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Characteristic | 2020 | ||||||
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Total fatal injuries | Event or exposure(1) | ||||||
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 |
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Total |
275 | 36 | 90 | 3 | 77 | 43 | 25 |
Employee status |
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Wage and salary(2) |
234 | 28 | 82 | 3 | 62 | 39 | 19 |
Self-employed(3) |
41 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 6 | |
Gender |
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Women |
32 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | ||
Men |
243 | 28 | 82 | 70 | 37 | ||
Age |
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Under 16 years |
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16 to 17 years |
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18 to 19 years |
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20 to 24 years |
16 | 5 | |||||
25 to 34 years |
48 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 7 | ||
35 to 44 years |
55 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 5 | |
45 to 54 years |
65 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
55 to 64 years |
60 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 5 | ||
65 years and over |
28 | 9 | 16 | ||||
Race or ethnic origin(4) |
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White (non-Hispanic) |
151 | 19 | 53 | 39 | 25 | ||
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) |
33 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |||
Hispanic or Latino |
82 | 3 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 10 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) |
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Asian (non-Hispanic) |
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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) |
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Multiple races (non-Hispanic) |
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Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic) |
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Occupation (SOC)(5) |
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Management, business, science, and arts occupations |
31 | 10 | |||||
Management occupations |
14 | 5 | 5 | ||||
Business and financial operations occupations |
4 | ||||||
Computer and mathematical occupations |
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Architecture and engineering occupations |
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Life, physical, and social science occupations |
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Community and social services occupations |
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Legal occupations |
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Educational instruction and library occupations |
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Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
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Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
4 | 1 | |||||
Service occupations |
54 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | ||
Healthcare support occupations |
3 | ||||||
Protective service occupations |
6 | 3 | |||||
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
29 | 11 | 8 | 5 | |||
Personal care and service occupations |
5 | ||||||
Sales and office occupations |
21 | ||||||
Sales and related occupations |
14 | 8 | 3 | ||||
Office and administrative support occupations |
7 | ||||||
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
99 | 37 | 17 | ||||
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
7 | 3 | |||||
Construction and extraction occupations |
67 | 10 | 33 | 11 | 8 | ||
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
25 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
68 | ||||||
Production occupations |
8 | ||||||
Transportation and material moving occupations |
60 | 49 | 3 | 3 | |||
Military occupations(6) |
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Industry (NAICS)(7) |
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Private industry(8) |
260 | 33 | 86 | 3 | 74 | 40 | 24 |
Goods producing |
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Natural resources and mining |
3 | ||||||
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
13 | 7 | 3 | ||||
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9) |
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Construction |
82 | 14 | 39 | 11 | 9 | ||
Manufacturing |
10 | 4 | |||||
Service providing(10) |
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Trade, transportation, and utilities |
43 | 3 | |||||
Wholesale trade |
9 | 3 | 1 | ||||
Retail trade |
15 | 7 | 4 | ||||
Transportation and warehousing |
44 | 1 | 36 | 2 | |||
Utilities |
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Information |
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Financial activities |
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Finance and insurance |
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Real estate and rental and leasing |
6 | ||||||
Professional and business services |
11 | 6 | |||||
Professional, scientific, and technical services |
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Management of companies and enterprises |
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Administrative and waste services |
28 | 5 | 11 | 6 | |||
Educational and health services |
2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Educational services |
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Health care and social assistance |
8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
Leisure and hospitality |
26 | 10 | |||||
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
6 | 3 | |||||
Accommodation and food services |
20 | 7 | 9 | ||||
Other services, except public administration |
10 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Government(8) |
15 | 1 | |||||
Federal government |
3 | 1 | |||||
State government |
4 | 2 | |||||
Local government |
8 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Footnotes |
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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. |