Fatal occupational electrocutions in selected occupational categories, United States, 1992–99
| COCS codes* | Occupational description | No (%) | Rate† |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Census Occupation Classification System, 1990. | |||
| †Deaths/100000 worker years. | |||
| ‡Occupational classification for which there were fewer than five electrocution deaths. | |||
| Construction trades | |||
| Supervisors, construction occupations | |||
| 555 | Supervisors, electricians, power transmission installers | 26 (2.6) | 7.78 |
| 556 | Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers | 5 (0.5) | 4.51 |
| 557 | Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 5 (0.5) | 3.37 |
| 558 | Supervisors, not elsewhere classified | 45 (4.6) | 0.86 |
| Construction trades, except supervisors | |||
| 563 | Brickmasons and stonemasons | 9 (0.9) | 0.52 |
| 567 | Carpenters | 73 (7.4) | 0.63 |
| 573 | Drywall installers | 5 (0.5) | 0.31 |
| 575 | Electricians | 377 (38.2) | 6.11 |
| 576 | Electrician apprentices | 26 (2.6) | 8.25 |
| 577 | Electrical power installers and repairers | 173 (17.5) | 15.91 |
| 579 | Painters, construction, and maintenance | 56 (5.7) | 1.18 |
| 585 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 30 (3.0) | 0.71 |
| 588 | Concrete and terrazzo finishers | 11 (1.1) | 1.46 |
| 595 | Roofers | 45 (4.6) | 2.15 |
| 596 | Sheetmetal duct installers | 7 (0.7) | 1.64 |
| 597 | Structural sheetmetal workers | 19 (1.9) | 2.81 |
| 598 | Drillers, earth | 19 (1.9) | 8.75 |
| 599 | Construction trades, not elsewhere specified | 42 (4.3) | 2.45 |
| Other‡ | 15 (1.5) | ||
| Total | 988 (100.0) | 2.10 | |
| Agricultural occupations | |||
| Farm operators and managers | |||
| 473 | Farmers, except horticultural | 52 (17.9) | 0.65 |
| 474 | Horticultural specialty farmers | 6 (2.1) | 1.67 |
| 475 | Managers, farms, except horticultural | 22 (7.6) | 1.90 |
| Farm occupations, except managerial | |||
| 477 | Supervisors, farm workers | 11 (3.8) | 3.41 |
| 479 | Farm workers | 92 (31.6) | 1.24 |
| Related agricultural occupations | |||
| 485 | Supervisors, related agricultural occupations | 9 (3.1) | 1.09 |
| 486 | Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm | 91 (31.3) | 1.50 |
| Other‡ | 8 (5.7) | ||
| Total | 291 (100) | 1.11 | |