Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in Indiana

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Indiana
Characteristic	2018
	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	173	22	78		23	15	32

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	128	17	60		16	13	19
Self-employed(3)	45	5	18		7		13

Gender
Women	14	2	6			1	2
Men	159	20	72		21	14	30

Age
Under 16 years	1
16 to 17 years		1
18 to 19 years	5		1				3
20 to 24 years	9	3					3
25 to 34 years	31	2	16		4	4	4
35 to 44 years	26	7	10			3	5
45 to 54 years	41	5	18		5	5	7
55 to 64 years	34	3	18		6		5
65 years and over	25	1	13		6		4

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	147	13	67		23	13	29
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	16	7	6
Hispanic or Latino	6		3
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3
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	33	4	21				5
Management occupations	25		16				5
Business and financial operations occupations	2	1	1
Computer and mathematical occupations	1
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations
Legal occupations	1	1
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	1		1
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	3		2
Service occupations	21	6	5			5
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	5	2	1
Food preparation and serving related occupations	6	4				1
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	10		3
Personal care and service occupations
Sales and office occupations	12	4	5
Sales and related occupations	11	4	4
Office and administrative support occupations	1		1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	47	3	11		12	5	16
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	10	1	1				6
Construction and extraction occupations	26		6		10		6
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	11		4				4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	60	5	36		6	5	7
Production occupations	9	1			3		3
Transportation and material moving occupations	51	4	36		3	4	4
Military occupations(6)

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	166	20	74		23	14	32
Goods producing	78	5	31		17	5	20
Natural resources and mining	32		17				10
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	30		15				10
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	2
Construction	31		9		11	3	6
Manufacturing	15	1	5		4		4
Service providing	88	15	43		6	9	12
Trade, transportation, and utilities	49	8	28		3	3	7
Wholesale trade	6		4
Retail trade	14	5	3		3		3
Transportation and warehousing	27		20			3
Utilities			1
Information
Financial activities	2				1
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	2				1
Professional and business services	19	1	9			4	3
Professional, scientific, and technical services	7	1	5
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	12		4			4
Educational and health services	3		2
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	3		2
Leisure and hospitality	11	5	4			1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3
Accommodation and food services	8	5				1
Other services, except public administration	3	1					2
Government(8)	7	2	4			1
Federal government	1		1
State government						1
Local government	4	2	2
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. (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 Hispanic and Latino workers. (5) CFOI has used several versions of the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) system since 2003 to define occupation. For more information on the version of SOC used in this year, see our definitions page. (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 more information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our definitions page. (8) Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system. (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.
Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. 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.