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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
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Fatal occupational injuries in New York (including N.Y.C)

Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, New York (including N.Y.C.)
Characteristic 2021
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

Total

 247 39     57 51 36

Employee status

Wage and salary(2)

 186 27     44    

Self-employed(3)

 61 12     13    

Gender

Women

 16         4  

Men

 231       57 47  

Age

Under 16 years

              

16 to 17 years

              

18 to 19 years

              

20 to 24 years

              

25 to 34 years

 41   11   8    

35 to 44 years

 48         13  

45 to 54 years

 57 17     11    

55 to 64 years

 51   11   15 11 8

65 years and over

 33   9       7

Race or ethnic origin(4)

White (non-Hispanic)

 138 21     24 35  

Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)

     4        

Hispanic or Latino

 63       20    

American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)

              

Asian (non-Hispanic)

 15            

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)

              

Multiple races (non-Hispanic)

              

Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)

              

Occupation (SOC)(5)

Management, business, science, and arts occupations

              

Management occupations

 13   4        

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

              

Life, physical, and social science occupations

              

Community and social services occupations

 4            

Legal occupations

              

Educational instruction and library occupations

              

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

              

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

              

Service occupations

              

Healthcare support occupations

 4            

Protective service occupations

              

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 4            

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 18   4        

Personal care and service occupations

 7            

Sales and office occupations

   10          

Sales and related occupations

 15 10          

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 97   9        

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 5            

Construction and extraction occupations

 61   6   30 13  

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 31 6          

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

             8

Production occupations

             4

Transportation and material moving occupations

 38           4

Military occupations(6)

              

Industry (NAICS)(7)

Private industry(8)

 222 34     55 45 36

Goods producing

              

Natural resources and mining

             5

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

 11           5

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)

              

Construction

 63 3 8   27 15  

Manufacturing

 13           3

Service providing(10)

              

Trade, transportation, and utilities

   14          

Wholesale trade

              

Retail trade

 18 8          

Transportation and warehousing

 16            

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

              

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

     6   11    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 30   6   11    

Educational and health services

              

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 9            

Leisure and hospitality

 11            

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 3            

Accommodation and food services

 8            

Other services, except public administration

 24            

Government(8)

 25            

Federal government

              

State government

              

Local government

 13            

Footnotes
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation. Cases where employee status is unknown are included in the counts of wage and salary workers.
(3) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, and may include some owners of incorporated businesses or members of partnerships.
(4) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude data for Hispanics and Latinos. Cases where ethnicity is unknown are included in counts of non-Hispanic workers.
(5) CFOI has used several versions of the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) system since 2003 to define occupation. For complete information on the version of SOC used in this year, see our definitions page. Cases where occupation is unknown are included in the total.
(6) Includes fatal injuries to persons identified as resident armed forces regardless of individual occupation listed.
(7) CFOI has used several versions of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) since 2003 to define industry. For complete information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our definitions page. Cases where ownership is unknown are included in private industry counts. Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts.
(8) Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system. Cases where ownership is unknown are included in private industry counts. Cases classified as foreign government and other government are included in all government counts, but not displayed separately.
(9) Includes fatal injuries at all establishments categorized as Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (Sector 21) in the North American Industry Classification System, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.
(10) Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts.

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.
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.