TABLE A-3. Fatal occupational injuries to private sector wage and salary workers, government workers, and self-employed workers by industry, Wyoming, 2008     
                 
Industry1 Fatalities Private sector wage and salary workers2 Government workers3 Self-employed workers4
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
             
                              Total 33 100.0 27 100.0 -- -- 6 100.0
               
               Goods Producing 21 63.6 15 55.6 -- -- 6 100.0
               
          Natural Resources & Mining 13 39.4 10 37.0 -- -- 3 50.0
               
     Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 5 15.2 -- -- -- -- 3 50.0
Animal Production 3 9.1 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Cattle Ranching & Farming 3 9.1 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Beef Cattle Ranching & Farming, including Feedlots 3 9.1 -- -- -- -- -- --
               Beef Cattle Ranching & Farming 3 9.1 -- -- -- -- -- --
               
     Mining5 8 24.2 8 29.6 -- -- -- --
Support Activities for Mining 7 21.2 7 25.9 -- -- -- --
     Support Activities for Mining 7 21.2 7 25.9 -- -- -- --
          Support Activities for Mining 7 21.2 7 25.9 -- -- -- --
               Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations 5 15.2 5 18.5 -- -- -- --
               
          Construction 7 21.2 5 18.5 -- -- -- --
               
     Construction 7 21.2 5 18.5 -- -- -- --
Specialty Trade Contractors 5 15.2 3 11.1 -- -- -- --
     Building Equipment Contractors 3 9.1 3 11.1 -- -- -- --
          Electrical Contractors 3 9.1 3 11.1 -- -- -- --
               
               Service providing 12 36.4 12 44.4 -- -- -- --
               
     Transportation & Warehousing 8 24.2 8 29.6 -- -- -- --
Truck Transportation 8 24.2 8 29.6 -- -- -- --
     General Freight Trucking 3 9.1 3 11.1 -- -- -- --
          General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance 3 9.1 3 11.1 -- -- -- --
     Specialized Freight Trucking 4 12.1 4 14.8 -- -- -- --
                 
     1 Classified according to the North American Industry Classification System.     
     2 May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
     3 Includes fatalities to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry.     
     4 Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid 
family workers, and may include some owners of incorporated businesses or members of partnerships.   
     5 Includes fatalities at all establishments categorized as Mining (Sector 21) in the North American Industry     
Classification System, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health     
Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.     
     NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown      
separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet      
publication criteria. Data for 2008 are preliminary.
     SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in     
cooperation with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational     
Injuries.     
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