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Characteristic | 2022 | ||||||
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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 |
217 | 28 | 79 | 42 | 37 | 27 | |
Employee status |
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Wage and salary(2) |
194 | 25 | 72 | 37 | 34 | 23 | |
Self-employed(3) |
23 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||
Gender |
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Women |
20 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||
Men |
197 | 25 | 72 | 40 | 31 | ||
Age |
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Under 16 years |
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16 to 17 years |
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18 to 19 years |
8 | ||||||
20 to 24 years |
14 | 3 | 7 | ||||
25 to 34 years |
38 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | |
35 to 44 years |
45 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | |
45 to 54 years |
46 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 8 | ||
55 to 64 years |
37 | 12 | 16 | 4 | |||
65 years and over |
29 | 17 | 5 | ||||
Race or ethnic origin(4) |
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White (non-Hispanic) |
121 | 16 | 45 | 22 | 22 | ||
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) |
43 | 9 | 16 | 6 | |||
Hispanic or Latino |
44 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | ||
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) |
4 | ||||||
Asian (non-Hispanic) |
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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 |
23 | 3 | |||||
Management occupations |
13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||
Business and financial operations occupations |
2 | 2 | |||||
Computer and mathematical occupations |
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Architecture and engineering occupations |
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Life, physical, and social science occupations |
1 | 1 | |||||
Community and social services occupations |
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Legal occupations |
1 | 1 | |||||
Educational instruction and library occupations |
2 | ||||||
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
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Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
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Service occupations |
38 | 10 | 12 | ||||
Healthcare support occupations |
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Protective service occupations |
12 | ||||||
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
9 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
13 | 3 | |||||
Personal care and service occupations |
1 | ||||||
Sales and office occupations |
15 | ||||||
Sales and related occupations |
12 | 9 | |||||
Office and administrative support occupations |
3 | ||||||
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
67 | 13 | 11 | ||||
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
11 | 5 | |||||
Construction and extraction occupations |
45 | 22 | 9 | 6 | |||
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
11 | 4 | 4 | ||||
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
68 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
Production occupations |
12 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||
Transportation and material moving occupations |
56 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 4 | ||
Military occupations(6) |
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Industry (NAICS)(7) |
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Private industry(8) |
195 | 24 | 69 | 40 | 32 | 26 | |
Goods producing |
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Natural resources and mining |
18 | 7 | 6 | ||||
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
18 | 7 | 6 | ||||
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9) |
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Construction |
46 | 7 | 24 | 8 | |||
Manufacturing |
21 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |||
Service providing(10) |
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Trade, transportation, and utilities |
59 | 38 | |||||
Wholesale trade |
6 | ||||||
Retail trade |
16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |||
Transportation and warehousing |
36 | 31 | 3 | ||||
Utilities |
1 | ||||||
Information |
2 | 2 | |||||
Financial activities |
4 | ||||||
Finance and insurance |
1 | ||||||
Real estate and rental and leasing |
3 | ||||||
Professional and business services |
19 | 4 | 3 | ||||
Professional, scientific, and technical services |
3 | 1 | |||||
Management of companies and enterprises |
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Administrative and waste services |
16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |||
Educational and health services |
1 | ||||||
Educational services |
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Health care and social assistance |
4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
Leisure and hospitality |
18 | ||||||
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
5 | ||||||
Accommodation and food services |
13 | 5 | 4 | ||||
Other services, except public administration |
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Government(8) |
22 | ||||||
Federal government |
7 | ||||||
State government |
6 | 2 | |||||
Local government |
9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||
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. |