Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure

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Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, 2022
Event or exposure	Number of fatal occupational injuries
Transportation incidents	2,066
Aircraft incidents	101
Pedestrian struck by aircraft or propeller
Aircraft crash during takeoff or landing	21
Explosion or fire on aircraft
Aircraft crash due to low-altitude entanglement	5
Other in-flight crash	70
Parachuting incident
Fall on aircraft during transport
Rail vehicle incidents	43
Collision between rail vehicle and another vehicle	29
Derailment
Explosion or fire on rail vehicle, transportation
Fall or jump from and struck by rail vehicle, transportation
Fall or jump from rail vehicle, transportation
Fall on rail vehicle, transportation
Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle, transportation	9
Animal and other non-motorized vehicle transportation incidents	11
Animal transportation	4
Pedal cycle	7
Pedestrian vehicular incidents	325
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone	44
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway	85
Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road	65
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	116
Water vehicle incidents	31
Water vehicle or propeller struck person
Water vehicle collisions
Explosion or fire on water vehicle
Capsized or sinking water vehicle	6
Fall or jump and struck by water vehicle
Fall or jump from water vehicle	16
Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle	1
Fall on water vehicle
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle	1,369
Roadway collision with other vehicle	763
Roadway collision with object other than vehicle	352
Roadway noncollision incident	249
Nonroadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles	185
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle	12
Nonroadway collisions with object other than vehicle	40
Nonroadway noncollision incident	128
Falls, slips, trips	865
Slip or trip without fall
Slip without fall
Trip without fall
Falls on same level	144
Fall on same level due to tripping	23
Fall on same level due to slipping	23
Fall while sitting	6
Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Falls to lower level	700
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment	33
Fall through surface or existing opening	90
Other fall to lower level	561
Jumps to lower level	7
Jump from collapsing structure or equipment
Other jump to lower level	6
Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system	3
Contact with objects and equipment	738
Needlestick without exposure to harmful substance
Struck by object or equipment	484
Struck by powered vehicle, nontransport	181
Struck by rolling object or equipment, other than powered vehicle	13
Struck by falling object or equipment, other than powered vehicle	238
Struck by discharged or flying object	19
Injured by handheld object or equipment	8
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld	12
Struck against object or equipment	12
Struck against moving object or equipment
Struck against stationary object or equipment	9
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	142
Caught in running equipment or machinery	102
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	21
Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
Entangled in other object or equipment
Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material	95
Excavation or trenching cave-in	40
Mine collapse or cave-in	4
Other cave-in
Landslide	3
Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment	21
Engulfment in other collapsing material	15
Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure
Rubbed or abraded by kneeling on surface
Rubbed or abraded by objects being handled
Rubbed or abraded by foreign matter in eye
Rubbed or abraded by shoes, apparel, or accessories
Rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration
Rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vehicle or mobile equipment vibration
Rubbed, abraded, or jarred by other machine or equipment vibration
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals	849
Intentional injury by person	791
Homicides (Intentional injury by other person)	524
Suicides (Self-inflicted injury, intentional)	267
Injury by person, unintentional or intent unknown	24
Injury by other person, unintentional or intent unknown
Self-inflicted injury, unintentional or intent unknown
Animal and insect related incidents	33
Bites and stings	13
Struck by animal	18
Multiple types of animal and insect incidents
Exposure to harmful substances or environments	839
Exposure to electricity	145
Direct exposure to electricity	81
Indirect exposure to electricity	58
Exposure to radiation and noise
Exposure to light and other radiation
Exposure to noise
Exposure to temperature extremes	51
Exposure to environmental heat	43
Exposure to environmental cold	3
Contact with hot objects or substances	5
Contact with cold objects or substances
Exposure to air and water pressure change
Exposure to change in water pressure
Exposure to change in air pressure
Exposure to other harmful substances	586
Nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol, unintentional overdose	525
Inhalation of harmful substance	49
Ingestion of harmful substance
Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Exposure to other harmful substance, multiple routes of exposure	1
Exposure to oxygen deficiency, n.e.c.	56
Drowning, submersion, n.e.c.	32
Choking on object or substance	17
Depletion of oxygen	6
Exposure to traumatic or stressful event, n.e.c.
Fires and explosions	107
Fires	53
Collapsing building, structure, or structural element during fire
Other structural fire without collapse
Vehicle or machinery fire
Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Small-scale (limited) fire
Forest or brush fire
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Explosions	54
Dust explosion
Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Demolition or blasting explosion
See data definitions at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfdef.htm.