Table 1: Wyoming Fatal Occupational Injuries by Event or Exposure, 2002

Table 1: Wyoming Fatal Occupational Injuries by Event or Exposure, 2002

	2002 Fatalities
Event or Exposure*	Number	Percent of Total Fatalities	Change from 2001

Transportation Incidents	17	53.1%	-5
Highway Incidents (Traffic Crashes)	12	37.5%	-5
Collision Between Vehicles, Mobile Equipment	3	9.4%	-5
Noncollision Incident	7	21.9%	-1
Jack-Knifed or Overturned -- No Collision	7	21.9%	-1
Nonhighway Incident, Except Rail, Air, Water	0	0.0%	-4
Noncollision Incident	0	0.0%	-4
Overturned	0	0.0%	-3
Contact with Objects and Equipment	6	18.8%	-3
Struck by Object	0	0.0%	-4
Caught in or Crushed in Collapsing Materials	3	9.4%	+3
Caught in or Compressed by Equipment or Objects	0	0.0%	-5
Caught in Running Equipment or Machinery	0	0.0%	-4
Falls	4	12.5%	+1
Fall to Lower Level	4	12.5%	+1
Exposure to Harmful Substances or Environments	4	12.5%	-1
Exposure to Caustic, Noxious, or Allergenic Substances	0	0.0%	-3
Inhalation of Substance	0	0.0%	-3
Oxygen Deficiency NEC	3	9.4%	+3
Nondisclosable	1	3.1%	NA

Total	32	100.0%	-8

*Based on the 1992 Bureau of Labor Statistics Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
NA - Not applicable.
Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.