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Get detailed statistics for occupational fatalities.

Fatal occupational injuries in Florida

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Florida
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	306	33	104	4	68	60	37
Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	280	27	99	4	64	54	32
Self-employed(3)	26	6	5		4	6	5
Sex
Female	27	7	9		6
Male	279	26	95	4	62
Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	7
20 to 24 years	24		10			6	3
25 to 34 years	48	8	11		9	17	3
35 to 44 years	56	7	20		6	13	10
45 to 54 years	66	8	24	3	13	13	5
55 to 64 years	59		23		18	8	8
65 years and over	45		14		18		7
Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	129		46		23	24	18
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	38	13	14			7
Hispanic or Latino	130		40		43	27
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4
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				1			1
Management occupations	5			1			1
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations	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		1
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	3	1
Service occupations	57	9				15
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	12	2	6
Food preparation and serving related occupations	8	5				3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	32		9			9	8
Personal care and service occupations	5
Sales and office occupations						3
Sales and related occupations	13	5			3	3
Office and administrative support occupations
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	118				42	28	16
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	10					5
Construction and extraction occupations	81		21		38	13
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	27		3		4	10	6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	95		54		10	11	9
Production occupations	14				3	5	4
Transportation and material moving occupations	81	8	54	1	7	6	5
Military occupations(6)
Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	291	33	94	4	67	59	34
Goods producing
Natural resources and mining						5	3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	11		3			5	3
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)
Construction	92		23		43	18	8
Manufacturing	15				4	3	4
Service providing(10)
Trade, transportation, and utilities	73	13				4
Wholesale trade	12		9		3
Retail trade	14	5			4	3
Transportation and warehousing	46	8	31				3
Utilities	1					1
Information	3
Financial activities						6
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	9				1	6
Professional and business services	42	4				12	9
Professional, scientific, and technical services	5	3
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	37	1	11		4	12	9
Educational and health services
Educational services	8
Health care and social assistance
Leisure and hospitality	16	7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3		1
Accommodation and food services	13	7
Other services, except public administration	18	5				4	4
Government(8)	15		10				3
Federal government
State government
Local government	9		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.