1992 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries — 1993-10-01

About one-third of the 6,083 fatalities due to work injuries in 1992 resulted from highway accidents or homicides, each of which accounted for over 1,000 deaths. Falls and workers being struck by objects followed, leading to nearly 600 workers' deaths apiece. These findings are from the first national Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The BLS census uses multiple sources to identify, verify, and profile fatal work injuries. Key information about each workplace fatality (occupation and other worker characteristics, equipment being used, and circumstances of the event) is obtained by cross-referencing the source records, for example, death certificates, workers' compensation records, and reports to federal and state agencies. Table 5 lists the data sources used in the BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. The incidence of fatal work injury for certain groups of workers is greater than their proportion of total employment.