Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in Pennsylvania

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Pennsylvania
Characteristic	2018
	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	177	21	53	10	24	28	41

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	138	15	45	8	19	25	26
Self-employed(3)	39	6	8	2	5	3	15

Gender
Women	12	4	5	1			1
Men	165	17	48	9	23	28	40

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	3						3
20 to 24 years	9		3
25 to 34 years	48	8	17	2	4	8	9
35 to 44 years	32	2	13	1	4	8	4
45 to 54 years	28	3	3	3	5	6	8
55 to 64 years	32	5	11	3	4		7
65 years and over	23		6	1	5		7

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	141	13	43	10	20	23	32
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	17	5	5			4
Hispanic or Latino	10		3				5
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)
Multiple races (non-Hispanic)
Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)	3

Occupation (SOC)(5)
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	22	4	7	1	3		6
Management occupations	14	3	6	1			4
Business and financial operations occupations	2						2
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations	1
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1	1
Community and social services occupations
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	2		1		1
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Service occupations	22	6	4	3	2	4	3
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	8	4		3
Food preparation and serving related occupations	3	2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	11		4		2		3
Personal care and service occupations
Sales and office occupations	11		1	2		3
Sales and related occupations	7			2
Office and administrative support occupations	4	1	1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	59	4	12	2	11	10	20
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	5						3
Construction and extraction occupations	42	2	8	1	10	9	12
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	12	1		1			5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	63	5	29	2	7	10	10
Production occupations	14		2	1	3	4	3
Transportation and material moving occupations	49	4	27	1	4	6	7
Military occupations(6)

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	168	19	51	5	24	28	41
Goods producing	74	5	18	1	12	13	25
Natural resources and mining	23	3	5	1			13
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	16	3	5	1			7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	7						6
Construction	35	1	8		10	9	7
Manufacturing	16		5			3	5
Service providing	94	14	33	4	12	15	16
Trade, transportation, and utilities	44	3	19	4	4	7	7
Wholesale trade	7				3
Retail trade	11		1	2		4	3
Transportation and warehousing	25		16	2		3	3
Utilities	1
Information	1				1
Financial activities	5		3
Finance and insurance	1		1
Real estate and rental and leasing	4
Professional and business services	27	6	9		4	3	5
Professional, scientific, and technical services	4	2
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	23	4	9		2	3	5
Educational and health services	3		1
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	3		1
Leisure and hospitality	5	3	1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1		1
Accommodation and food services	4	3
Other services, except public administration	9	1				3	4
Government(8)	9	2	2	5
Federal government	3	1		2
State government	3	1	2
Local government	3			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.