September 30, 1998 Women suffered 2,506 (or 8 percent) of the
31,567 job-related fatalities reported from 1992 to 1996. During
the same time period, women accounted for slightly less than 50
percent of the workforce. Women suffered only slightly over one
third of the 2 million cases of work-related injuries and
illnesses that resulted in days away from work. Women accounted
for more cases than men of carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis,
respiratory system diseases, infectious and parasitic diseases,
and disorders resulting from anxiety and stress. Women may
experience fewer job-related deaths and injuries because they
typically are employed in less dangerous jobs such as teaching
or other service occupations. Few women work in the construction
trades or in other high-risk jobs where work is performed
outdoors. Additional information on job-related deaths is
available from the BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
program; additional information on work-related injuries and
illnesses is available from the B