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Metropolitan Areas(1) | Total fatalities(2) | Violence and other injuries by persons or animals | Transportation incidents | Falls, slips, trips | Contact with objects and equipment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States(3) |
4,405 | 753 | 1,740 | 699 | 717 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. |
152 | 38 | 49 | 31 | 18 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. |
102 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 15 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. |
95 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 19 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas |
86 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 16 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. |
83 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla. |
78 | 16 | 31 | 18 | 6 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas |
72 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 12 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. |
62 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 7 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. |
42 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. |
29 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
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Event or exposure(1) | 2012(2) | 2013(p) | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total |
70 | 83 | 100 |
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals |
15 | 34 | 41 |
Intentional injury by person |
14 | 30 | 36 |
Homicides |
4 | 21 | 25 |
Shooting by other person--intentional |
3 | 21 | 25 |
Suicides |
10 | 9 | 11 |
Shooting--intentional self-harm |
7 | 3 | 4 |
Animal and insect related incidents |
1 | - | - |
Struck by animal |
1 | - | - |
Gored or rammed by animal |
- | 1 | 1 |
Transportation incidents |
23 | 15 | 18 |
Pedestrian vehicular incident |
6 | 3 | 4 |
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle |
12 | 11 | 13 |
Roadway collision with other vehicle |
8 | 6 | 7 |
Roadway collision--moving in opposite directions, oncoming |
- | 1 | 1 |
Roadway collision--moving perpendicularly |
3 | 3 | 4 |
Roadway collision with object other than vehicle |
4 | 4 | 5 |
Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway |
4 | 3 | 4 |
Roadway noncollision incident |
- | 1 | 1 |
Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway |
- | 1 | 1 |
Nonroadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle |
3 | 1 | 1 |
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
- | 1 | 1 |
Part of occupant's body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
- | 1 | 1 |
Fires and explosions |
- | 2 | 2 |
Fires |
- | 1 | 1 |
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
- | 1 | 1 |
Explosions |
- | 1 | 1 |
Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
- | 1 | 1 |
Falls, slips, trips |
16 | 15 | 18 |
Falls on same level |
4 | - | - |
Fall on same level due to slipping |
- | 1 | 1 |
Falls to lower level |
12 | 13 | 16 |
Other fall to lower level |
9 | 10 | 12 |
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
- | 3 | 4 |
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
- | 2 | 2 |
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
- | 1 | 1 |
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
- | 2 | 2 |
Exposure to harmful substances or environments |
8 | 4 | 5 |
Contact with objects and equipment |
8 | 13 | 16 |
Struck by object or equipment |
8 | 10 | 12 |
Struck by falling object or equipment |
- | 7 | 8 |
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery--other than vehicle part |
- | 1 | 1 |
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NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes 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. |
Industry(1) | 2012(2) | 2013(p) | |
---|---|---|---|
Number | Number | Percent | |
Total |
70 | 83 | 100 |
Private industry |
59 | 63 | 76 |
Goods-producing |
28 | 23 | 28 |
Construction |
23 | 21 | 25 |
Construction |
23 | 21 | 25 |
Construction of buildings |
3 | 6 | 7 |
Residential building construction |
- | 3 | 4 |
Residential building construction |
- | 3 | 4 |
New single-family housing construction (except operative builders) |
- | 1 | 1 |
Residential remodelers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Nonresidential building construction |
- | 3 | 4 |
Commercial and institutional building construction |
- | 3 | 4 |
Specialty trade contractors |
12 | 13 | 16 |
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors |
- | 7 | 8 |
Structural steel and precast concrete contractors |
- | 1 | 1 |
Nonresidential structural steel and precast concrete contractors |
- | 1 | 1 |
Framing contractors |
- | 3 | 4 |
Nonresidential framing contractors |
- | 1 | 1 |
Roofing contractors |
- | 3 | 4 |
Residential roofing contractors |
- | 1 | 1 |
Building equipment contractors |
3 | 3 | 4 |
Other specialty trade contractors |
5 | 3 | 4 |
Manufacturing |
2 | 1 | 1 |
Manufacturing |
2 | 1 | 1 |
Wood product manufacturing |
- | 1 | 1 |
