Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in Ohio

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Ohio
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	185	31	63	5	34	17	35

Employee status
Wage and salary (2)	131	18	45	5	28	14	21
Self-employed (3)	54	13	18		6	3	14

Gender
Women	16	2	7		5		2
Men	169	29	56	5	29	17	33

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years	4	1				1
25 to 34 years	33	9	7	1	5	6	5
35 to 44 years	31	4	11		6	3	7
45 to 54 years	46	10	13	2	8	3	10
55 to 64 years	35	6	15		5	3	6
65 years and over	35	1	14	2	10	1	7

Race or ethnic origin (4)
White (non-Hispanic)	163	24	56	4	31	16	32
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	16	4	5	1		1	3
Hispanic or Latino	3	1
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3	2
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	40	4	17	1	5	4	9
Management occupations	26	3	11	1	2		9
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations	1					1
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations	1				1
Legal occupations	1				1
Education, training, and library occupations	2		1
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	1					1
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	4	1				2
Service occupations	17	6	3			2	3
Healthcare support occupations	1
Protective service occupations	4	3				1
Food preparation and serving related occupations	2	2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	9					1	3
Personal care and service occupations	1		1
Sales and office occupations	12	7			3
Sales and related occupations	8	7			1
Office and administrative support occupations	4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	59	7	12		20	6	12
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	8	1	3		1		3
Construction and extraction occupations	32	3	8		13	4	3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	19	3			6	2	6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	57	7	29	1	4	5	11
Production occupations	11	1		1			5
Transportation and material moving occupations	46	6	28		3	3	6
Military occupations (6)

Industry (NAICS) (7)
Private industry (8)	171	28	59	5	31	14	34
Goods producing	92	9	29	4	20	6	24
Natural resources and mining	33	2	14	2	2		13
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	29	1	13	1	2		12
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9)	4	1		1
Construction	38	4	11		13	5	4
Manufacturing	21	3	4	1	5	1	7
Service providing	79	19	30		11	8	10
Trade, transportation, and utilities	42	11	18		3	4	6
Wholesale trade	8	2			1	1	3
Retail trade	11	6	4
Transportation and warehousing	23	3	13			3
Utilities
Information
Financial activities	3		3
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Professional and business services	9		4		1		2
Professional, scientific, and technical services					1
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	7		3				2
Educational and health services	7	1	3			1
Educational services	2		1
Health care and social assistance	5	1				1
Leisure and hospitality	11	6	2		1		1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	4	1	2				1
Accommodation and food services	7	5			1
Other services, except public administration	7	1			4	1	1
Government (8)	14	3	4		3	3	1
Federal government	1					1
State government	2				1	1
Local government	11	3	4			1	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.