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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
TABLE A-7. Fatal occupational injuries by worker characteristics and event or exposure, all United States, 2018
Worker characteristicsTotal fatal injuries (number)Event or exposure(1)
Transportation incidents(2)Violence and other injuries by persons or animal(3)Contact with object, equipmentFalls, slips, tripsExposure to harmful substances or environmentsFires and explosions

Total

5,2502,080828786791621115

Employee status

Wage and salary(4)

4,1781,72362255361754197

Self-employed(5)

1,0723572062331748018

Gender

Women

4131511102661507

Men

4,8371,929718760730571108

Age

Under 16 years

138-5---

16 to 17 years

951----

18 to 19 years

5617201351-

20 to 24 years

28212461392432-

25 to 34 years

94635116912510117323

35 to 44 years

96637516912010516431

45 to 54 years

1,11443017917115414823

55 to 64 years

1,1044581471742187922

65 years and over

759311821381842214

Race or ethnic origin(6)

White, non-Hispanic

3,4051,37648552649142282

Black or African-American, non-Hispanic

61526912662717013

Hispanic or Latino

96133713217519010620

American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic

42238-55-

Asian, non-Hispanic

153505712249-

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic

1053----

Footnotes
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward.
(2) Includes roadway, nonroadway, air, water, rail fatal occupational injuries, and fatal occupational injuries resulting from being struck by a vehicle.
(3) Includes violence by persons, self-inflicted injury, and attacks by animals.
(4) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(5) 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.
(6) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude data for Hispanics and Latinos.

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. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, Dec 17, 2019