Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in California

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, California
Characteristic	2014
	Total fatal injuries	Event or exposure (1)
	Total fatal injuries	Violence and other injuries by persons or animals	Transpor- tation incidents	Fires and explosions	Falls, slips, trips	Exposure to harmful substances or environments	Contact with objects and equipment
Total	344	75	119	3	72	34	38

Employee status
Wage and salary (2)	275	48	110		57	29	26
Self-employed (3)	69	27	9		15	5	12

Gender
Women	33	12	7		12
Men	311	63	112	3	60	33	37

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	4
20 to 24 years	15	3	6		4
25 to 34 years	56	11	27		6	9	3
35 to 44 years	68	21	25		8	7	5
45 to 54 years	95	20	28		21	5	19
55 to 64 years	68	14	24		15	8	7
65 years and over	38	5	8		18		3

Race or ethnic origin (4)
White (non-Hispanic)	155	36	58		26	20	13
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	21	7	9		3
Hispanic or Latino	130	21	45		31	13	18
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	5
Asian (non-Hispanic)	30	10	4		9		5
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	3
Multiple races (non-Hispanic)
Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)

Occupation (SOC) (5)
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	46	22	11		6	3
Management occupations	17	10	5
Business and financial operations occupations	3
Computer and mathematical occupations	3
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations	3	3
Community and social services occupations	6
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations	4
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	7	3
Service occupations	75	18	21		22	9	5
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	24	10	11
Food preparation and serving related occupations	7				3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	38	4	9		16	4	5
Personal care and service occupations	5
Sales and office occupations	26	16	3		4
Sales and related occupations	15	11
Office and administrative support occupations	11	5	3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	95	14	18		31	14	18
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	20	4	8			3	3
Construction and extraction occupations	49	3	5		27	9	5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	26	7	5				10
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	95	5	62	3	8	6	11
Production occupations	9						4
Transportation and material moving occupations	86	3	62		7	6	7
Military occupations (6)	7		4

Industry (NAICS) (7)
Private industry (8)	306	67	101	3	65	32	37
Goods producing	97	13	28		27	13	14
Natural resources and mining	28	5	14		3		4
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	27	5	14				4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9)
Construction	49	3	8		23	10	5
Manufacturing	20	5	6				5
Service providing	209	54	73		38	19	23
Trade, transportation, and utilities	92	18	48		9	6	9
Wholesale trade	9						4
Retail trade	17	9			4
Transportation and warehousing	65	6	44		5	5	3
Utilities
Information
Financial activities	11	5	3		3
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	4			3
Professional and business services	55	15	11		16	7	6
Professional, scientific, and technical services	11	6
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	44	9	10		14	5	6
Educational and health services	15		7		4
Educational services	9		5		3
Health care and social assistance	6	1
Leisure and hospitality	15	7			3	3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Accommodation and food services	13	6			3	3
Other services, except public administration	20	7			3		7
Government (8)	38	8	18		7
Federal government	8		4
State government	6		4
Local government	24	7	10		4
Footnotes (1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. (2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation. (3) 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. (4) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude data for Hispanic and Latino workers. (5) CFOI has used several versions of the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) system since 2003 to define occupation. For more information on the version of SOC used in this year, see our definitions page. (6) Includes fatal injuries to persons identified as resident armed forces regardless of individual occupation listed. (7) CFOI has used several versions of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) since 2003 to define industry. For more information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our definitions page. (8) Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system. (9) Includes fatal injuries at all establishments categorized as Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (Sector 21) in the North American Industry Classification System, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.
Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. 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.