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For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Thursday, September 17, 2015 USDL-15-1789 Technical information: (202) 691-6170 iifstaff@bls.gov www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm Media contact: (202) 691-5902 PressOffice@bls.gov NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2014 (PRELIMINARY RESULTS) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | The published fatal occupational injury rates and the total hours worked for 12 occupations, 2 industries, and | | for Asian, non-Hispanic workers were improperly calculated. For details on the affected rates and products, | | please visit www.bls.gov/bls/errata/cfoi-errata-2016.htm. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A preliminary total of 4,679 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2014, an increase of 2 percent over the revised count of 4,585 fatal work injuries in 2013, according to results from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The preliminary rate of fatal work injury for U.S. workers in 2014 was 3.3 per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers; the revised rate for 2013 was also 3.3. Revised 2014 data from CFOI will be released in the late spring of 2016. Over the last 5 years, net increases to the preliminary count have averaged 173 cases, ranging from a low of 84 in 2011 (up 2 percent) to a high of 245 in 2012 (up 6 percent). Key preliminary findings of the 2014 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries: - The number of fatal work injuries in private goods-producing industries in 2014 was 9 percent higher than the revised 2013 count but slightly lower in private service-providing industries. Fatal injuries were higher in mining (up 17 percent), agriculture (up 14 percent), manufacturing (up 9 percent), and construction (up 6 percent). Fatal work injuries for government workers were lower (down 12 percent). - Falls, slips, and trips increased 10 percent to 793 in 2014 from 724 in 2013. This was driven largely by an increase in falls to a lower level to 647 in 2014 from 595 in 2013. - Fatal work injuries involving workers 55 years of age and over rose 9 percent to 1,621 in 2014 up from 1,490 in 2013. The preliminary 2014 count for workers 55 and over is the highest total ever reported by CFOI. - After a sharp decline in 2013, fatal work injuries among self-employed workers increased 10 percent in 2014 from 950 in 2013 to 1,047 in 2014. - Women incurred 13 percent more fatal work injuries in 2014 than in 2013. Even with this increase, women accounted for only 8 percent of all fatal occupational injuries in 2014. - Fatal work injuries among Hispanic or Latino workers were lower in 2014, while fatal injuries among non-Hispanic white, black or African-American, and Asian workers were all higher. - In 2014, 797 decedents were identified as contracted workers, 6 percent higher than the 749 fatally-injured contracted workers reported in 2013. Workers who were contracted at the time of their fatal injury accounted for 17 percent of all fatal work injury cases in 2014. - The number of fatal work injuries among police officers and police supervisors was higher in 2014, rising from 88 in 2013 to 103 in 2014, an increase of 17 percent. Worker characteristics Fatal injuries to self-employed workers rose 10 percent in 2014 to 1,047, up from 950 in 2013. Although higher than in 2013, the 2014 preliminary total for self-employed workers is about the same as the 10-year average for the series. Fatal injuries among wage and salary workers remained at about the same level as in 2013. Fatal work injuries involving workers age 45 to 54 years, 55 to 64 years, and 65 years of age and over all increased in 2014 compared to 2013 totals. The number of workers 55 years and over who were fatally injured in 2014 increased 9 percent to 1,621, the highest annual total since the inception of the fatality census in 1992. Workers of a wide variety of ages are included in the 2014 CFOI counts 8 workers under the age of 16 are included as well as 8 workers age 90 and over. Fatal injuries among women rose 13 percent in 2014 to 359 from 319 in 2013. Fatal work injuries among men in 2014 were slightly higher than the previous year. Consistent with previous years, men accounted for 92 percent of all fatal occupational injuries. Fatal work injuries among Hispanic or Latino workers fell 3 percent to 789 in 2014, compared to 817 in 2013. Fatal work injuries were higher among non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black or African-American, and non-Hispanic Asian workers. Overall, there were 827 fatal work injuries involving foreign-born workers in 2014. These 827 foreign-born workers came from over 80 different countries, of which the greatest share (334 or 40 percent) was born in Mexico. Of the 789 fatal work injuries incurred by Hispanic or Latino workers, 503 (64 percent) involved foreign-born workers. Of the 134 fatal work injuries incurred by non-Hispanic Asian workers, 116 (87 percent) involved foreign-born workers. For more detailed information on fatal injuries by worker characteristics, see the worker characteristics table in the 2014 data section at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm. Type of incident In 2014, fatal work injuries due to transportation incidents were slightly higher 1,891, up from 1,865 in 2013. Overall, transportation incidents accounted for 40 percent of fatal workplace injuries in 2014 (see chart 1). Within the transportation event category, roadway incidents constituted 57 percent of the fatal work injury total in 2014. The second largest number of transportation fatalities in 2014 involved pedestrian vehicular incidents (17 percent). Fatalities resulting from pedestrian vehicular incidents were up 6 percent from last years revised count (313 in 2014 up from 294 in 2013). Rail vehicle incidents also increased in 2014, rising 34 percent to 55 fatal injuries from 41 in 2013. (Note that roadway incident counts presented in this release are expected to rise when updated 2014 data are released in the late spring of 2016 because key source documentation detailing specific transportation-related incidents has not yet been received.) Fatal work injuries due to violence and other injuries by persons or animals were lower in 2014, with 749 deaths in 2014 compared to 773 in 2013. The number of workplace homicides was about the same as the total in 2013, but workplace suicides decreased slightly in 2014, from 282 to 271. Among the workplace homicides in which women were the victims, the greatest share of assailants were relatives or domestic partners (32 percent of those homicides). In workplace homicides involving men, robbers were the most common type of