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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
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Fatal occupational injuries in Illinois

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major events or exposures, Illinois
Selected
characteristics
2011
Total Event or exposure (1)
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

177 44 54 4 29 25 20
 

Employee Status

 

Wage and Salary (2)

136 31 39 3 24 23 15

Self Employed (3)

41 13 15 1 5   5
 

Gender

 

Men

153 37 46 4 26 19 20

Women

24 7 8   3 6  
 

Age

 

Under 16 years

2         2  

16 to 17 years

             

18 to 19 years

2         2  

20 to 24 years

7   1 1   2 1

25 to 34 years

29 7 8   1 6 7

35 to 44 years

45 11 14   6 8 5

45 to 54 years

40 9 14   10 3 4

55 to 64 years

28 9 12   5    

65 and over

24 6 5 3 7   3
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White (non-Hispanic)

128 26 47 4 18 19 14

Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)

21 13 3        

Hispanic or Latino

25 4 4   8 4 4

American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)

             

Asian (non-Hispanic)

             

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)

             

Multiple races (non-Hispanic)

             

Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)

             
 

Industry (NAICS) (5)

 

Private industry (6)

161 41 49   25 23 20

Goods Producing

56 5 14   18 8 8

Natural resources and mining

22 2 8   1 4 4

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

22 2 8   1 4 4

Mining (7)

             

Construction

21   3   10 4 3

Manufacturing

13   3   7   1

Service providing

105 36 35   7 15 12

Trade, transportation, and utilities

53 17 24   1 6 5

Wholesale trade

7 1 3       2

Retail trade

12 11 1        

Transportation and warehousing

32 5 20   1 4  

Utilities

2         1 1

Information

3            

Financial activities

4            

Finance and insurance

  1          

Real estate and rental and leasing

             

Professional and business services

17 6 3       4

Professional, scientific, and technical services

3 3          

Management of companies and enterprises

             

Administrative and waste services

14 3 3       4

Education and health services

8 3 2     3  

Educational services

    1        

Health care and social assistance

6 2 1     3  

Leisure and hospitality

11 4 5        

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

4   4        

Accommodation and food services

7 4 1        

Other services

9 4         3

Government (6)

16 3 5 2 4    

Federal

1 1          

State

3   2        

Local

12 2 3 2 3    
 

Occupation (SOC) (8)

 

Management, professional, and related occupations

38 14 11 1 6 3 3

Management occupations

26 9 7 1 4   3

Business and financial operations occupations

1 1          

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

4   1   1    

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

             

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

3 1 1        

Service occupations

31 14 7 2   4  

Healthcare support occupations

             

Protective service occupations

12 8 1 1 1 1  

Food preparation and serving related occupations

  1          

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

14 4 4 1      

Personal care and service occupations

3 1          

Sales and office occupations

12 6       3 1

Sales and related occupations

9 6         1

Office and administrative support occupations

3            

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

41   4   13 12 8

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

7         4 1

Construction and extraction occupations

20   3   8 4 4

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

14   1   5 4 3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

55 8 31   7 3 6

Production occupations

8       4    

Transportation and material moving occupations

47 6 30   3 3 5

Military specific occupations (9)

             

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, members of partnerships, and may include owners of incorporated businesses.
(4) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The individual racial categories shown exclude data for Hispanic and Latino workers.
(5) Industry data from 2003 to 2008 are classified using the 2002 North American Industry Classification System. Industry data from 2009 to the present are classified using the North American Industry Classification System, 2007.
(6) Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system.
(7) Includes fatal injuries at all establishments categorized as Mining (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.
(8) Occupation data from 2003 to 2010 are based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, 2000. Occupation data from 2011 to the present are based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, 2010.
(9) Includes fatal injuries to persons identified as resident armed forces regardless of individual occupation listed.

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.