Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in Michigan

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Michigan
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	143	32	51	3	24	11	22

Employee status
Wage and salary (2)	92	19	38	2	15	7	11
Self-employed (3)	51	13	13	1	9	4	11

Gender
Women	18	7	8
Men	125	25	43	3	22	10	22

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years	11	4	4			1	2
25 to 34 years	21	6	6	1			6
35 to 44 years	32	12	10	1	5		3
45 to 54 years	31	5	16	1	3	3	3
55 to 64 years	26	3	5		9	4	5
65 years and over	22	2	10		6		3

Race or ethnic origin (4)
White (non-Hispanic)	117	22	43	3	21	9	19
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	15	6	4		3
Hispanic or Latino	6	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	31	9	16			2
Management occupations	22	7	9			2
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations	3		3
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	4	1	3
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	1	1
Service occupations	16	4	5		3		2
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	3	1	2
Food preparation and serving related occupations	3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	6		2				2
Personal care and service occupations	3	2	1
Sales and office occupations	14	8	3			1
Sales and related occupations	9	7	1
Office and administrative support occupations	5	1	2			1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	42	5	7	2	14	3	11
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	11	3					6
Construction and extraction occupations	19		4		9		3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	12		1	2	5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	39	6	19	1	3	3	7
Production occupations	8			1			2
Transportation and material moving occupations	31	4	19				5
Military occupations (6)

Industry (NAICS) (7)
Private industry (8)	134	31	44	3	23	11	22
Goods producing	59	13	12	2	16		15
Natural resources and mining	25	8	6	1			8
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	25	8	6	1			8
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9)
Construction	23	3	4		12		3
Manufacturing	11			1			4
Service providing	75	18	32	1	7	10	7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	39	11	19			3	4
Wholesale trade	6		4				1
Retail trade	13	9	2				1
Transportation and warehousing	19		13				2
Utilities	1					1
Information
Financial activities	5	2	1			1	1
Finance and insurance	1		1
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	2				1	1
Professional and business services	8	1	4				1
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	7	1	3				1
Educational and health services	5	3
Educational services	1	1
Health care and social assistance	4	2
Leisure and hospitality	9	1	4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3	1	2
Accommodation and food services	6
Other services, except public administration	9		3	1		3
Government (8)	9	1	7
Federal government
State government	3		3
Local government	5	1	3
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.