Other wood product manufacturing |
- | 1 | 1 |
Wood container and pallet manufacturing |
- | 1 | 1 |
Service-providing |
31 | 40 | 48 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
13 | 14 | 17 |
Wholesale trade |
- | 2 | 2 |
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods |
- | 1 | 1 |
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods |
- | 1 | 1 |
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Livestock merchant wholesalers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Retail trade |
- | 5 | 6 |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Building material and supplies dealers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Transportation and warehousing |
8 | 7 | 8 |
Truck transportation |
- | 5 | 6 |
General freight trucking |
- | 4 | 5 |
General freight trucking, local |
- | 2 | 2 |
Transit and ground passenger transportation |
4 | - | - |
Taxi and limousine service |
3 | 1 | 1 |
Taxi service |
3 | 1 | 1 |
Professional and business services |
6 | 18 | 22 |
Professional, scientific, and technical services |
- | 9 | 11 |
Professional, scientific, and technical services |
- | 9 | 11 |
Architectural, engineering, and related services |
1 | 1 | 1 |
Engineering services |
1 | 1 | 1 |
Computer systems design and related services |
- | 4 | 5 |
Computer systems design and related services |
- | 4 | 5 |
Computer systems design services |
- | 4 | 5 |
Advertising and related services |
- | 1 | 1 |
Administrative and waste services |
4 | 9 | 11 |
Administrative and support services |
3 | 8 | 10 |
Investigation and security services |
- | 2 | 2 |
Investigation, guard, and armored car services |
- | 2 | 2 |
Security guards and patrol services |
- | 2 | 2 |
Services to buildings and dwellings |
3 | 5 | 6 |
Landscaping services |
3 | 5 | 6 |
Waste management and remediation services |
1 | 1 | 1 |
Waste collection |
- | 1 | 1 |
Waste collection |
- | 1 | 1 |
Solid waste collection |
- | 1 | 1 |
Leisure and hospitality |
3 | 3 | 4 |
Accommodation and food services |
- | 3 | 4 |
Accommodation |
- | 1 | 1 |
Traveler accommodation |
- | 1 | 1 |
Hotels (except casino hotels) and motels |
- | 1 | 1 |
Food services and drinking places |
- | 2 | 2 |
Full-service restaurants |
- | 1 | 1 |
Full-service restaurants |
- | 1 | 1 |
Drinking places (alcoholic beverages) |
- | 1 | 1 |
Drinking places (alcoholic beverages) |
- | 1 | 1 |
Other services, except public administration |
3 | 5 | 6 |
Other services, except public administration |
3 | 5 | 6 |
Repair and maintenance |
- | 4 | 5 |
Automotive repair and maintenance |
- | 3 | 4 |
Automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance |
- | 3 | 4 |
General automotive repair |
- | 3 | 4 |
Personal and household goods repair and maintenance |
- | 1 | 1 |
Reupholstery and furniture repair |
- | 1 | 1 |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations |
- | 1 | 1 |
Business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations |
- | 1 | 1 |
Professional organizations |
- | 1 | 1 |
Government(3) |
11 | 20 | 24 |
Federal government |
3 | 17 | 20 |
Service-providing |
3 | 17 | 20 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
- | 1 | 1 |
Transportation and warehousing |
- | 1 | 1 |
Postal service |
- | 1 | 1 |
Postal service |
- | 1 | 1 |
Postal service |
- | 1 | 1 |
Public administration |
2 | 16 | 19 |
Public administration |
2 | 16 | 19 |
Administration of economic programs |
- | 1 | 1 |
Administration of economic programs |
- | 1 | 1 |
Regulation and administration of communications, electric, gas, and other utilities |
- | 1 | 1 |
National security and international affairs |
2 | 13 | 16 |
National security and international affairs |
2 | 13 | 16 |
National security |
2 | 13 | 16 |
Local government |
6 | 3 | 4 |
Service-providing |
6 | 3 | 4 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
- | 1 | 1 |
Transportation and warehousing |
- | 1 | 1 |
Transit and ground passenger transportation |
- | 1 | 1 |
Urban transit systems |
- | 1 | 1 |
Urban transit systems |
- | 1 | 1 |
Bus and other motor vehicle transit systems |
- | 1 | 1 |
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NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes 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. |
Occupation(1) | 2012(2) | 2013(p) | |
---|---|---|---|
Number | Number | Percent | |
Total |
70 | 83 | 100 |
Management occupations |
9 | 6 | 7 |
Top executives |
- | 1 | 1 |
Chief executives |
- | 1 | 1 |
Chief executives |
- | 1 | 1 |
Operations specialties managers |
- | 2 | 2 |
Computer and information systems managers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Computer and information systems managers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Purchasing managers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Purchasing managers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Other management occupations |
8 | 3 | 4 |
Food service managers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Food service managers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Business and financial operations occupations |
