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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 |
533 | 57 | 260 | 7 | 88 | 54 | 66 |
Employee status |
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Wage and salary(2) |
463 | 46 | 231 | 6 | 78 | 55 | |
Self-employed(3) |
70 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 11 | ||
Gender |
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Women |
40 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 3 | ||
Men |
493 | 48 | 238 | 82 | 51 | 66 | |
Age |
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Under 16 years |
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16 to 17 years |
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18 to 19 years |
12 | 4 | 4 | ||||
20 to 24 years |
36 | 17 | 7 | 5 | |||
25 to 34 years |
94 | 12 | 48 | 9 | 14 | 11 | |
35 to 44 years |
101 | 16 | 48 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 11 |
45 to 54 years |
105 | 12 | 56 | 20 | 11 | ||
55 to 64 years |
131 | 64 | 17 | 13 | 26 | ||
65 years and over |
54 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 3 | ||
Race or ethnic origin(4) |
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White (non-Hispanic) |
213 | 31 | 105 | 27 | 24 | 22 | |
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) |
68 | 9 | 38 | 7 | 7 | ||
Hispanic or Latino |
231 | 10 | 108 | 52 | 23 | 34 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) |
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Asian (non-Hispanic) |
18 | 5 | 9 | ||||
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 |
42 | ||||||
Management occupations |
19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
Business and financial operations occupations |
4 | ||||||
Computer and mathematical occupations |
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Architecture and engineering occupations |
4 | ||||||
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 |
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Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
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Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
4 | ||||||
Service occupations |
65 | 18 | 24 | 13 | |||
Healthcare support occupations |
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Protective service occupations |
24 | 13 | |||||
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
6 | ||||||
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
30 | 15 | 8 | ||||
Personal care and service occupations |
4 | 4 | |||||
Sales and office occupations |
26 | 10 | |||||
Sales and related occupations |
19 | 10 | 4 | ||||
Office and administrative support occupations |
7 | ||||||
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
180 | 52 | 35 | ||||
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
13 | 6 | 4 | ||||
Construction and extraction occupations |
115 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 21 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
52 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 10 | ||
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
217 | 14 | 160 | 24 | |||
Production occupations |
27 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |||
Transportation and material moving occupations |
190 | 9 | 154 | 9 | 14 | ||
Military occupations(6) |
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Industry (NAICS)(7) |
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Private industry(8) |
498 | 47 | 246 | 7 | 80 | 53 | 64 |
Goods producing |
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Natural resources and mining |
40 | 21 | |||||
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
21 | 11 | 5 | ||||
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9) |
19 | 10 | |||||
Construction |
127 | 33 | 50 | 20 | 18 | ||
Manufacturing |
31 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | ||
Service providing(10) |
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Trade, transportation, and utilities |
179 | 130 | 13 | 14 | |||
Wholesale trade |
19 | 10 | 4 | ||||
Retail trade |
19 | 9 | 6 | ||||
Transportation and warehousing |
138 | 6 | 114 | 5 | 10 | ||
Utilities |
3 | ||||||
Information |
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Financial activities |
11 | ||||||
Finance and insurance |
3 | ||||||
Real estate and rental and leasing |
8 | ||||||
Professional and business services |
60 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 6 | ||
Professional, scientific, and technical services |
8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
Management of companies and enterprises |
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Administrative and waste services |
52 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 6 | ||
Educational and health services |
10 | 6 | |||||
Educational services |
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Health care and social assistance |
10 | 6 | |||||
Leisure and hospitality |
14 | 4 | 3 | ||||
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
4 | 4 | |||||
Accommodation and food services |
10 | 4 | 3 | ||||
Other services, except public administration |
23 | 5 | 11 | ||||
Government(8) |
35 | 10 | 14 | ||||
Federal government |
3 | ||||||
State government |
4 | ||||||
Local government |
28 | 8 | 10 | 7 | |||
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. |