Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in Florida

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Florida
Characteristic	2013
	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	239	47	91		55	19	25

Employee status
Wage and salary (2)	192	36	74		41	17	22
Self-employed (3)	47	11	17		14		3

Gender
Women	17	5	9				1
Men	221	42	81		53	19	24

Age
Under 16 years	1				1
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	2		1
20 to 24 years	9	3	4
25 to 34 years	41	7	15		9	4	6
35 to 44 years	51	9	23		9	4	5
45 to 54 years	59	17	18		15	4	5
55 to 64 years	45	9	16		12	4	3
65 years and over	31		14		8		6

Race or ethnic origin (4)
White (non-Hispanic)	132	25	51		31	11	14
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	30	5	12		7		3
Hispanic or Latino	68	13	26		15	5	8
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)
Multiple races (non-Hispanic)
Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)

Occupation (SOC) (5)
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	21	7	12
Management occupations	12	7	5
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			1
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	2		2
Service occupations	41	16	5		14	1	4
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	10	7
Food preparation and serving related occupations		1
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	25	6			11	1	4
Personal care and service occupations	4
Sales and office occupations	24	11	6		6
Sales and related occupations	19	11	3		4
Office and administrative support occupations	5		3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	90	7	22		31	17	13
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	11		3
Construction and extraction occupations	55		13		25	7	8
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	24	3	6		4	8	3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	59	6	43				6
Production occupations	4
Transportation and material moving occupations	55	5	42				5
Military occupations (6)	4		3				1

Industry (NAICS) (7)
Private industry (8)	218	42	81		52	18	24
Goods producing	81	8	24		26	11	11
Natural resources and mining	19	6	7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	19	6	7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9)
Construction	54	1	15		22	9	7
Manufacturing	8
Service providing	137	34	57		26	7	13
Trade, transportation, and utilities	66	15	38		7	3	3
Wholesale trade	12		8
Retail trade	18	10	5		3
Transportation and warehousing	36	4	25			3
Utilities
Information
Financial activities	6		1		3
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	6		1		3
Professional and business services	40	8	10		12	3	7
Professional, scientific, and technical services	8		5
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	32	6	5		11	3	7
Educational and health services	10	1	6
Educational services	4		2
Health care and social assistance	6	1	4
Leisure and hospitality	10	8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	4	3
Accommodation and food services	6	5
Other services, except public administration	3
Government (8)	21	5	10				1
Federal government	5		4				1
State government	5		3
Local government	11	4	3
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.