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Fatal occupational injuries in California

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, California
Characteristic	2022
	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	504	97	133	8	79	132	55
Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	432	80	116	5	66	118	47
Self-employed(3)	72	17	17	3	13	14	8
Gender
Women	35	8	10		7	10
Men	469	89	123	8	72	122	55
Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	6		2
20 to 24 years	25	6	9
25 to 34 years	101	17	31			34	9
35 to 44 years	105	26	25		10	35
45 to 54 years	109	21	26		16	29	16
55 to 64 years	109	18	33		20	24	13
65 years and over	49		7		23	6	6
Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	164	27	41	5	31	44	16
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	25					7
Hispanic or Latino	252	34	75		41	67	34
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	55	27	8		7
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		18
Management occupations	13	7
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations	6
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations
Legal occupations
Educational instruction and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	7					3
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	7	4
Service occupations	109	27	19		19
Healthcare support occupations	6
Protective service occupations	35	17	9			5
Food preparation and serving related occupations	11	3			1	7
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	48		8		14	14	7
Personal care and service occupations	9					4
Sales and office occupations	32
Sales and related occupations	24	14				5
Office and administrative support occupations	8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	155	17	41			41	20
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	41		26			6	4
Construction and extraction occupations	80		12		28	21	10
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	34	6	3		5	14	6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	154				13	38	25
Production occupations	22				5	8	5
Transportation and material moving occupations	132	17	57		8	30	20
Military occupations(6)
Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	458	80	115	6	77	126	54
Goods producing
Natural resources and mining	47		29				6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	44		29			5	6
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	3
Construction	75	6	11	1	29	19	9
Manufacturing	35	4	6			13	8
Service providing(10)
Trade, transportation, and utilities	139		47		9
Wholesale trade	12					6	4
Retail trade	39	21			5	9
Transportation and warehousing	85		43			16	13
Utilities	3
Information	4	4
Financial activities	13					8
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	13					8
Professional and business services	75		13		24		8
Professional, scientific, and technical services	9				4
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	66		13		20	16	8
Educational and health services	18		3			9
Educational services	3		3
Health care and social assistance	15					9
Leisure and hospitality	31		4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	10		4
Accommodation and food services	21	7				10
Other services, except public administration	21	7				7	4
Government(8)	46	17				6
Federal government	14		9
State government	4
Local government	28	14	7			4
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.