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Thursday, February 22, 2024

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Fatal Work Injuries in Nevada – 2022

Fatal work injuries totaled 60 in 2022 for Nevada, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Nevada was up from the previous year. (See chart 1.) Fatal occupational injuries in the state have ranged from a high of 71 in 2007 to a low of 24 in 2009. Nationwide, a total of 5,486 fatal work injuries were recorded in 2022, a 5.7-percent increase from 5,190 in 2021, according to the results from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).

Fatal event or exposure

In Nevada, transportation incidents resulted in 22 fatal work injuries and accounted for 37 percent of all fatal workplace injuries in the state. (See chart 2 and table 1.) Worker deaths from transportation incidents were up from 19 over the year.

Exposure to harmful substances or environments accounted for 12 fatalities, up from 5 in the prior year. Violence and other injuries by persons or animals were the third-most frequent work event with 11 fatalities, up from 7 in the prior year.

Nationally, transportation incidents were the most frequent fatal event in 2022, accounting for 38 percent of fatal work injuries. Falls, slips, and trips were the second-most common fatal event (16 percent), followed by violence and other injuries by persons or animals along with exposure to harmful substances or environments (15 percent each).

Industry

The private construction industry sector had the highest number of fatalities in Nevada with 14, up from 13 in the previous year. (See table 2.) Exposure to harmful substances or environments resulted in 6 of the 14 fatalities in the industry, and falls, slips, and trips resulted in 5 of the fatalities. The specialty trade contractors subsector accounted for 9 of the 14 fatal workplace injuries in the construction industry.

The private transportation and warehousing industry sector had 8 fatal workplace injuries, down from 13 in the previous year. Transportation incidents resulted in 5 of the 13 fatalities in the industry. The truck transportation subsector accounted for five, or 63 percent, of the fatal injuries in this industry.

Occupation

The transportation and material moving occupational group had the highest number of fatal workplace injuries with 17. (See table 3.) Drivers/sales workers and truck drivers accounted for 8 of the 17 fatalities among transportation and material moving workers. The construction and extraction occupational group had the second-highest number of fatal workplace injuries with 14. Construction trades workers suffered nine of the work-related deaths within the construction and extraction group.

Additional highlights:
  • Men accounted for 88 percent of the work-related fatalities in Nevada, lower than the national share of 92 percent. (See table 4.)
  • White non-Hispanics accounted for 57 percent of those who died from a workplace injury. Nationwide, this group accounted for 58 percent of work-related deaths.
  • Workers 25-54 years old accounted for 58 percent of the state’s work-related fatalities in 2022, compared to 57 percent of on-the-job fatalities nationally.
  • Of the 60 fatal work injuries in Nevada, 92 percent worked for wages and salaries; the remainder were self-employed.

Technical Note

Background of the program. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSHS) program, is a count of all fatalities resulting from workplace injuries occurring in the U.S. during the calendar year. The CFOI uses a variety of state, federal, and independent data sources to identify, verify, and describe fatal work injuries. This ensures counts are as complete and accurate as possible. For the 2022 national data, over 27,200 unique source documents were reviewed as part of the data collection process. For technical information and definitions for the CFOI, see the BLS Handbook of Methods and the CFOI definitions.

Federal/State agency coverage. The CFOI includes data for all fatal work injuries, some of which may be outside the scope of other agencies or regulatory coverage. Comparisons between CFOI counts and those released by other agencies should account for the different coverage requirements and definitions used by each agency. For more information on the scope of CFOI, see Scope of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries: Concepts.

Latency Cases. Latent fatal occupational injury cases occur when the date of injury differs from the date of death. In some cases, the death occurs in a different year than the occupational injury and are known as cross-year latent cases. In 2022, there were 186 cases nationally where this occurred, and 157 of these latent cases occurred more than 30 days prior to the start of 2022. For more information on latent cases, see Understanding latency in fatal occupational injuries.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. CFOI reports fatal workplace injuries only. These may include fatal workplace injuries complicated by an illness such as COVID-19. Fatal workplace illnesses not precipitated by an injury are not in scope for CFOI. CFOI does not report any illness related information, including COVID-19. Additional information is available on the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, Compensation, Occupational Requirements, and Work Stoppages Statistics.

Acknowledgments. BLS thanks the Nevada Division of Industrial Relations for their efforts in collecting accurate, comprehensive, and useful data on fatal work injuries. BLS also appreciates the efforts of all federal, state, local, and private sector entities that provided source documents used to identify fatal work injuries. Among these agencies are the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; the National Transportation Safety Board; the U.S. Coast Guard; the Mine Safety and Health Administration; the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (Federal Employees' Compensation and Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation divisions); the Federal Railroad Administration; the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; state vital statistics registrars, coroners, and medical examiners; state departments of health, labor, and industrial relations and workers' compensation agencies; state and local police departments; and state farm bureaus.

