TABLE A‐7. Fatal occupational injuries by worker characteristics and event or exposure, all United States, 2018 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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TABLE A-7. Fatal occupational injuries by worker characteristics and event or exposure, all United States, 2018
Worker characteristics	Total fatal injuries (number)	Event or exposure(1)
Worker characteristics	Total fatal injuries (number)	Transportation incidents(2)	Violence and other injuries by persons or animal(3)	Contact with object, equipment	Falls, slips, trips	Exposure to harmful substances or environments	Fires and explosions
Total	5,250	2,080	828	786	791	621	115

Employee status

Wage and salary(4)	4,178	1,723	622	553	617	541	97
Self-employed(5)	1,072	357	206	233	174	80	18

Gender

Women	413	151	110	26	61	50	7
Men	4,837	1,929	718	760	730	571	108

Age

Under 16 years	13	8	-	5	-	-	-
16 to 17 years	9	5	1	-	-	-	-
18 to 19 years	56	17	20	13	5	1	-
20 to 24 years	282	124	61	39	24	32	-
25 to 34 years	946	351	169	125	101	173	23
35 to 44 years	966	375	169	120	105	164	31
45 to 54 years	1,114	430	179	171	154	148	23
55 to 64 years	1,104	458	147	174	218	79	22
65 years and over	759	311	82	138	184	22	14

Race or ethnic origin(6)

White, non-Hispanic	3,405	1,376	485	526	491	422	82
Black or African-American, non-Hispanic	615	269	126	62	71	70	13
Hispanic or Latino	961	337	132	175	190	106	20
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	42	23	8	-	5	5	-
Asian, non-Hispanic	153	50	57	12	24	9	-
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	10	5	3	-	-	-	-
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