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Characteristic | 2021 | ||||||
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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 |
462 | 87 | 142 | 78 | 103 | 44 | |
Employee status |
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Wage and salary(2) |
379 | 69 | 122 | 60 | 85 | ||
Self-employed(3) |
83 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | ||
Gender |
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Women |
38 | 8 | 14 | 12 | |||
Men |
424 | 79 | 128 | 91 | |||
Age |
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Under 16 years |
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16 to 17 years |
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18 to 19 years |
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20 to 24 years |
28 | 3 | |||||
25 to 34 years |
75 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 9 | ||
35 to 44 years |
82 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 21 | ||
45 to 54 years |
106 | 16 | 38 | 17 | 29 | ||
55 to 64 years |
106 | 14 | 26 | 30 | 23 | ||
65 years and over |
55 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 9 | ||
Race or ethnic origin(4) |
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White (non-Hispanic) |
142 | 30 | 42 | 20 | 35 | 11 | |
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) |
33 | 6 | 12 | ||||
Hispanic or Latino |
234 | 34 | 71 | 48 | 54 | 25 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) |
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Asian (non-Hispanic) |
41 | 15 | 12 | 6 | |||
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) |
7 | ||||||
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 |
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Management occupations |
16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |||
Business and financial operations occupations |
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Computer and mathematical occupations |
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Architecture and engineering occupations |
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Life, physical, and social science occupations |
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Community and social services occupations |
4 | ||||||
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 |
10 | 5 | 3 | ||||
Service occupations |
26 | 19 | 24 | 3 | |||
Healthcare support occupations |
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Protective service occupations |
35 | 16 | 12 | 6 | |||
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
14 | 9 | |||||
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
38 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 3 | |
Personal care and service occupations |
4 | 2 | |||||
Sales and office occupations |
31 | 6 | |||||
Sales and related occupations |
25 | 10 | 6 | 5 | |||
Office and administrative support occupations |
6 | ||||||
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
163 | 18 | 32 | 45 | 26 | ||
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
29 | 16 | 5 | 4 | |||
Construction and extraction occupations |
81 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 9 | |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
53 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 13 | ||
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
129 | 14 | 70 | 20 | |||
Production occupations |
17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
Transportation and material moving occupations |
112 | 11 | 66 | 17 | 9 | ||
Military occupations(6) |
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Industry (NAICS)(7) |
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Private industry(8) |
408 | 60 | 124 | 75 | 99 | 43 | |
Goods producing |
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Natural resources and mining |
5 | 7 | |||||
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
39 | 22 | 5 | 7 | |||
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9) |
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Construction |
79 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 24 | 6 | |
Manufacturing |
32 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
Service providing(10) |
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Trade, transportation, and utilities |
110 | 19 | 51 | 20 | 12 | ||
Wholesale trade |
13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||
Retail trade |
34 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | ||
Transportation and warehousing |
58 | 7 | 37 | 7 | |||
Utilities |
5 | 3 | |||||
Information |
6 | ||||||
Financial activities |
19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |||
Finance and insurance |
1 | 1 | |||||
Real estate and rental and leasing |
18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
Professional and business services |
56 | 19 | 8 | ||||
Professional, scientific, and technical services |
9 | 3 | |||||
Management of companies and enterprises |
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Administrative and waste services |
47 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | |
Educational and health services |
5 | ||||||
Educational services |
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Health care and social assistance |
17 | 8 | 5 | ||||
Leisure and hospitality |
26 | ||||||
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
5 | 1 | |||||
Accommodation and food services |
21 | 4 | 13 | ||||
Other services, except public administration |
21 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ||
Government(8) |
54 | 18 | |||||
Federal government |
12 | 4 | 5 | ||||
State government |
3 | ||||||
Local government |
39 | 21 | 13 | 2 | |||
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. |