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	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	545	74	244	10	90	50	75

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	459	60	210	8	76	40	63
Self-employed(3)	86	14	34		14	10	12

Gender
Women	36	9	18				3
Men	509	65	226	10	88	48	72

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	8		5
20 to 24 years	37	5	18			6	5
25 to 34 years	99	12	49		11	13	13
35 to 44 years	110	14	52	3	19	9	13
45 to 54 years	118	21	46		17	12	19
55 to 64 years	117	14	52		28	8	13
65 years and over	55	7	22		13		11

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	259	38	130		30	26	32
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	56	5	29		10		8
Hispanic or Latino	211	24	77	7	49	21	33
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	18	7	8			1
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	50	15	23	1	4	3	4
Management occupations	13	6		1			3
Business and financial operations occupations	6		3
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations	7		5
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations	6		5
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	7	4	3
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	6	3
Service occupations	63	24	18		9	7	3
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	30	18	11
Food preparation and serving related occupations
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	28	4	7		8	6	3
Personal care and service occupations
Sales and office occupations	30	19	6		4
Sales and related occupations	22	15			4
Office and administrative support occupations	8	4	4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	204	6	60	6	58	34	40
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	9		1				4
Construction and extraction occupations	132	4	35	5	47	19	22
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	63		24		9	14	14
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	182	6	126	3	15	5	27
Production occupations	27		6		7		10
Transportation and material moving occupations	155	5	120		8	4	17
Military occupations(6)	16	4	11			1

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	483	57	208	10	88	45	73
Goods producing	223	9	72	7	56	30	49
Natural resources and mining	54	3	25		4	6	14
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	19		5	1			7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	35		20			4	7
Construction	133	4	38	4	44	24	19
Manufacturing	36		9		8		16
Service providing	260	48	136	3	32	15	24
Trade, transportation, and utilities	132	21	90		11		7
Wholesale trade	22		18		3
Retail trade	21	16	3
Transportation and warehousing	84	4	66		6		6
Utilities	5		3
Information	6
Financial activities	9	1	3				3
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	1
Professional and business services	69	11	28		14	8	7
Professional, scientific, and technical services	12	4	6
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	57	7	22		14	7	6
Educational and health services	11	3	6
Educational services	5		5
Health care and social assistance	6	3
Leisure and hospitality	20	9	6			3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	8	3	4
Accommodation and food services	12	6				3
Other services, except public administration	13						6
Government(8)	62	17	36			5
Federal government	21	4	14			1
State government	8		5
Local government	33	11	17
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.