | 1.7 | 12 | 1.9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | ||
| Self-inflicted injury | 23 | 3.8 | 39 | 6.0 | 28 | 38 | 36 | ||
| Assaults by animals | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 2 | - | ||
| Contact with objects and equipment | 53 | 8.8 | 66 | 10.2 | 64 | 55 | 72 | ||
| Struck by object | 24 | 4.0 | 47 | 7.3 | 48 | 29 | 34 | ||
| Struck by falling object | 13 | 2.2 | 24 | 3.7 | 29 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | 21 | 3.5 | 12 | 1.9 | 9 | 19 | 33 | ||
| Caught or crushed in collapsing structure/materials | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Excavation or trenching cave-in | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Falls | 58 | 9.7 | 53 | 8.2 | 73 | 51 | 56 | ||
| Falls to lower level | 52 | 8.7 | 44 | 6.8 | 61 | 40 | 44 | ||
| Fall from ladder | 10 | 1.7 | 12 | 1.9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Fall from roof | 15 | 2.5 | 9 | 1.4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | ||
| Fall from scaffold, staging | 5 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Fall on same level | 3 | 0.5 | 8 | 1.2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | ||
| Exposure to harmful substances or environments | 46 | 7.7 | 52 | 8.0 | 48 | 46 | 57 | ||
| Contact with electric current | 26 | 4.3 | 27 | 4.2 | 25 | 26 | 31 | ||
| Contact with overhead lines | 13 | 2.2 | 10 | 1.5 | 10 | 11 | 14 | ||
| Contact with electric current of machine, tool, appliance or light fixture | 7 | 1.2 | 8 | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Contact with wiring, transformers, or other electrical components | 5 | 0.8 | 8 | 1.2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Exposure to caustic, noxious, allergenic substances | 11 | 1.8 | 12 | 1.9 | 12 | 12 | 15 | ||
| Drowning, submersion | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 1.1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Fires and explosions | 13 | 2.2 | 18 | 2.8 | 16 | 19 | 10 | ||
| Fires -- unintended or uncontrolled | 6 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.1 | 11 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Explosions | 7 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | ||
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* Figures for 1996 are preliminary and will be updated as new cases are determined to be work-related.
Note: Totals may include data for subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals due to rounding. Source: California Division of Labor Statistics and Research, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 1992-96. August 1997 |