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	2019
	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	608	86	283	18	96	60	63
Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	536	74	252		81		56
Self-employed(3)	72	12	31		15		7
Gender
Women	40	12	17		5		3
Men	568	74	266		91		60
Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	6
20 to 24 years	46	6	23			6	5
25 to 34 years	103	13	51			11	15
35 to 44 years	127	17	62	4	20	14	10
45 to 54 years	120	22	51		17	14	14
55 to 64 years	132	19	61	4	28	11	9
65 years and over	71	7	32		18		10
Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	273	38	141	8	36	24	24
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	61	12	30			8
Hispanic or Latino	241		99		52	28	31
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	28	12			3
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	46	12
Management occupations	23	7	9		3
Business and financial operations occupations	3
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations	5		5
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations	4
Legal occupations	1	1
Educational instruction and library occupations	3				3
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	3
Service occupations	89				15		6
Healthcare support occupations	6	4
Protective service occupations	29	17
Food preparation and serving related occupations	7
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	46		10		12	16	6
Personal care and service occupations	1	1
Sales and office occupations	40		14
Sales and related occupations	31	19	9
Office and administrative support occupations	9		5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	193		62		55	26	31
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	15	4	6				5
Construction and extraction occupations	136	7	42	5	49	16	17
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	42		14		6	10	9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	236		162	10		12	23
Production occupations	34		14	5		5	5
Transportation and material moving occupations	202	13	148	5	11	7	18
Military occupations(6)	4
Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	573	74	267	18		60
Goods producing
Natural resources and mining	72			6		7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	23
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	49		29	6		7
Construction	123		32			13
Manufacturing
Service providing(10)
Trade, transportation, and utilities	195		127	7
Wholesale trade	29	5	17
Retail trade	24	18	3
Transportation and warehousing	137			5		3
Utilities	5					3
Information
Financial activities	14
Finance and insurance	4
Real estate and rental and leasing	10
Professional and business services
Professional, scientific, and technical services	13		9
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services
Educational and health services
Educational services
Health care and social assistance
Leisure and hospitality
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Accommodation and food services	14	5
Other services, except public administration	17	3	6	1
Government(8)	35	12	16
Federal government	9		5
State government
Local government	24		11
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. Cases where employee status is unknown are included in the counts of wage and salary workers. (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 Hispanics and Latinos. Cases where ethnicity is unknown are included in counts of non-Hispanic workers. (5) CFOI has used several versions of the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) system since 2003 to define occupation. For complete information on the version of SOC used in this year, see our definitions page. Cases where occupation is unknown are included in the total. (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 complete information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our definitions page. Cases where ownership is unknown are included in private industry counts. Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts. (8) Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system. Cases where ownership is unknown are included in private industry counts. Cases classified as foreign government and other government are included in all government counts, but not displayed separately. (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. (10) Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts.
Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. For complete information on how the data are coded and presented see our definitions page at https://www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm. 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.