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	2016
	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	376	77	145	9	64	20	58

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	309	54	132	3	55	16	46
Self-employed(3)	67	23	13	6	9	4	12

Gender
Women	27	9	11		4		1
Men	349	68	134	8	60	19	57

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	4
20 to 24 years	27	5	16			3	3
25 to 34 years	65	17	22		6	4	11
35 to 44 years	70	15	27		11		13
45 to 54 years	80	22	28		17	5	7
55 to 64 years	82	11	34		18	4	13
65 years and over	46	6	15		12		10

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	160	21	68	5	23	11	31
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	25	13	6
Hispanic or Latino	148	26	56		36	6	21
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	4
Asian (non-Hispanic)	33	13	12
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	3
Multiple races (non-Hispanic)
Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)	3

Occupation (SOC)(5)
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	37	14	10	5	3		4
Management occupations	11	9
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations	5	3
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	10			5
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	5		4
Service occupations	51	17	15		7	4	6
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	18	9	6
Food preparation and serving related occupations	8	5
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	19		6		6		4
Personal care and service occupations	4
Sales and office occupations	25	16	7
Sales and related occupations	21	16	5
Office and administrative support occupations	4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	132	16	37		36	10	31
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	38		18		3		13
Construction and extraction occupations	54	8	7		22	6	10
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	40	6	12		11		8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	126	14	73		17	4	16
Production occupations	17	4			6		3
Transportation and material moving occupations	109	10	71		11	3	13
Military occupations(6)	4		3

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	337	66	128	9	59	18	55
Goods producing	112	8	31		31	9	32
Natural resources and mining	38		16		5		13
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	38		16		5		13
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)
Construction	55	4	12		20	6	12
Manufacturing	19		3		6		7
Service providing	225	58	97	9	28	9	23
Trade, transportation, and utilities	116	27	68		10	4	6
Wholesale trade	16		8				3
Retail trade	27	18	6
Transportation and warehousing	66	6	51		5
Utilities	7		3
Information	4				3
Financial activities	10	4
Finance and insurance	3	3
Real estate and rental and leasing	7
Professional and business services	37	4	12		9	3	8
Professional, scientific, and technical services	10		3
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	27		9		7		6
Educational and health services	12	6	6
Educational services	5	3
Health care and social assistance	7	3
Leisure and hospitality	26	9	7	5			3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	12		3	5			3
Accommodation and food services	14	9	4
Other services, except public administration	20	8			3		4
Government(8)	39	11	17		5		3
Federal government	7		3
State government	10		6				1
Local government	22	10	8
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.