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	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	228	39	84		50	38	15

Employee status
Wage and salary (2)	185	25	74		40	32	12
Self-employed (3)	43	14	10		10	6	3

Gender
Women	16	3	6		3
Men	212	36	78		47	36	14

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years			1
18 to 19 years	2		1				1
20 to 24 years	12	2	4			5
25 to 34 years	37	5	11		10	7	4
35 to 44 years	44	9	18		6	7	3
45 to 54 years	53	14	19		9	8	3
55 to 64 years	43	4	16		12	9
65 years and over	36	5	14		12

Race or ethnic origin (4)
White (non-Hispanic)	127	23	49		29	17	8
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	35	9	15		5	3
Hispanic or Latino	60	5	18		16	17	4
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5
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	17	6	5		3		1
Management occupations	5	3	1
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations	3
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations		1
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	3		1				1
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Service occupations	47	13	14		8	8	3
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	16	9	5
Food preparation and serving related occupations	4
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	26		7		6	8	3
Personal care and service occupations
Sales and office occupations	20	10	4		4
Sales and related occupations	15	9			3
Office and administrative support occupations	5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	89	5	22		31	24	7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	7		3
Construction and extraction occupations	57	3	11		24	15	4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	25		8		7	7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	55	5	39		4	3	4
Production occupations	6				3
Transportation and material moving occupations	49	5	38				3
Military occupations (6)

Industry (NAICS) (7)
Private industry (8)	213	33	78		48	38	15
Goods producing	82	5	20		30	20	7
Natural resources and mining	11	3	4			3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	11	3	4			3
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9)
Construction	63		13		27	16	5
Manufacturing	8		3		3
Service providing	131	28	58		18	18	8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	57	13	31		5	5
Wholesale trade	7		4
Retail trade	18	9	3		3
Transportation and warehousing	30	3	23
Utilities
Information	1		1
Financial activities	5
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	3
Professional and business services	38	4	12		7	10	5
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	36	4	10		7	10	5
Educational and health services	7		4
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	5
Leisure and hospitality	16	6	7				1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	6		3				1
Accommodation and food services	10	5	4
Other services, except public administration	7				3
Government (8)	15	6	6
Federal government	2		1
State government			1
Local government	11	6	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.