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	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	164	31	59		30	11	31

Employee status
Wage and salary (2)	121	23	47		21	7	21
Self-employed (3)	43	8	12		9	4	10

Gender
Women	19	10	7
Men	145	21	52		28	11	31

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years	1	1
18 to 19 years	2		1				1
20 to 24 years	9	2	3	1			1
25 to 34 years	18	3	7			4	2
35 to 44 years	32	7	7		3	6	9
45 to 54 years	47	10	21		8		6
55 to 64 years	34	5	12		10		7
65 years and over	21	3	8		5		5

Race or ethnic origin (4)
White (non-Hispanic)	128	19	47		25	9	27
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	17	6	7
Hispanic or Latino	16	5	3		4		3
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	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	36	8	14		6	1	7
Management occupations	28	7	11		3	1	6
Business and financial operations occupations		1
Computer and mathematical occupations	1		1
Architecture and engineering occupations	1		1
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	3						1
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	1		1
Service occupations	6		2				1
Healthcare support occupations	1	1
Protective service occupations	3		1
Food preparation and serving related occupations
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	2		1				1
Personal care and service occupations
Sales and office occupations	15	9	2
Sales and related occupations	11	8	1
Office and administrative support occupations	4	1	1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	45	3	8		15	6	13
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	5						3
Construction and extraction occupations	29	2	5		12	4	6
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	11	1			3		4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	62	9	33		7		9
Production occupations	9	3					5
Transportation and material moving occupations	53	6	33		6		4
Military occupations (6)

Industry (NAICS) (7)
Private industry (8)	153	29	52		29	11	30
Goods producing	68	4	18		17	8	21
Natural resources and mining	27	2	12		3	1	9
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	26	2	11		3	1	9
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9)	1		1
Construction	28	1	4		12	5	6
Manufacturing	13					2	6
Service providing	85	25	34		12	3	9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	55	11	30		6		5
Wholesale trade	12	1	5				3
Retail trade	10	5	5
Transportation and warehousing	33	5	20		5		2
Utilities
Information
Financial activities	8	7
Finance and insurance	4
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	4
Professional and business services	9	3					2
Professional, scientific, and technical services	3	1	1
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	6	2			1		2
Educational and health services	3		1
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	3		1
Leisure and hospitality	7	2					2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3				1		1
Accommodation and food services	4	2					1
Other services, except public administration	2
Government (8)	11		7				1
Federal government	1		1
State government	2		2
Local government	8		4				1
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.