1. The Fatality Experience in the United States The Chemical Processing Industry

2. Fatality Rates: Top Four Industries Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting (29.6 fatalities per 100,000 workers) Mining (27.8 fatalities per 100,000 workers) Transportation and warehousing (16.3 fatalities per 100,000 workers) Construction (10.8 fatalities per 100,000 workers)

3. Frequency of Fatalities 5,703 fatal work injuries in 2006 Service providing industries in the private sector accounted for 47 percent (2,693 fatalities) Private goods-producing industries accounted for 44 percent (2,509 fatalities) Construction accounted for 1,226 fatal work injuries, the most of any industry sector.

4. Trends in the Frequency of Fatalities Each year, the chemical processing industry accounts for approximately.6 percent of all fatalities in the United States. In 2006, this industry accounted for 32 fatalities out of the 5,703 fatalities that occurred in this year. The death rate per 100,000 workers in the chemical processing industry is approximately 9.2 fatalities per 100,000 workers.

5. Fatality Events in Chemical Processing Approximately 2.6 percent of all fatalities in the chemical processing industry are due to falls. Transportation accidents account for approximately 31 percent of the fatalities in the chemical processing industry. Highway transportation accidents account for approximately 29 percent of all transportation accidents.

6. Fatality Events in Chemical Processing Contact with caustic and noxious substances accounts for approximately 55 percent of the fatalities involving harmful environments in the chemical processing industry

7. Contracted Employee Versus Employee Fatality rates for contracted employees not under the supervision of the organization were significantly higher than the fatality rates involving employees of the organization. –Fatality rates for employees of the organizations ranged from 1.8 fatalities per 100,000 workers to 3.9 fatalities per 100,000 workers. –Fatality rates for contracted workers not under the supervision of the organization ranged from 7.8 fatalities per 100,000 workers to 100.0 fatalities per 100,000 workers.

8. Chemical Processing Industry: Summary of Fatalities by Event: 2003-2006 All FatalitiesTransportationFallsFires/ExplosionsContact w/ EquipmentHarmful Environments 200328901033 2004311201034 20052370606 20063273657 Total114353321120

9. Chemical Processing Industry: Fatalities Due to Transportation Accidents Highway Transportation Accident*Non-highway Accident*Pedestrian, Struck by Vehicle*Other 20033000 20044006 20053300 20060000 Total10306

10. Chemical Processing Industry: Fatalities Due to Contact with Equipment or Objects Struck By*Caught in Equipment or Object*Caught in Running Equipment 2003000 2004033 2005000 2006000 Total033

11. Chemical Processing Industry: Fatalities Due to Contact with Harmful Environments Contact with Electrical Current*Caustic, Noxious SubstancesOxygen Deficient Atmospheres* 2003000 2004000 2005050 2006060 Total0110