TABLE A-7. Fatal occupational injuries by worker characteristics and event or exposure, all United States, 2024 : 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, 2024
Worker Characteristics	Total fatal injuries (number)	Event or exposure(1)
Worker Characteristics	Total fatal injuries (number)	Transportation incidents(2)	Violent acts(3)	Contact incidents	Falls, slips, trips	Exposure to harmful substances, environments	Explosions and fires
Total	5,070	1,937	733	756	844	687	93

Employee status
Wage and salary(4)	4,182	1,643	604	559	675	606	76
Self-employed(5)	888	294	129	197	169	81	17

Sex
Women	413	166	94	35	52	58	5
Men	4,657	1,771	639	721	792	629	88

Age
Under 16 years	15	10	-	-	-	-	-
16 to 17 years	25	12	4	-	-	3	-
18 to 19 years	66	18	17	12	8	11	-
20 to 24 years	314	119	63	52	27	46	-
25 to 34 years	851	321	168	123	80	141	-
35 to 44 years	977	346	178	128	123	183	16
45 to 54 years	967	344	139	137	171	147	23
55 to 64 years	1,031	409	110	172	206	112	18
65 years and over	824	358	54	125	226	44	13

Race or ethnic origin(6)
White, non-Hispanic	2,821	1,122	366	426	450	388	51
Black or African-American, non-Hispanic	624	256	166	70	43	74	13
Hispanic or Latino	1,229	407	111	217	298	175	21
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	20	6	5	-	-	4	-
Asian, non-Hispanic	183	59	61	13	22	23	5
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	11	6	-	-	-	-	-
Footnotes (1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) version 3 implemented for 2023 data forward. For complete information on the OIICS version used in this year, see the OIICS manual page at https://www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/occupational-injuries-and-illnesses-classification-manual.htm. (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 and self-inflicted injury. (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 Hispanic and Latino workers. Cases where ethnicity is unknown are included in counts of non-Hispanic workers.
Note: Data for all years are revised and 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. N.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." CFOI fatality 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, February 2026