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	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	164	31	54	1	29	25	24

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	124	22	46	1	19	23	13
Self-employed(3)	40	9	8		10	2	11

Gender
Women	14	4	5	1	1	3
Men	150	27	49		28	22	24

Age
Under 16 years	1	1
16 to 17 years							1
18 to 19 years	1		1
20 to 24 years	9	1	5		1	1	1
25 to 34 years	32	4	7		4	12	5
35 to 44 years	24	4	10		6	3	1
45 to 54 years	34	8	11		6	6	3
55 to 64 years	31	9	12		4	2	4
65 years and over	31	4	8	1	8	1	9

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	138	24	47	1	23	21	22
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	12	1	3		4	2	2
Hispanic or Latino	10	3	3		2	2
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3	2	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)
Multiple races (non-Hispanic)
Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)	1	1

Occupation (SOC)(5)
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	32	9	10		6	2	5
Management occupations	16	4	4		3		5
Business and financial operations occupations	1	1
Computer and mathematical occupations		1
Architecture and engineering occupations		1				1
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations	1	1
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations	1				1
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	4				2
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	5	1	3			1
Service occupations	25	8	8		7	1	1
Healthcare support occupations	1		1
Protective service occupations	7	2	4
Food preparation and serving related occupations	5	3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	12	3	3		4	1	1
Personal care and service occupations
Sales and office occupations	11	5		1		2
Sales and related occupations	11	5		1		2
Office and administrative support occupations
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	37	6	5		11	5	10
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	5	2					3
Construction and extraction occupations	21	1	3		10	3	4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	11	3	2			2	3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	59	3	30		3	15	8
Production occupations	10	1				5	4
Transportation and material moving occupations	49	2	30		3	10	4
Military occupations(6)

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	155	27	50	1	28	25	24
Goods producing	56	4	11		14	9	18
Natural resources and mining	19	2	5		3		8
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	19	2	5		3		8
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)
Construction	23	1	4		9	3	6
Manufacturing	14	1				5	4
Service providing	99	23	39	1	14	16	6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	42	7	17		3	11	4
Wholesale trade
Retail trade	8	5				3
Transportation and warehousing	32	2	16		3	7	4
Utilities	1					1
Information
Financial activities	4	3		1
Finance and insurance	2	2
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	1		1
Professional and business services	16		7		7	1	1
Professional, scientific, and technical services	3		2		1
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	13		5		6	1	1
Educational and health services	9	3	5			1
Educational services	1		1
Health care and social assistance	8	3	4			1
Leisure and hospitality	16	4	8		3	1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	4	1				1
Accommodation and food services	12	3	6		3
Other services, except public administration	11	6	2
Government(8)	9	4	4		1
Federal government
State government	2	1	1
Local government	7	3	3		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.