2008 CFOI Press Release Information Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics released data reporting the total number of workplace fatalities in Other detailed numbers regarding injuries and illnesses will be released in October this year. In Indiana, the number of workplace fatal injuries is tied for the second lowest reported since CFOI began in A total of 132 Hoosiers suffered a fatal injury while working in This is 5 more than in 2007 but 11% below the 10-year average. Workplace fatalities in the manufacturing industry increased in With eighteen fatalities, 2008 more than doubled workplace fatalities over 2007 which had a record low of seven fatalities. For the third year in a row fatalities in the construction industry decreased saw 2 fewer fatalities than 2007, representing a 10% reduction. Construction is the second most common industry for worker fatalities with 19. The leading industry is Agriculture with 22 fatalities. Significantly, workplace deaths in The Transportation and Warehousing industry had a 48% decrease over Sixteen fatalities is the lowest count since 2003 when there were 20 fatalities. The top events leading to a fatality were Transportation Accidents (46%) and Contact with Objects or Equipment (26%). A further analysis of fatality data will be available on August 22 at or through the Publication link at Indiana Fatalities Manufacturing Fatalities Transportation & Warehousing Fatalities Construction Fatalities

CFOI Highlights 132 Fatal Injuries. Top industries: –Agriculture (22) –Construction (19) –Manufacturing (18) Top three events –Transportation Incidents (61) –Contact with Objects (34) –Assaults and Violent Acts (12) –Falls (12) Significant Industry decreases –Transportation & Warehousing: 31 in 2007 to 16 in % decrease –Construction: 21 in in % decrease 2007 Worker characteristics –92% men8% women –89% white8% latino/hispanic 7% black –Most common age bracket is year olds with 28% –22% of workers were self-employed National Comparison US fatalities decreased 10% from 2007 to 2008 (from 5,488 in 2007 to 5,071 in 2007). Indiana fatalities increased 4% (127 to 132). Thirteen other states had an increase in their number of fatalities. Construction is the #1 Industry with fatalities in the US. In Indiana the industry with the most fatalities is Agriculture. In 2007 Indiana was #14 for the raw number of fatalities by state. (Texas is #1 with 457 fatalities and the low was Rhode Island with 6). Rates by state are unavailable. States with 100+ fatalities

Industry

Agriculture Industry 18-year Trend Sub-Industry FatalitiesFatal Events By occupation there are 17 farmers (farm managers) and 4 Agriculture workers 21 were self-employed Tractors were the primary source for injury in 11 fatality cases

Construction Industry 17-year Trend Sub-Industry FatalitiesFatal Events In the past 10 years Construction has averaged 24 fatalities per year is 21% below this average. The most recent high fatality count for construction was 32 in the year 2000.

Manufacturing Industry 17-year Trend Sub-Industry FatalitiesFatal Events

Other Industry Trends Indiana Total Transportation & Warehousing Retail Trade

Other Industry Trends Professional & Business Services State & Local Government No corresponding data prior to when BLS switched from SIC to NAICs for industry coding Leisure & Hospitality No corresponding data prior to when BLS switched from SIC to NAICs for industry coding

Events

Transportation Events 17-year Trend Industries *American Eagle Commuter Flight 4184 Crash, October 31, 1994, Newton County

Contact with Objects 17-year Trend Industries

Falls 17-year Trend Industries

Assaults & Violent Acts 16-year Trend Industries

Other Event Trends Exposure to harmful substances or environments Electrocution (Subset of Exposure) Fires & Explosions

Worker Characteristics AgeGender RaceEmployee Status

Worker Characteristic Trends Women Hispanic/Latino Black, non-hispanic