TABLE A‐8. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, all United States, 2017 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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TABLE A-8. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, all United States, 2017
Event or exposure(1)	Event code(1)	Total fatal injuries (number)	Age
Event or exposure(1)	Event code(1)	Total fatal injuries (number)	Under 16 years	16-17 years	18-19 years	20-24 years	25-34 years	35-44 years	45-54 years	55-64 years	65 years and over
Total		5,147	15	7	62	293	872	907	1,059	1,155	775
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals	1	807	3	-	10	64	165	159	169	158	77
Intentional injury by person	11	733	2	-	9	62	157	149	152	140	60
Intentional injury by other person	111	458	2	1	4	31	109	95	89	86	41
Shooting by other person--intentional	1111	351	2	1	3	26	87	78	68	62	24
Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing	1112	47	-	-	-	4	9	11	5	10	7
Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving	1113	30	-	-	-	-	7	1	8	7	7
Strangulation by other person	1114	5	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Bombing, arson	1115	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Multiple violent acts by other person	1118	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	1
Self-inflicted injury--intentional	112	275	-	-	5	31	48	54	63	54	19
Shooting--intentional self-harm	1121	144	-	-	-	22	23	19	32	36	12
Hanging, strangulation, asphyxiation--intentional self-harm	1122	95	-	-	3	8	17	25	25	13	3
Jumping from building or other structure--intentional self-harm	1123	10	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-
Cutting, stabbing--intentional self-harm	1124	4	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-
Drug overdose--intentional self-harm	1125	7	-	-	1	-	-	4	-	-	-
Inhalation of substance--intentional self-harm	1126	6	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-
Injury by person--unintentional or intent unknown	12	28	-	-	-	-	7	3	4	8	-
Injury by other person--unintentional or intent unknown	121	24	-	-	-	-	6	3	3	7	-
Shooting by other person--unintentional	1211	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-
Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training	1212	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing--unintentional	1214	6	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
Self-inflicted injury--unintentional or intent unknown	122	4	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-
Self-inflicted shooting--unintentional	1221	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Self-inflicted shooting--intent unknown	1222	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Animal and insect related incidents	13	46	-	-	-	-	1	7	13	10	15
Bites and stings	131	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	5	-
Stings and venomous bites	1311	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	4	-
Struck by animal	132	28	-	-	-	-	1	5	4	5	13
Trampled by or stepped on by animal	1321	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3
Kicked by animal	1322	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	4
Mauled, clawed, or scratched by animal	1323	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Gored or rammed by animal	1324	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Transportation incidents	2	2,077	7	3	31	116	330	355	427	492	314
Aircraft incidents	21	126	-	-	-	9	44	21	17	18	17
Aircraft crash during takeoff or landing	212	35	-	-	-	-	9	5	4	9	7
Aircraft crash during takeoff or landing--due to mechanical failure	2121	5	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-
Aircraft crash during takeoff or landing--into structure, object, or ground	2124	29	-	-	-	-	9	4	3	7	5
Aircraft crash due to low-altitude entanglement	214	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
Other in-flight crash	215	79	-	-	-	8	30	13	11	8	9
Other in-flight crash due to mechanical failure	2151	14	-	-	-	-	1	5	4	1	2
Other in-flight crash into structure, object, or ground	2153	42	-	-	-	4	16	6	4	6	6
Parachuting incident	216	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
Rail vehicle incidents	22	48	-	-	3	2	6	10	10	13	4
Collision between rail vehicle and another vehicle	221	33	-	-	2	-	4	5	7	11	4
Collision between rail and roadway vehicles	2212	33	-	-	2	-	4	5	7	11	4
Derailment	222	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Fall or jump from and struck by rail vehicle--transportation incident	224	4	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-
Fall or jump from rail vehicle--transportation incident	225	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle--transportation incident	227	7	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
Animal and other non-motorized vehicle transportation incidents	23	10	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	1	-
Animal transportation incident	231	6	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-
Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden	2313	4	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thrown, tipped, or fell from animal-drawn vehicle	2314	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Pedal cycle incident	232	4	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pedal cycle collision in roadway	2321	4	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pedestrian vehicular incident	24	313	-	1	7	10	32	41	78	98	44
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone	241	56	-	1	1	4	6	6	18	18	-
Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in work zone	2411	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone	2412	42	-	1	1	3	4	6	13	13	-
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in work zone	2413	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	1
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway	242	71	1	-	-	3	6	7	19	18	17
Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in roadway	2421	6	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway	2422	61	1	-	-	-	5	7	17	15	16
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway	2423	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road	243	50	-	-	-	-	8	10	15	13	-
Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road	2431	6	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road	2432	40	-	-	-	-	7	6	14	10	-
