Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in Texas

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Texas
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	488	71	223	20	71	43	58

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	402	51	193	16	56	37	47
Self-employed(3)	86	20	30	4	15	6	11

Gender
Women	33	8	14		6
Men	455	63	209	19	65	41	57

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	5				1	1
20 to 24 years	32	4	13		3	8	4
25 to 34 years	99	16	46	3	8	14	12
35 to 44 years	98	16	45	9	9	7	12
45 to 54 years	115	13	55	4	17	7	18
55 to 64 years	89	14	44	3	17	4	6
65 years and over	50	7	19		16		5

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	219	34	108	8	25	21	22
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	56	9	24		8	6	8
Hispanic or Latino	198	23	86	11	35	14	28
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)						1
Asian (non-Hispanic)	12	5	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	49	12	20	5	6	3
Management occupations	16	4	3	5
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations	11		8
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations	3		3
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations	6
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	7		4
Service occupations	48	16	12		10	5	3
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	21	8	7		3
Food preparation and serving related occupations	7	4
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	16	1	5		4	3	3
Personal care and service occupations	3	3
Sales and office occupations	30	19	8
Sales and related occupations	24	15	6
Office and administrative support occupations	6	4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	168	15	41	10	43	30	29
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	16		4			5	4
Construction and extraction occupations	105	8	28	6	32	16	15
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	47	6	9	4	9	9	10
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	190	8	140	4	10	5	23
Production occupations	16		4				4
Transportation and material moving occupations	174	6	136		8	3	19
Military occupations(6)	3		2

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	454	60	209	19	68	41	57
Goods producing	198	12	73	10	42	29	32
Natural resources and mining	73	3	39	3	7	8	13
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	24		9		3	5	5
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	49		30	3	4	3	8
Construction	107	7	25	6	35	20	14
Manufacturing	18		9				5
Service providing	256	48	136	9	26	12	25
Trade, transportation, and utilities	164	22	109	4	13		14
Wholesale trade	20		12				3
Retail trade	28	16	6		4
Transportation and warehousing	115	4	91		8		9
Utilities
Information
Financial activities	4	2
Finance and insurance	1	1
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	1
Professional and business services	44	8	17		4	6	7
Professional, scientific, and technical services	13		8
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	31	6	9		3	4	7
Educational and health services	12		5		3
Educational services	4
Health care and social assistance	8		3
Leisure and hospitality	15	7			4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Accommodation and food services	13	6			3
Other services, except public administration	16	6	3				4
Government(8)	34	11	14		3
Federal government	5		3
State government	5		3
Local government	23	8	7		3
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.