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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
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Fatal occupational injuries in Illinois

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

 145 24 55 5 25 13 23

Employee status

Wage and salary(2)

 121 18 46 5     19

Self-employed(3)

 24 6 9       4

Gender

Women

 16 6 5        

Men

 129 18 50 5 25    

Age

Under 16 years

              

16 to 17 years

              

18 to 19 years

              

20 to 24 years

              

25 to 34 years

 28 9 10       3

35 to 44 years

 25 6 10       6

45 to 54 years

 27 2 12   5 4 4

55 to 64 years

 38 3 12 4 8 4 7

65 years and over

 17       6    

Race or ethnic origin(4)

White (non-Hispanic)

 95 9 36 5 18 10 17

Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)

              

Hispanic or Latino

 27   9        

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

 8   4        

Management occupations

 6   4        

Business and financial operations occupations

 1            

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

              

Life, physical, and social science occupations

              

Community and social services occupations

 1            

Legal occupations

              

Educational instruction and library occupations

              

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

              

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

              

Service occupations

 22            

Healthcare support occupations

 3   1        

Protective service occupations

              

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 8            

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

           3  

Sales and related occupations

 5         3  

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 45 1          

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 6            

Construction and extraction occupations

 31       13 4 9

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 8 1         3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 62     1      

Production occupations

 7           3

Transportation and material moving occupations

 55 11 38 1      

Military occupations(6)

              

Industry (NAICS)(7)

Private industry(8)

 128 20 51 3 21 12 21

Goods producing

              

Natural resources and mining

 14           4

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

 11   8       3

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

 3           1

Construction

 30   2   14 3 8

Manufacturing

 9   2       4

Service providing(10)

              

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 53            

Wholesale trade

 4            

Retail trade

 9   4     3  

Transportation and warehousing

 40 10 28        

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

 1            

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

 1            

Professional and business services

 8 3          

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 8 3          

Educational and health services

 5 2          

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 5 2          

Leisure and hospitality

              

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

 3            

Other services, except public administration

              

Government(8)

 17 4 4   4 1  

Federal government

 2            

State government

 2            

Local government

 13 3 3   3 1  

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.