U.S. transportation-related fatalities by carrier 1992-2020

The timeline shows the number of U.S. transportation-related occupational fatalities by mode of transport from 1992 to 2020. In 2020, 80 transportation-related occupational fatalities occurred in air traffic in the United States.

Number of U.S. transportation-related occupational fatalities by mode of transport from 1992 to 2020

Characteristic	Highway	Nonhighway	Aircraft	Pedestrian struck by vehicle	Water vehicle	Railway
20	1,038	206	80	330	74	32
19	1,270	236	152	341	63	47
18	1,276	225	133	325	58	48
17	1,299	209	126	313	68	48
16	1,252	245	130	342	48	50
15	1,264	253	139	289	44	50
14	1,157	248	135	318	55	57
13	1,099	227	136	294	60	41
12	1,153	233	127	293	63	38
11	1,103	222	145	316	72	50
10	1,044	276	152	280	60	45
09	985	261	159	268	86	34
08	1,215	284	191	329	76	34
07	1,414	296	174	345	71	49
06	1,356	345	217	379	96	65
05	1,437	340	149	391	88	83
04	1,398	338	231	378	91	50
03	1,353	347	211	337	69	43
02	1,373	323	194	356	71	64
01	1,409	326	247	383	90	62
00	1,365	399	280	370	84	71
99	1,496	352	228	377	102	56
98	1,442	388	224	413	112	60
97	1,393	377	261	367	109	93
96	1,346	374	324	353	119	74
95	1,346	387	283	388	87	82
94	1,343	409	426	391	94	81
93	1,242	392	282	365	119	86
92	1,158	436	353	346	109	66

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1992 to 2020

Supplementary notes

Based on the 1992 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
Data do not include fatalities from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 which totaled 2,886.
Highway: Includes collisions between vehicles/mobile equipment moving in the same or opposite directions, such as in an intersection; between moving and standing vehicles/mobile equipment at the side of a roadway; or a vehicle striking a stationary object. Also includes non-collisions, e.g., jack-knifed or overturned vehicle/mobile equipment-no collision; ran off highway-no collision; struck by shifting load; sudden start or stop; not elsewhere classified.
Nonhighway: Refers to farms and industrial premises. Includes collisions between vehicles/mobile equipment; vehicles/mobile equipment striking a stationary object. Also includes noncollisions such as a fall from a moving vehicle/mobile equipment, fall from and struck by vehicle/mobile equipment, overturned vehicle/mobile equipment, and loss of control of vehicle/mobile equipment.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle: Includes worker struck by vehicle/mobile equipment in roadway, on side of road, in a parking lot, or non-road area.
Water vehicle: Includes collisions, explosions, fires, fall from or on ship/boat, and sinking/capsized water vehicles involved in transportation. Does not include fishing boats.
Railway: Includes collisions between railway vehicles, railway vehicle and other vehicle, railway vehicle and other object, and derailment.
The categories do not define the types of jobs people had, nor the industries in which they worked. The categories define the ways in which they died. For example, a representative travelling for business reasons who is killed in a rail accident would be listed under rail.

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