FIGURE.

Number* and rate^† of occupational highway deaths, by year and age group — United States, 2003–2010

^* Counts of highway transportation fatalities were generated with restricted access to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational injuries (CFOI) microdata. Fatality counts include deaths to workers aged ≥18 years, volunteer workers, and resident military personnel. Additional information is available at http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm.

^† Labor force denominator estimates from the Current Population Survey (CPS) for U.S. full-time equivalent (FTE) workers aged ≥18 years were used to calculate fatality rates; one FTE = 2,000 hours worked per year (additional information available at http://www.bls.gov/cps/home.htm). Volunteer workers and resident military personnel are not included in rate calculations to maintain consistency with CPS employment figures.