- | 2 | 2 |
Business operations specialists |
- | 1 | 1 |
Logisticians |
- | 1 | 1 |
Logisticians |
- | 1 | 1 |
Financial specialists |
- | 1 | 1 |
Financial analysts and advisors |
- | 1 | 1 |
Financial analysts |
- | 1 | 1 |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
- | 4 | 5 |
Computer occupations |
- | 3 | 4 |
Computer and information analysts |
- | 2 | 2 |
Computer systems analysts |
- | 1 | 1 |
Information security analysts |
- | 1 | 1 |
Miscellaneous computer occupations |
- | 1 | 1 |
Mathematical science occupations |
- | 1 | 1 |
Operations research analysts |
- | 1 | 1 |
Operations research analysts |
- | 1 | 1 |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
- | - | - |
Engineers |
- | - | - |
Civil engineers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Civil engineers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Legal occupations |
- | 1 | 1 |
Lawyers, judges, and related workers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Lawyers and judicial law clerks |
- | 1 | 1 |
Lawyers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Protective service occupations |
5 | 3 | 4 |
Other protective service workers |
2 | 3 | 4 |
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers |
2 | 3 | 4 |
Security guards |
2 | 3 | 4 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
- | 1 | 1 |
Supervisors of food preparation and serving workers |
- | 1 | 1 |
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers |
- | 1 | 1 |
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
8 | 6 | 7 |
Grounds maintenance workers |
8 | 4 | 5 |
Grounds maintenance workers |
8 | 4 | 5 |
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
7 | 4 | 5 |
Sales and related occupations |
- | 3 | 4 |
Other sales and related workers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Models, demonstrators, and product promoters |
- | 1 | 1 |
Demonstrators and product promoters |
- | 1 | 1 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
3 | 1 | 1 |
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Postal service workers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Postal service mail carriers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
17 | 18 | 22 |
Supervisors of construction and extraction workers |
3 | 5 | 6 |
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers |
3 | 5 | 6 |
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers |
3 | 5 | 6 |
Construction trades workers |
14 | 12 | 14 |
Construction laborers |
8 | 4 | 5 |
Construction laborers |
8 | 4 | 5 |
Roofers |
- | 3 | 4 |
Roofers |
- | 3 | 4 |
Structural iron and steel workers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Structural iron and steel workers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
6 | 7 | 8 |
Supervisors of installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
- | 1 | 1 |
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
- | 1 | 1 |
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers |
- | 4 | 5 |
Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
5 | 2 | 2 |
Control and valve installers and repairers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Mechanical door repairers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Maintenance and repair workers, general |
- | 1 | 1 |
Maintenance and repair workers, general |
- | 1 | 1 |
Production occupations |
- | 2 | 2 |
Assemblers and fabricators |
- | 1 | 1 |
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators |
- | 1 | 1 |
Metal workers and plastic workers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
13 | 14 | 17 |
Motor vehicle operators |
6 | 10 | 12 |
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers |
1 | 7 | 8 |
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers |
1 | 6 | 7 |
Light truck or delivery services drivers |
- | 1 | 1 |
Material moving workers |
4 | 4 | 5 |
Laborers and material movers, hand |
4 | 4 | 5 |
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
3 | 4 | 5 |
Military occupations(3) |
2 | 8 | 10 |
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NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes 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. |
Worker characteristics | 2012(1) | 2013(p) | |
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Number | Number | Percent | |
Total |
70 | 83 | 100 |
Employee status | |||
Wage and salary workers(2) |
55 | 73 | 88 |
Self-employed(3) |
15 | 10 | 12 |
Gender | |||
Men |
63 | 75 | 90 |
Women |
7 | 8 | 10 |
Age(4) | |||
18-19 years |
- | 3 | 4 |
20 to 24 years |
5 | 11 | 13 |
25 to 34 years |
10 | 11 | 13 |
35 to 44 years |
10 | 15 | 18 |
45 to 54 years |
16 | 19 | 23 |
55 to 64 years |
14 | 19 | 23 |
65 and over |
13 | 5 | 6 |
Race or ethnic origin(5) | |||
White (non-Hispanic) |
32 | 37 | 45 |
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) |
12 | 16 | 19 |
Hispanic or Latino |
19 | 24 | 29 |
Asian (non-Hispanic) |
6 | 5 | 6 |
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NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes 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. |