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up on side of road	2433	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	244	125	-	-	6	-	10	17	26	43	21
Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area	2441	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area	2442	62	-	-	5	-	4	5	19	19	8
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area	2443	53	-	-	1	-	5	11	5	20	11
Water vehicle incidents	25	68	-	-	3	7	14	10	12	13	7
Water vehicle or propeller struck person	251	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Water vehicle collisions	252	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Collision between water vehicles	2521	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Explosion or fire on water vehicle	253	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
Capsized or sinking water vehicle	254	24	-	-	2	3	5	3	6	-	2
Fall or jump and struck by water vehicle	255	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Fall or jump from water vehicle	256	25	-	-	-	3	4	3	2	6	4
Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle	257	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Fall on water vehicle	258	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle	26	1,299	-	1	15	74	216	246	280	299	168
Roadway collision with other vehicle	261	663	-	1	8	41	109	129	142	156	77
Roadway collision--moving in same direction	2611	189	-	1	-	11	28	41	38	43	26
Roadway collision--moving in opposite directions, oncoming	2612	214	-	-	-	16	40	36	50	51	19
Roadway collision--moving perpendicularly	2613	149	-	-	4	7	20	33	29	38	18
Roadway collision--moving and standing vehicle in roadway	2614	77	-	-	-	6	14	14	14	17	11
Roadway collision--moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway	2615	29	-	-	-	-	5	4	11	5	3
Roadway collision with object other than vehicle	262	377	-	-	5	14	67	79	82	76	54
Vehicle struck object or animal in roadway	2621	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	8	-
Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway	2622	348	-	-	4	12	62	75	78	66	51
Vehicle struck by falling or flying object--roadway	2623	9	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	2	-
Roadway noncollision incident	263	252	-	-	2	19	40	38	56	63	34
Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway	2631	197	-	-	2	11	29	26	45	54	30
Ran off roadway	2632	16	-	-	-	-	1	-	6	4	-
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, roadway	2634	14	-	-	-	-	5	5	-	1	-
Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway	2636	16	-	-	-	3	4	3	4	-	-
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicles	27	209	4	-	-	10	17	26	30	48	72
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle	271	15	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	3
Moving in same direction, nonroadway	2711	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway	2713	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle	272	27	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	5	12
Part of occupants body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident	2721	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Nonroadway noncollision incident	273	166	4	-	-	6	13	22	24	38	57
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway	2731	111	2	-	-	5	9	14	16	22	42
Ran off driving surface, nonroadway	2732	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway	2734	27	1	-	-	-	-	3	4	7	9
Fall or jump from and struck by another vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway	2735	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway	2736	14	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	4
Fires and explosions	3	123	-	-	4	13	21	18	26	22	18
Fires	31	38	-	-	1	7	3	4	9	6	8
Collapsing building, structure, or structural element during fire	3110	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Other structural fire without collapse	3120	14	-	-	-	2	-	-	4	4	4
Vehicle or machinery fire	3130	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source	3140	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Forest or brush fire	3160	7	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids	3170	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Explosions	32	85	-	-	3	6	18	14	17	16	10
Dust explosion	3210	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids	3220	28	-	-	1	3	6	-	7	4	5
Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire	3230	41	-	-	2	1	7	8	7	11	4
Falls, slips, trips	4	887	-	1	-	23	113	111	176	243	217
Slip or trip without fall	41	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Falls on same level	42	151	-	-	-	-	7	8	27	42	66
Fall on same level due to tripping	421	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	7	18
Fall on same level due to tripping while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs	4211	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	4213	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4
Fall on same level due to tripping over self	4214	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
Fall on same level due to slipping	422	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	7	8
Fall while sitting	423	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Falls to lower level	43	713	-	1	-	22	104	101	141	194	147
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment	431	48	-	-	-	4	10	6	6	10	12
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet	4311	3	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet	4312	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet	4313	9	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	4
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet	4314	8	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	4
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet	4315	4	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 26 to 30 feet	4316	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet	4317	15	-	-	-	-	6	-	2	3	1
Fall through surface or existing opening	432	85	-	-	-	7	17	15	19	17	9
Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet	4322	5	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet	4323	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet	4324	20	-	-	-	1	4	3	6	5	-
Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet	4325	10	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet	4326	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet	4327	25	-	-	-	5	5	3	5	5	-
Other fall to lower level	433	562	-	1	-	11	75	79	112	161	121
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	4331	79	-	-	-	-	3	6	11	25	32
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	4332	84	-	-	-	-	8	8	20	26	22
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet	4333	102	-	-	-	-	17	11	25	27	21
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet	4334	62	-	-	-	-	10	10	17	13	10
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet	4335	43	-	-	-	-	8	11	9	11	3
Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet	4336	35	-	-	-	-	5	9	4	11	5
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet	4337	83	-	1	-	6	17	20	13	19	7
Jumps to lower level	44	4	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	-	-
Other jump to lower level	442	4	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	-	-
Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet	4422	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Other jump to lower level 11 to 15 feet	4423	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Exposure to harmful substances or environments	5	531	-	1	7	42	142	137	105	80	17
Exposure to electricity	51	136	-	1	4	14	35	27	29	19	7
Direct exposure to electricity	511	79	-	1	-	9	20	16	17	13	-
Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less	5111	30	-	-	-	6	6	7	5	5	-
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts	5112	49	-	1	-	3	14	9	12	8	-
Indirect exposure to electricity	512	55	-	-	3	5	15	11	12	6	3
Indirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less	5121	8	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	-	-
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts	5122	47	-	-	-	4	14	10	9	6	-
Exposure to temperature extremes	53	38	-	-	1	3	8	7	12	6	-
Exposure to environmental heat	531	32	-	-	1	3	7	6	11	4	-
Exposure to environmental cold	532	3	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-
Contact with hot objects or substances	533	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exposure to other harmful substances	55	317	-	-	-	23	92	90	55	49	6
Nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol--unintentional overdose	551	272	-	-	-	17	84	83	44	42	-
Inhalation of harmful substance	552	43	-	-	-	6	8	7	11	7	3
Inhalation of harmful substance--single episode	5521	43	-	-	-	6	8	7	11	7	3
Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue	554	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Exposure to oxygen deficiency, n.e.c.	56	39	-	-	-	-	7	13	9	5	3
Drowning, submersion, n.e.c.	561	27	-	-	-	-	6	8	6	5	-
Choking on object or substance	562	10	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	3
Contact with objects and equipment	6	695	3	-	8	35	101	122	149	151	126
Struck by object or equipment	62	503	-	-	7	25	70	88	95	112	104
Struck by powered vehicle--nontransport	621	197	-	-	-	6	20	32	38	43	56
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object	6211	20	-	-	-	-	4	4	3	5	3
Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle	6212	66	-	-	-	-	5	8	12	10	31
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle	6213	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-
Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached	6214	44	-	-	-	4	6	6	7	11	10
Struck by powered vehicle tipping over--nontransport	6215	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-
Struck by other falling powered vehicle	6216	37	-	-	-	-	3	9	12	5	7
Struck by rolling object or equipment--other than powered vehicle	622	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-
Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker	6221	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely	6223	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Struck by falling object or equipment--other than powered vehicle	623	237	-	-	3	14	36	48	44	52	38
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery--other than vehicle part	6233	55	-	-	-	3	10	11	12	11	6
Struck by discharged or flying object	624	28	-	-	1	4	8	3	5	7	-
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle	6241	16	-	-	-	-	5	-	4	4	-
Struck by discharged object or substance	6242	5	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	1	-
Struck by thrown object--unintentional injury	6243	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Injured by handheld object or equipment	625	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker	6252	5	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld	626	11	-	-	-	-	4	-	3	-	-
Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate	6261	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Struck against object or equipment	63	8	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
Struck against stationary object or equipment	632	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	64	108	-	-	-	7	18	17	32	23	11
Caught in running equipment or machinery	641	76	-	-	-	7	12	12	24	15	6
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	6411	37	-	-	-	3	7	5	15	6	-
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	6412	31	-	-	-	3	5	5	8	6	4
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	642	8	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects	643	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material	65	70	-	-	1	3	11	13	20	14	7
Excavation or trenching cave-in	651	23	-	-	1	-	5	7	4	4	-
Mine collapse or cave-in	652	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment	655	22	-	-	-	-	3	4	7	4	3
Engulfment in other collapsing material	656	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	-
Overexertion and bodily reaction	7	16	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	6	3
Overexertion involving outside sources	71	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	3
Overexertion in lifting, lowering	711	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2
Overexertion in lifting--single episode	7111	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1
Overexertion in lifting--multiple episodes	7112	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Footnotes (1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward.
Note: Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. N.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 2018