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Fatal occupational injuries in Florida

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Florida
Characteristic	2021
	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	315	34	111	3	69	59	39
Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	275	32	98	3	56	54	32
Self-employed(3)	40		13		13		7
Gender
Women	32		10		6	9
Men	283		101		63	50
Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	3
20 to 24 years	15
25 to 34 years	55	9	15		8	16
35 to 44 years	50	6	17		5	15	7
45 to 54 years	74	10	23		17	14
55 to 64 years	76		29		18	10	10
65 years and over	42	1	19		18		4
Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	170	23	57	3	31	38	18
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	43		19			6	5
Hispanic or Latino	96	5	31		29	15	16
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)
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	26					8
Management occupations	6
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations	5					3
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	4
Service occupations	69				12	17	7
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	19	10
Food preparation and serving related occupations
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	44	3	11		12	11	7
Personal care and service occupations	4
Sales and office occupations	12	3
Sales and related occupations	7	3
Office and administrative support occupations	5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	113		24			21
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	11		6			3
Construction and extraction occupations	69		10		37	10	10
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	33		8			8	9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	92	5					11
Production occupations	12	1				5	4
Transportation and material moving occupations	80	4	60		5		7
Military occupations(6)
Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	284	23	102	3	65	55	36
Goods producing
Natural resources and mining			17			4
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	24		17			4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)
Construction	76		10		38	16	10
Manufacturing	12					5	5
Service providing(10)
Trade, transportation, and utilities			43				8
Wholesale trade	9		5
Retail trade	13	3	4
Transportation and warehousing	49	4	34		3		5
Utilities
Information
Financial activities	6
Finance and insurance	2		2
Real estate and rental and leasing	4
Professional and business services	53	3					5
Professional, scientific, and technical services	4
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	49	3	15		15	11	5
Educational and health services	11	1				3
Educational services	4		4
Health care and social assistance	7	1				3
Leisure and hospitality	13		4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	6		4
Accommodation and food services	7	2				3
Other services, except public administration	14		3			5
Government(8)	31	11					3
Federal government	8		1			3
State government	3
Local government	20	8	6				3
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.