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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
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Fatal occupational injuries in Georgia

Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Georgia
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

192 32 69   29   35

Employee status

Wage and salary(2)

164   58   24   30

Self-employed(3)

28   11   5   5

Gender

Women

18 5 9        

Men

174   60       35

Age

Under 16 years

             

16 to 17 years

             

18 to 19 years

4            

20 to 24 years

22 7 6       5

25 to 34 years

33 8 10       6

35 to 44 years

44 6 19   5   7

45 to 54 years

43   15   9   6

55 to 64 years

28   11   4   8

65 years and over

17   8   5    

Race or ethnic origin(4)

White (non-Hispanic)

102   38   14   19

Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)

57 14 23       8

Hispanic or Latino

25   6   8    

American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)

             

Asian (non-Hispanic)

5            

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

6            

Business and financial operations occupations

             

Computer and mathematical occupations

             

Architecture and engineering occupations

4            

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

             

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

             

Service occupations

31 13         4

Healthcare support occupations

             

Protective service occupations

10            

Food preparation and serving related occupations

6 6          

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

11       3   4

Personal care and service occupations

             

Sales and office occupations

             

Sales and related occupations

10 5          

Office and administrative support occupations

             

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

58   12   17    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

4            

Construction and extraction occupations

35   7   11   9

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

19       6   5

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

69           12

Production occupations

13           8

Transportation and material moving occupations

56 6 38       4

Military occupations(6)

             

Industry (NAICS)(7)

Private industry(8)

174 26 62   27   34

Goods producing

             

Natural resources and mining

             

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

7           3

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

             

Construction

37   6   14   7

Manufacturing

20   3       11

Service providing(10)

             

Trade, transportation, and utilities

  9     4    

Wholesale trade

11   4   4    

Retail trade

11 5          

Transportation and warehousing

36 4 27        

Utilities

             

Information

             

Financial activities

             

Finance and insurance

             

Real estate and rental and leasing

             

Professional and business services

23       4    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

             

Management of companies and enterprises

             

Administrative and waste services

19   6   4   4

Educational and health services

6            

Educational services

2   2        

Health care and social assistance

4            

Leisure and hospitality

10 7 3        

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3   3        

Accommodation and food services

7 7          

Other services, except public administration

8   3        

Government(8)

18 6 7        

Federal government

3            

State government

6   3        

Local government

8 4          

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.