Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in New York (except N.Y.C)

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, New York (except N.Y.C.)
Characteristic	2015
	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	162	20	77	7	21	11	25

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	109	8	59	6	12	7	16
Self-employed(3)	53	12	18	1	9	4	9

Gender
Women	18	5	8				4
Men	144	15	69	7	21	11	21

Age
Under 16 years	1						1
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years	3						1
25 to 34 years	23	5	8		3	5
35 to 44 years	17	4	7		3		3
45 to 54 years	54	4	22	4	10	5	8
55 to 64 years	36	5	22				5
65 years and over	26		15		4		5

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	123	13	61	5	15	6	22
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	10		7
Hispanic or Latino	24	3	7	2	5	5
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3	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	45	12	24		3		5
Management occupations	22	8	8		1		5
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations	6		5
Legal occupations	1
Education, training, and library occupations			1
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	6		5
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	6		3
Service occupations	26	2	9	2	7	2	4
Healthcare support occupations	3
Protective service occupations	8		3	2		1
Food preparation and serving related occupations	1
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	12		4		5	1	2
Personal care and service occupations	2	2
Sales and office occupations	12	3	7				1
Sales and related occupations	8		4				1
Office and administrative support occupations	4		3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	42	1	12	4	11	5	9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	5		3			1	1
Construction and extraction occupations	24		8		9		5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	13	1	1	4			3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	37		25			2	6
Production occupations	6						4
Transportation and material moving occupations	31		24			2	2
Military occupations(6)

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	146	19	70	5	19	10	22
Goods producing	58	6	22		11	4	13
Natural resources and mining	22	3	11		1	1	6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	22	3	11		1	1	6
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)
Construction	28	1	10		10	3	4
Manufacturing	8						3
Service providing	88	13	48	3	8	6	9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	28	5	18
Wholesale trade	6		2
Retail trade	8	3	4
Transportation and warehousing	14		12
Utilities
Information
Financial activities	3						1
Finance and insurance	1
Real estate and rental and leasing							1
Professional and business services	23		9	2	6		2
Professional, scientific, and technical services	5
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	18		7	2	5		2
Educational and health services	10		4
Educational services			1
Health care and social assistance	8		3
Leisure and hospitality	9		8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	7		7
Accommodation and food services
Other services, except public administration	15	3	7	1		2
Government(8)	16	1	7	2		1	3
Federal government
State government
Local government	16	1	7	2		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.