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	2016
	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	171	35	54	3	37	14	28

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	129	26	39	2	30	10	22
Self-employed(3)	42	9	15		7	4	6

Gender
Women	14	3	3		6
Men	157	32	51	3	31	12	28

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years			1
20 to 24 years	8	1	3		1		3
25 to 34 years	25	7	12		1	3	2
35 to 44 years	33	8	11	1	5	4	4
45 to 54 years	35	7	7		5	5	11
55 to 64 years	48	12	15	1	11		7
65 years and over	21		5	1	14		1

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	122	19	40		28	12	21
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	19	7	7		3
Hispanic or Latino	27	7	6		6		6
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	29	10	8		3	3	4
Management occupations	19	5	6		3		3
Business and financial operations occupations	1	1
Computer and mathematical occupations	1		1
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations
Legal occupations	1	1
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	3	1	1
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	3	1
Service occupations	22	8	4		8
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	8	4	3		1
Food preparation and serving related occupations
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	6
Personal care and service occupations	5	3
Sales and office occupations	13	6	3		4
Sales and related occupations	12	6	3		3
Office and administrative support occupations
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	49	6	10		11	8	13
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	4
Construction and extraction occupations	31		6		9	4	8
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	14	3				3	4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	57	5	28	1	11	3	9
Production occupations	6				4
Transportation and material moving occupations	51	4	28	1	7	3	8
Military occupations(6)

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	161	34	49	3	35	13	27
Goods producing	57	6	13		15	7	15
Natural resources and mining	19		6		3		6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	17		6		3		4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	2						2
Construction	29	4	6		9	6	4
Manufacturing	9		1		3		5
Service providing	104	28	36	2	20	6	12
Trade, transportation, and utilities	58	10	25	2	11	4	6
Wholesale trade	11		4		3		3
Retail trade	11	5	1	1	4
Transportation and warehousing	35	4	20		4	4	3
Utilities	1			1
Information
Financial activities	3		1
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	3		1
Professional and business services	14	3	4		3		4
Professional, scientific, and technical services	4	1
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	10	2	2				4
Educational and health services	5	3
Educational services	1	1
Health care and social assistance	4
Leisure and hospitality	11	7	3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	4	2	1
Accommodation and food services	7	5
Other services, except public administration	11	4			4		1
Government(8)	10	1	5				1
Federal government
State government
Local government	8	1	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.