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Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, Nevada, 2021–22
Event or exposure (1) 2021 2022
Number Number Percent

Total

43 60 100

Violence and other injuries by persons or animals

7 11 18

Transportation incidents

19 22 37

Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle

13 13 22

Roadway collision with object other than vehicle

5 6 10

Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway

4 5 8

Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicles

-- 5 8

Fires and explosions

-- -- --

Falls, slips, trips

7 7 12

Exposure to harmful substances or environments

5 12 20

Exposure to electricity

-- 3 5

Exposure to other harmful substances

3 9 15

Nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol--unintentional overdose

3 8 13

Contact with objects and equipment

5 8 13

Struck by object or equipment

-- 5 8

Struck by powered vehicle--nontransport

-- 3 5

Struck by falling object or equipment--other than powered vehicle

-- 1 2

Overexertion and bodily reaction

-- -- --

Footnotes:
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward.

NOTE: Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. N.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.

Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry, Nevada, 2021–22
Industry (1) 2021 2022
Number Number Percent

Total

43 60 100

Private Industry (2)

40 56 93

Goods producing

-- -- --

Natural resources and mining

-- -- --

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (3)

-- 3 5

Mining--except oil and gas

-- 3 5

Construction

13 14 23

Construction

13 14 23

Specialty trade contractors

9 9 15

Building equipment contractors

4 4 7

Manufacturing

-- -- --

Service providing (4)

-- -- --

Trade, transportation, and utilities

16 17 28

Retail trade

-- 6 10

General merchandise stores

-- 1 2

Department stores

-- 1 2

Department stores

-- 1 2

Transportation and warehousing

13 8 13

Truck transportation

9 5 8

Transit and ground passenger transportation

-- 1 2

Taxi and limousine service

-- 1 2

Taxi service

-- 1 2

Information

-- -- --

Financial activities

-- -- --

Professional and business services

-- -- --

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

-- 4 7

Administrative and support services

-- 4 7

Services to buildings and dwellings

-- 1 2

Landscaping services

-- 1 2

Educational and health services

-- 1 2

Educational services

-- 1 2

Educational services

-- 1 2

Technical and trade schools

-- 1 2

Technical and trade schools

-- 1 2

Flight training

-- 1 2

Leisure and hospitality

3 8 13

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

-- 6 10

Accommodation and food services

3 2 3

Accommodation

-- 2 3

Traveler accommodation

-- 2 3

Other services, except public administration

-- -- --

Public administration

-- -- --

Government (5)

-- -- --

Federal government

-- -- --

State government

-- -- --

Local government

-- 3 5

Footnotes:
(1) 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 concepts page at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/concepts.htm#industry.
(2) Cases where ownership is unknown are included in private industry counts.
(3) Includes fatal injuries at all establishments categorized as Mining (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.
(4) Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts.
(5) Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. Cases classified as foreign government and other government are included in all government counts, but not displayed separately.

NOTE: Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. N.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.

Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation, Nevada, 2021–22
Occupation (1) 2021 2022
Number Number Percent

Total

43 60 100

Management occupations

-- -- --

Business and financial operations occupations

-- -- --

Computer and mathematical occupations

-- -- --

Architecture and engineering occupations

1 -- --

Life, physical, and social science occupations

-- -- --

Community and social service occupations

-- -- --

Legal occupations

-- -- --

Educational instruction and library occupations

-- -- --

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

-- -- --

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

-- -- --

Healthcare support occupations

-- -- --

Protective service occupations

-- 5 8

Other protective service workers

-- 3 5

Food preparation and serving related occupations

-- -- --

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

-- -- --

Personal care and service occupations

-- -- --

Sales and related occupations

-- 5 8

Other sales and related workers

-- 1 2

Models, demonstrators, and product promoters

-- 1 2

Models

-- 1 2

Office and administrative support occupations

-- -- --

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

-- -- --

Construction and extraction occupations

9 14 23

Construction trades workers

-- 9 15

Electricians

-- 3 5

Electricians

-- 3 5

Extraction workers

-- 2 3

Surface mining machine operators and earth drillers

-- 2 3

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

-- 2 3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

-- 6 10

Production occupations

3 -- --

Transportation and material moving occupations

17 17 28

Air transportation workers

-- 2 3

Motor vehicle operators

13 9 15

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

12 8 13

Passenger vehicle drivers

1 1 2

Taxi drivers

1 1 2

Material moving workers

-- 6 10

Footnotes:
(1) 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 these years, see our definitions page at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/concepts.htm#occupation. Cases where occupation is unknown are included in the total.

NOTE: Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. N.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.

Table 4. Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics, Nevada, 2021–22
Worker characteristics 2021 2022
Number Number Percent

Total

43 60 100

Employee status

Wage and salary workers (1)

38 55 92

Self-employed (2)

5 5 8

Gender

Men

-- 53 88

Women

-- 7 12

Age (3)

20 to 24 years

-- 4 7

25 to 34 years

7 10 17

35 to 44 years

6 14 23

45 to 54 years

11 11 18

55 to 64 years

13 12 20

65 years and over

-- 9 15

Race or ethnic origin (4)

White, non-Hispanic

23 34 57

Black or African-American, non-Hispanic

-- 5 8

Hispanic or Latino

14 16 27

Asian, non-Hispanic

4 -- --

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic

-- -- --

Footnotes:
(1) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation. Cases where employment status is unknown are included in the counts of wage and salary workers.
(2) 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.
(3) Information may not be available for all age groups.
(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.

NOTE: Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. N.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.

 

Last Modified Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024