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Catastrophic Injury Information Based on Area of Industry
1.6 Industry
· The Service industry division, which includes Forestry and Fishing, lost the greatest number of workers (156 fatalities, 25%) to fatal occupational injuries. Within this division, Commercial Fishing had by far the largest number of fatalities (57), followed by Business Services and Health Services industries with 18 and 17 fatalities, respectively.
· The Agriculture industry division had the highest fatality rate during the nine-year period and had the second smallest number of fatalities. About two-thirds of these fatal injuries (23 fatalities) occurred in Landscaping and Horticultural Services and more than half (52%, 12 fatalities) of these 23 victims in the Landscaping and Horticultural services industry were either struck by falling trees or fell from trees.
· The Construction industry division had the second highest number of fatalities and the second highest fatal occupational injury rate. During the nine-year period, the construction industry division lost 136 workers (21%) to occupational injuries and the average annual fatality rate was 10.9 fatalities per 100,000 workers- more than four times the overall state rate. Nearly three-in-four construction workers fatally injured on the job (100 fatalities) were employed in the Special Trade Contractors sector which includes, among others, carpentry, roofing, masonry, and steel erection. More than one-half of the fatalities (53%, 71 fatalities) in this major industry group resulted from fatal falls.
· The Trade industry division, which employs about one-fifth of Massachusetts’ labor force, had 85 fatalities (13%) during the nine-year period. More than half (49) of the fatalities in this industry division were the result of workplace homicides and transportation incidents.
· Sixty-nine workers employed in the Government sector suffered fatal injuries. Approximately two-thirds (67%, 46 fatalities) of those fatally injured were in Public Administration jobs such as fire protection, public safety, and security. The two leading events among government workers were highway motor vehicle incidents and homicide.
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