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Get detailed statistics for occupational fatalities.

Fatal occupational injuries in Texas

Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Texas
Characteristic	2020
	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	469	55	214		71	48	70
Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	404	47	188		57		61
Self-employed(3)	65	8	26		14		9
Gender
Women	31	11	13			4	3
Men	438	44	201		71	44	67
Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years	3
18 to 19 years	7		3
20 to 24 years	30	6	15			3	4
25 to 34 years	71	4	33			11	14
35 to 44 years	99		45		13	13	14
45 to 54 years	104	14	44		15	12	14
55 to 64 years	95	11	42		16		18
65 years and over	60		30		17		5
Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	179	21	88		22		26
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	56		36
Hispanic or Latino	221		86		41	27	39
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	10	7
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		6					3
Management occupations	24	6	12				3
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations
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			21		7
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	26
Food preparation and serving related occupations	6
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	21		7		7
Personal care and service occupations	3
Sales and office occupations	21	10
Sales and related occupations	15	9
Office and administrative support occupations	6	1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	196	14	62
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	21	3	12
Construction and extraction occupations	125		34		36	23	21
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	50		16		8	6	12
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	158						24
Production occupations	17						10
Transportation and material moving occupations	141		108		7	6	14
Military occupations(6)
Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	431	42	197		67	46	68
Goods producing
Natural resources and mining	54		25			7	11
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	30		17			3	5
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	24		8			4	6
Construction	127		43		37	19	21
Manufacturing	29		10		4		12
Service providing(10)
Trade, transportation, and utilities			91		7		15
Wholesale trade	14		8				3
Retail trade	20	11	5
Transportation and warehousing	96		78		4		8
Utilities
Information
Financial activities
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	5
Professional and business services	45						7
Professional, scientific, and technical services	4
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	41		14		7	8	7
Educational and health services	7
Educational services	3		2			1
Health care and social assistance	4
Leisure and hospitality	15
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3
Accommodation and food services	12	6
Other services, except public administration	14	4			4
Government(8)	38				4
Federal government	3
State government	5		5
Local government	30	12	11		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.