Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in Michigan

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Michigan
Characteristic	2019
	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	164	38	56	5	21	20	24
Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	111	25	42	4	15	16	9
Self-employed(3)	53	13	14	1	6	4	15
Gender
Women	13	6				4
Men	151	32		5		16	24
Age
Under 16 years	1		1
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	3					3
20 to 24 years	9	4
25 to 34 years	27	5	10			7
35 to 44 years	20	6	5			4	3
45 to 54 years	40	11	13	1	8		5
55 to 64 years	30	6	11				7
65 years and over	33	6	13		5		7
Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	133	26	46			18	22
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	18	9	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)
Multiple races (non-Hispanic)	3
Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)
Occupation (SOC)(5)
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	38		12	1	1		12
Management occupations	26	7	5	1	1		12
Business and financial operations occupations	3	1
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	2		2
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Service occupations	14
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations
Food preparation and serving related occupations	3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	7
Personal care and service occupations
Sales and office occupations	14	7				3
Sales and related occupations	14	7				3
Office and administrative support occupations
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	58	9	16	1	12	10	10
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	10	3	3			2
Construction and extraction occupations	32		7	1	12	6	4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	16	4	6				4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	40	7	23				2
Production occupations	9		3
Transportation and material moving occupations	31	5	20		4		2
Military occupations(6)
Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	157	36	53		21
Goods producing
Natural resources and mining	36	7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	33	7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	3
Construction	31		7
Manufacturing
Service providing(10)
Trade, transportation, and utilities	40	11
Wholesale trade	5
Retail trade	17	9
Transportation and warehousing	18		16
Utilities
Information
Financial activities
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Professional and business services
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	11		4
Educational and health services	5
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	5
Leisure and hospitality	7		4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3	1	2
Accommodation and food services	4
Other services, except public administration	8	3	3
Government(8)	7		3
Federal government
State government	3
Local government	4
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.