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	2015
	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	272	39	127		52	21	28

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	225	27	113		40	15	25
Self-employed(3)	47	12	14		12	6	3

Gender
Women	17	4	9		4
Men	255	35	118		48	21	28

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years	1	1
18 to 19 years	3	1
20 to 24 years	10	4	3				2
25 to 34 years	57	9	28		6	7	6
35 to 44 years	51	6	28		6	7	4
45 to 54 years	50	9	21		13		6
55 to 64 years	58	4	31		12		7
65 years and over	41	5	14		15	3	3

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	151	19	73		30	14	13
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	37	9	16		6		4
Hispanic or Latino	78	8	36		16	6	10
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4	3
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	19	6	5		6
Management occupations	8	3
Business and financial operations occupations	3
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations	1						1
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			1
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Service occupations	42	11	12		13		4
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	8	6
Food preparation and serving related occupations	6				3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	26		9		10		4
Personal care and service occupations
Sales and office occupations	22	14	6
Sales and related occupations	16	10	5
Office and administrative support occupations	6	4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	99	7	31		27	16	15
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	12		6			3
Construction and extraction occupations	56		16		22	8	9
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	31	6	9		4	5	5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	76		59		6		7
Production occupations	6
Transportation and material moving occupations	70		58		4		5
Military occupations(6)	14		14

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	243	36	110		46	20	27
Goods producing	93	4	35		23	14	15
Natural resources and mining	15		8			3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	14		7			3
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	1		1
Construction	66		21		22	10	11
Manufacturing	12		6
Service providing	150	32	75		23	6	12
Trade, transportation, and utilities	71	13	46		3		6
Wholesale trade	11		9
Retail trade	22	13	6
Transportation and warehousing	38		31				4
Utilities
Information
Financial activities	5						1
Finance and insurance		1
Real estate and rental and leasing	3						1
Professional and business services	43	5	15		13	5	5
Professional, scientific, and technical services	6		1
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	37	3	14		11	4	5
Educational and health services	5		4		1
Educational services	2		2
Health care and social assistance	3				1
Leisure and hospitality	19	8	7		4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	4		3
Accommodation and food services	15	8	4		3
Other services, except public administration	6	3
Government(8)	29	3	17		6		1
Federal government	16		15
State government	3						1
Local government	10	3	1		5
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.