TABLE A‐7. Fatal occupational injuries by worker characteristics and event or exposure, all United States, 2020 : 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, 2020
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 animals(3)	Contact with objects and equipment	Falls, slips, trips	Exposure to harmful substances or environments	Fires and explosions
Total	4,764	1,778	705	716	805	672	71

Employee status
Wage and salary(4)	3,864	1,466	555	545	635	591	56
Self-employed(5)	900	312	150	171	170	81	15

Gender
Women	387	143	96	29	54	59	-
Men	4,377	1,635	609	687	751	613	-

Age
Under 16 years	14	8	-	4	-	-	-
16 to 17 years	12	7	-	-	-	-	-
18 to 19 years	66	25	17	10	8	6	-
20 to 24 years	260	110	49	32	-	41	-
25 to 34 years	833	289	162	118	-	172	-
35 to 44 years	898	305	135	124	118	199	14
45 to 54 years	954	333	143	150	167	135	23
55 to 64 years	1,051	418	130	174	214	96	12
65 years and over	676	283	65	104	191	21	9

Race or ethnic origin(6)
White, non-Hispanic	2,898	1,132	392	463	447	413	43
Black or African-American, non-Hispanic	541	225	125	61	55	65	7
Hispanic or Latino	1,072	324	111	176	269	170	18
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	32	16	-	-	5	5	-
Asian, non-Hispanic	150	44	61	7	22	12	-
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
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. Cases where employment status is unknown are included in the counts of wage and salary workers. (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. Cases where ethnicity is unknown are included in counts of non-Hispanic workers.
Note: Data for all years are final. 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. 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, December 2021

Last Modified Date: December 16, 2021