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Characteristic | 2021 | ||||||
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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 |
171 | 15 | 67 | 34 | 27 | 25 | |
Employee status |
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Wage and salary(2) |
139 | 8 | 59 | 28 | 22 | 21 | |
Self-employed(3) |
32 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||
Gender |
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Women |
10 | 5 | 2 | ||||
Men |
161 | 62 | 25 | 25 | |||
Age |
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Under 16 years |
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16 to 17 years |
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18 to 19 years |
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20 to 24 years |
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25 to 34 years |
28 | 13 | 7 | ||||
35 to 44 years |
32 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | ||
45 to 54 years |
42 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |
55 to 64 years |
34 | 5 | 16 | 8 | |||
65 years and over |
27 | 10 | 11 | 4 | |||
Race or ethnic origin(4) |
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White (non-Hispanic) |
126 | 9 | 47 | 26 | 20 | 21 | |
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) |
27 | 13 | 4 | ||||
Hispanic or Latino |
11 | ||||||
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) |
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Asian (non-Hispanic) |
4 | ||||||
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) |
3 | ||||||
Occupation (SOC)(5) |
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Management, business, science, and arts occupations |
30 | 8 | 3 | ||||
Management occupations |
19 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
Business and financial operations occupations |
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Computer and mathematical occupations |
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Architecture and engineering occupations |
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Life, physical, and social science occupations |
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Community and social services occupations |
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Legal occupations |
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Educational instruction and library occupations |
2 | 1 | |||||
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
2 | ||||||
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
1 | 1 | |||||
Service occupations |
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Healthcare support occupations |
1 | 1 | |||||
Protective service occupations |
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Food preparation and serving related occupations |
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Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
11 | 6 | |||||
Personal care and service occupations |
4 | 2 | |||||
Sales and office occupations |
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Sales and related occupations |
5 | 1 | |||||
Office and administrative support occupations |
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Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
35 | 16 | |||||
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
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Construction and extraction occupations |
23 | 6 | 12 | ||||
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
60 | 6 | |||||
Production occupations |
13 | 8 | |||||
Transportation and material moving occupations |
47 | 35 | 6 | ||||
Military occupations(6) |
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Industry (NAICS)(7) |
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Private industry(8) |
160 | 13 | 64 | 32 | 25 | 23 | |
Goods producing |
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Natural resources and mining |
20 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9) |
4 | 1 | |||||
Construction |
24 | 11 | 11 | ||||
Manufacturing |
30 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | ||
Service providing(10) |
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Trade, transportation, and utilities |
38 | 7 | |||||
Wholesale trade |
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Retail trade |
6 | 2 | |||||
Transportation and warehousing |
28 | 22 | 4 | ||||
Utilities |
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Information |
4 | 4 | |||||
Financial activities |
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Finance and insurance |
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Real estate and rental and leasing |
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Professional and business services |
13 | 1 | |||||
Professional, scientific, and technical services |
5 | 1 | |||||
Management of companies and enterprises |
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Administrative and waste services |
8 | 5 | |||||
Educational and health services |
13 | 6 | 4 | ||||
Educational services |
2 | ||||||
Health care and social assistance |
11 | 6 | 4 | ||||
Leisure and hospitality |
8 | ||||||
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
4 | 2 | |||||
Accommodation and food services |
4 | ||||||
Other services, except public administration |
4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Government(8) |
11 | ||||||
Federal government |
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State government |
3 | 1 | |||||
Local government |
8 | ||||||
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. |