Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in Illinois

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Illinois
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	176	32	67	6	21	14	35

Employee status
Wage and salary (2)	129	20	52	4	15	12	25
Self-employed (3)	47	12	15	2	6		10

Gender
Women	17		12	1
Men	159	30	55	5	19	14	35

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	4		4
20 to 24 years	7	3	1			1	1
25 to 34 years	30	8	13		3	3	3
35 to 44 years	40	6	14		7		8
45 to 54 years	38	7	14	1		6	8
55 to 64 years	38	7	12	1	5		11
65 years and over	19	1	9	2	3		4

Race or ethnic origin (4)
White (non-Hispanic)	125	24	48	5	16	9	22
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	18	3			4	5	3
Hispanic or Latino	26		14				9
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	35	8	16		4		7
Management occupations	25	6	10		3		6
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1	1
Community and social services occupations	2	1	1
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	5		4
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Service occupations	27	6	9	2	4		4
Healthcare support occupations	1			1
Protective service occupations	10	3	6				1
Food preparation and serving related occupations	6	1			3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	7		3	1
Personal care and service occupations	3	2					1
Sales and office occupations	12	8	4
Sales and related occupations	9	7
Office and administrative support occupations	3	1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	43	4	11	2	9	7	10
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction and extraction occupations	32		10		8	7	6
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	9			2			3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	59	6	27	2	4	5	14
Production occupations	18		4	1			8
Transportation and material moving occupations	41	4	23	1		5	6
Military occupations (6)

Industry (NAICS) (7)
Private industry (8)	163	29	61	6	17	14	35
Goods producing	75	8	25	1	11	6	24
Natural resources and mining	27	4	10	1			10
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	21	4	8				7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9)	6		2	1			3
Construction	28	1	10		7	6	4
Manufacturing	20	3	5				10
Service providing	88	21	36	5	6	8	11
Trade, transportation, and utilities	38	9	18	1	1	4	5
Wholesale trade	7		2	1			4
Retail trade	12	7	3
Transportation and warehousing	19		13		1		1
Utilities
Information	3		1	2
Financial activities	4	1
Finance and insurance	1	1
Real estate and rental and leasing	3
Professional and business services	20		9	1			4
Professional, scientific, and technical services	3
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	17		9	1
Educational and health services	5	1	2	1
Educational services	2	1	1
Health care and social assistance	3		1	1
Leisure and hospitality	13	5	5				1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	7		4				1
Accommodation and food services	6	3
Other services, except public administration	5	3					1
Government (8)	13	3	6		4
Federal government	1		1
State government	1		1
Local government	11	3	4		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.