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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
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Fatal occupational injuries in California

Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, California
Characteristic 2023
Total fatal injuries Event or exposure(1)
Violent
acts
Transpor-
tation
incidents
Explosions
and
fires
Falls,
slips,
trips
Exposure to
harmful
substances,
environments
Contact
incidents

Total

439 95 108   79 106 49

Employee status

Wage and salary(2)

354 69 91   57 96 39

Self-employed(3)

85 26 17   22 10 10

Gender

Women

37 8 14     8  

Men

402 87 94     98  

Age

Under 16 years

             

16 to 17 years

             

18 to 19 years

             

20 to 24 years

32       3 6  

25 to 34 years

85 22 22   5 27 9

35 to 44 years

90 18 20   14 26  

45 to 54 years

95 14 29   17 27 8

55 to 64 years

82 18 20   22 14 8

65 years and over

52 13 8   18   7

Race or ethnic origin(4)

White (non-Hispanic)

146 32 44   17 41 12

Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)

28         8  

Hispanic or Latino

210 27 49   50 50 32

American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)

             

Asian (non-Hispanic)

52 26       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

             

Management occupations

13   3     4  

Business and financial operations occupations

             

Computer and mathematical occupations

             

Architecture and engineering occupations

             

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

4            

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

             

Service occupations

95 27 20     25 10

Healthcare support occupations

7         5  

Protective service occupations

30 16       6  

Food preparation and serving related occupations

13 6       7  

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

40   11   11   10

Personal care and service occupations

5            

Sales and office occupations

37       8 9  

Sales and related occupations

26 15 3   4 4  

Office and administrative support occupations

11       4 5  

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

152            

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

36 10 10       9

Construction and extraction occupations

77   10   35 19 9

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

39 9     8 15  

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

116 18     8 24  

Production occupations

11 4       3  

Transportation and material moving occupations

105 14 50   8 21 11

Military occupations(6)

             

Industry (NAICS)(7)

Private industry(8)

405 83 97   74 103 46

Goods producing

             

Natural resources and mining

  11     4   10

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

45 11 12   4 8 10

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)

             

Construction

78   12   34 18 9

Manufacturing

21   5   4 6  

Service providing(10)

             

Trade, transportation, and utilities

        13 23 10

Wholesale trade

16   3   6   3

Retail trade

34 18     4 8  

Transportation and warehousing

66 11 35   3 11 5

Utilities

             

Information

             

Financial activities

13 3       5  

Finance and insurance

             

Real estate and rental and leasing

13 3       5  

Professional and business services

64           9

Professional, scientific, and technical services

6            

Management of companies and enterprises

             

Administrative and waste services

58 8 15   10 16 9

Educational and health services

15 1       9  

Educational services

4 1          

Health care and social assistance

11         9  

Leisure and hospitality

28 13 3     12  

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

10 3 3     4  

Accommodation and food services

18 10       8  

Other services, except public administration

20 7     4 4  

Government(8)

34 12 11   5 3 3

Federal government

12            

State government

5            

Local government

17 7 6        

Footnotes
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 3.02 implemented for 2023 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 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/concepts.htm#standard-occupational-classification-soc. 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 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/concepts.htm#north-american-industry-classification-system-naics. 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. Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts.
(8) Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry.
(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.

Data for all years are revised and final. 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. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. N.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." 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.