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Characteristic | 2020 | ||||||
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Total fatal injuries | Event or exposure(1) | ||||||
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals |
Transpor- tation incidents |
Fires and explosions |
Falls, slips, trips |
Exposure to harmful substances or environments |
Contact with objects and equipment |
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Total |
463 | 97 | 122 | 5 | 99 | 85 | 52 |
Employee status |
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Wage and salary(2) |
380 | 75 | 108 | 71 | 74 | ||
Self-employed(3) |
83 | 22 | 14 | 28 | 11 | ||
Gender |
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Women |
35 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
Men |
428 | 88 | 112 | 92 | 79 | 49 | |
Age |
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Under 16 years |
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16 to 17 years |
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18 to 19 years |
14 | 7 | |||||
20 to 24 years |
27 | 10 | 3 | ||||
25 to 34 years |
84 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 7 | ||
35 to 44 years |
71 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 9 | |
45 to 54 years |
91 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 15 | ||
55 to 64 years |
108 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 14 | |
65 years and over |
67 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 7 | ||
Race or ethnic origin(4) |
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White (non-Hispanic) |
180 | 37 | 53 | 39 | 34 | ||
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) |
28 | 12 | 6 | 4 | |||
Hispanic or Latino |
214 | 27 | 53 | 54 | 43 | 33 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) |
7 | 4 | |||||
Asian (non-Hispanic) |
31 | 18 | |||||
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) |
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Multiple races (non-Hispanic) |
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Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic) |
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Occupation (SOC)(5) |
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Management, business, science, and arts occupations |
46 | ||||||
Management occupations |
19 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||
Business and financial operations occupations |
4 | ||||||
Computer and mathematical occupations |
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Architecture and engineering occupations |
5 | ||||||
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
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Community and social services occupations |
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Legal occupations |
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Educational instruction and library occupations |
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Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
3 | ||||||
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
6 | ||||||
Service occupations |
95 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 4 | |
Healthcare support occupations |
8 | 4 | |||||
Protective service occupations |
30 | 15 | |||||
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
7 | 4 | |||||
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
44 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 4 | |
Personal care and service occupations |
6 | 3 | |||||
Sales and office occupations |
39 | 18 | 6 | ||||
Sales and related occupations |
34 | 18 | 5 | 6 | |||
Office and administrative support occupations |
5 | ||||||
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
148 | 16 | 46 | 31 | |||
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
25 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |||
Construction and extraction occupations |
90 | 14 | 36 | 19 | 15 | ||
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
33 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
115 | 56 | 15 | ||||
Production occupations |
11 | 4 | |||||
Transportation and material moving occupations |
104 | 13 | 56 | 13 | 11 | ||
Military occupations(6) |
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Industry (NAICS)(7) |
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Private industry(8) |
409 | 84 | 101 | 3 | 92 | 76 | 51 |
Goods producing |
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Natural resources and mining |
36 | 7 | |||||
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
32 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |||
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9) |
4 | ||||||
Construction |
92 | 17 | 37 | 19 | 12 | ||
Manufacturing |
18 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||
Service providing(10) |
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Trade, transportation, and utilities |
109 | 43 | 10 | 10 | |||
Wholesale trade |
12 | 4 | 3 | ||||
Retail trade |
37 | 22 | 4 | 6 | |||
Transportation and warehousing |
59 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 6 | ||
Utilities |
1 | 1 | |||||
Information |
7 | ||||||
Financial activities |
15 | 5 | |||||
Finance and insurance |
3 | ||||||
Real estate and rental and leasing |
12 | 3 | 5 | ||||
Professional and business services |
76 | 16 | |||||
Professional, scientific, and technical services |
10 | 3 | |||||
Management of companies and enterprises |
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Administrative and waste services |
66 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 7 | |
Educational and health services |
18 | 10 | 5 | ||||
Educational services |
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Health care and social assistance |
18 | 10 | 5 | ||||
Leisure and hospitality |
19 | 3 | 10 | ||||
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
5 | 3 | |||||
Accommodation and food services |
14 | 3 | 7 | ||||
Other services, except public administration |
18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||
Government(8) |
7 | ||||||
Federal government |
25 | 6 | 15 | ||||
State government |
7 | 3 | |||||
Local government |
21 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||
Footnotes |
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Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. For complete information on how the data are coded and presented see our definitions page at https://www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event. |