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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	2023
	Total fatal injuries	Event or exposure(1)
	Total fatal injuries	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
Sex
Female	37	8	14			8
Male	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) version 3 implemented for 2023 data forward. For complete information on the OIICS version used in this year, see the OIICS manual page at https://www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/occupational-injuries-and-illnesses-classification-manual.htm. (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. Blank cells 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.