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Worker Characteristics | Total fatal injuries (number) | Event or exposure(1) | |||||
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Transportation incidents(2) | Violence and other injuries by persons or animals(3) | Contact with objects and equipment | Falls, slips, trips | Exposure to harmful substances or environments | Fires and explosions | ||
Total |
5,190 | 1,982 | 761 | 705 | 850 | 798 | 76 |
Employee status |
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Wage and salary(4) |
4,284 | 1,686 | 613 | 535 | 690 | 685 | 59 |
Self-employed(5) |
906 | 296 | 148 | 170 | 160 | 113 | 17 |
Gender |
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Women |
448 | 175 | 111 | 23 | 49 | 86 | - |
Men |
4,741 | 1,807 | 650 | 682 | 801 | 711 | - |
Age |
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Under 16 years |
7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
16 to 17 years |
17 | 6 | - | - | - | 5 | - |
18 to 19 years |
85 | 28 | - | 11 | - | 21 | - |
20 to 24 years |
289 | 121 | 56 | 37 | - | 41 | - |
25 to 34 years |
882 | 318 | 162 | 107 | 84 | 191 | 20 |
35 to 44 years |
977 | 349 | 173 | 113 | 126 | 199 | 14 |
45 to 54 years |
1,087 | 400 | 170 | 149 | 173 | 179 | 11 |
55 to 64 years |
1,140 | 467 | 111 | 170 | 236 | 139 | 14 |
65 years and over |
702 | 289 | 70 | 113 | 193 | 22 | 9 |
Race or ethnic origin(6) |
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White, non-Hispanic |
3,103 | 1,211 | 424 | 439 | 475 | 491 | 49 |
Black or African-American, non-Hispanic |
653 | 267 | 155 | 73 | 55 | 93 | - |
Hispanic or Latino |
1,130 | 383 | 102 | 168 | 272 | 186 | 19 |
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic |
41 | 16 | - | - | 9 | 10 | - |
Asian, non-Hispanic |
178 | 69 | 61 | 15 | 22 | - | - |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic |
18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Footnotes |
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Note: Data for all years are final. 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. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event. |
Last Modified Date: December 16, 2022