Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in Texas

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Texas
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	531	66	243	24	67	53	77

Employee status
Wage and salary (2)	463	54	223	24	50	47	64
Self-employed (3)	68	12	20		17	6	13

Gender
Women	30	10	14		3
Men	501	56	229	24	64	51	76

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	7		5
20 to 24 years	42	3	23		3	7	6
25 to 34 years	106	12	54	5	11	11	13
35 to 44 years	105	14	48	5	9	12	17
45 to 54 years	123	22	52	11	13	11	13
55 to 64 years	112	12	47		21	8	21
65 years and over	34	3	12		10		7

Race or ethnic origin (4)
White (non-Hispanic)	269	33	124	7	33	33	38
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	36	4	19		4		7
Hispanic or Latino	206	21	90	16	30	18	31
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	18	8	9
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	42	9	20	1	7		3
Management occupations	17	7	5
Business and financial operations occupations	3				1
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations	10		5		3
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations	1			1
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations	4	1
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	6		6
Service occupations	51	18	18		6	3	4
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	18	9	7
Food preparation and serving related occupations	4	3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	23	5	7		6		3
Personal care and service occupations	6
Sales and office occupations	27	14	10
Sales and related occupations	21	12	7
Office and administrative support occupations	6		3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	202	10	65	15	39	31	42
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	17		11				5
Construction and extraction occupations	125	4	41	7	27	22	24
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	60	6	13	8	12	8	13
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	205	11	130	7	13	17	27
Production occupations	27	3		3	5	7	9
Transportation and material moving occupations	178	8	130	4	8	10	18
Military occupations (6)	4

Industry (NAICS) (7)
Private industry (8)	493	55	223	23	65	51	76
Goods producing	255	10	97	17	40	41	50
Natural resources and mining	96		52	7	7	5	24
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	21		13			1	7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9)	75		39	7	7	4	17
Construction	107		30	5	29	25	16
Manufacturing	52	7	15	5	4	11	10
Service providing	238	45	126	6	25	10	26
Trade, transportation, and utilities	138	20	85	4	10	5	14
Wholesale trade	20		12				4
Retail trade	20	13			4
Transportation and warehousing	94	6	69		4	4	10
Utilities	4
Information
Financial activities	10		7
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	8		5
Professional and business services	49	9	20		11		8
Professional, scientific, and technical services	12		6
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	37	7	14		9		6
Educational and health services	6	1	5
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	6	1	5
Leisure and hospitality	16	8	5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	4	1
Accommodation and food services	12	7	4
Other services, except public administration	17	7	4				3
Government (8)	38	11	20
Federal government	7		2
State government	3
Local government	28	7	16
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.