assailant (33 percent). Fatal falls, slips, and trips were up 10 percent in 2014 from the previous year. Falls to lower level were up 9 percent to 647 from 595 in 2013, and falls on the same level increased 17 percent. In 532 of the 647 fatal falls to lower level, the height of the fall was known. Of those cases in which the height of fall was known, four-fifths involved falls of 30 feet or less (427) while about two-thirds (340) involved falls of 20 feet or less. Work-related injury deaths due to contact with objects and equipment were down slightly from the revised 2013 number (721 to 708). The largest proportion of fatal injuries in this category (34 percent) occurred when workers were struck by falling objects or equipment. The next largest share (28 percent) involved injuries in which decedents were struck by powered vehicles in nontransport situations (e.g., struck by a rolling vehicle or by a vehicle that had tipped over while on jacks). Fatal work injuries due to fires decreased 35 percent from 82 in 2013 to 53 in 2014. Fatal injuries resulting from explosions, however, increased 25 percent to 84 cases, led by an increase in explosions of pressure vessels, piping, or tires. A total of 372 workers were killed in 163 multiple fatality incidents (events where more than one worker was killed). For more detailed information on fatal injuries by incident, see the event tables in the 2014 data section at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm. Occupation Transportation and material moving occupations accounted for the largest share (28%) of fatal occupational injuries of any occupation group. Fatal work injuries in this group rose 3 percent to 1,289 in 2014, the highest total since 2008. Drivers/sales workers and truck drivers (see chart 2) accounted for nearly 2 out of every 3 fatal injuries in this group (835 of the 1,289 fatal injuries in 2014). In this group, drivers/sales workers increased 74 percent to 54 in 2014, and heavy and tractor-trailer drivers had their highest total since 2008 (725 fatalities in 2014). Fatal work injuries in construction and extraction occupations increased 5 percent (40 cases) in 2014 to 885. This is the highest total for this occupation group since 2008. The fatal injury rate for workers in construction and extraction occupations was 11.8 per 100,000 FTE workers in 2014 and 12.2 per 100,000 FTE workers in 2013. Fatal injuries among construction trades workers increased 3 percent in 2014 to 611 fatalities, the highest count since 2009. Fatal work injuries to construction laborers, the occupation within construction trades workers with the highest number of fatalities, decreased by 14 cases in 2014 to 206. Conversely, the number of fatally-injured electricians increased by 14 cases in 2014 to 78. The number of fatal work injuries among protective service occupations decreased 15 percent in 2014 to 211 fatalities, a series low for this occupation group. This was led by a drop in fatalities among firefighters and first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers, down 51 percent to 35 in 2014. Fatal injuries to police officers and first-line supervisors of police and detectives, however, increased 17 percent to 103 in 2014. Fatalities among farming, fishing, and forestry occupations rose 9 percent to 253 in 2014. The increase was led by fatalities involving agricultural workers (up 12 percent to 143) and fatalities involving logging workers (up 31 percent to 77). Fatal injuries to resident military personnel declined to 55 from 71 in 2013. For more detailed information on fatal injuries by occupation, see the occupation tables in the 2014 data section at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm. Industry In the private sector, a total of 4,251 fatal work injuries were recorded in 2014, 4 percent higher than the revised total of 4,101 in 2013. Goods-producing industries were up 9 percent in 2014. Totals were higher for private mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (up 17 percent); agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (up 14 percent); manufacturing (up 9 percent); and construction (up 6 percent). Construction fatalities rose to 874 in 2014 from 828 in 2013 (see chart 3). The number of fatal work injuries in construction in 2014 was the highest reported total since 2008. The fatal injury rate for workers in the private construction industry was 9.5 per 100,000 FTE workers in 2014 and 9.7 per 100,000 FTE workers in 2013. Heavy and civil engineering construction recorded a series low of 138 fatal injuries in 2014, down from 165 in 2013. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting fatalities were 14 percent higher in 2014 at 568 compared to 500 in 2013. Fatal injuries in forestry and logging rose to 92 in 2014 from 81 in 2013 and the highest total since 2008. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting recorded the highest fatal injury rate of any industry sector at 24.9 fatal work injuries per 100,000 FTE workers in 2014. Fatal work injuries in the private mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector were 17 percent higher in 2014, rising to 181 from 155 in 2013, and the fatal injury rate also increased to 14.1 per 100,000 FTE workers in 2014 from 12.4 per 100,000 FTE workers in 2013. While coal mining recorded smaller numbers of fatal work injuries in 2014, the number of fatal work injury cases in oil and gas extraction industries were 27 percent higher in 2014, rising to 142 in 2014 from 112 in 2013. Oil and gas extraction industries include oil and gas extraction (North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] 21111), drilling oil and gas wells (NAICS 213111), and support activities for oil and gas operations (NAICS 213112). Service-providing industries in the private sector decreased slightly from 2013. Fatal work injuries in transportation and warehousing accounted for 735 fatal work injuries in 2014, almost unchanged from the revised 2013 count of 733 fatalities. Financial activities rose 31 percent, while wholesale trade fell 11 percent. Fatal occupational injuries among government workers fell 12 percent to a series low of 428 fatal work injuries in 2014, down from 484 in 2013. Federal government work fatalities, which fell 29 percent to 92 in 2014 from 129 in 2013, accounted for most of the decline. For more detailed information on fatal injuries by industry, see the industry tables in the 2014 data section at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm. Contracted workers In 2014, the number of fatal occupational injuries incurred by contracted workers was 797, or 17 percent of all fatal injuries, compared to 749 (16 percent) reported in 2013. Falls to a lower level accounted for 33 percent of contracted worker deaths while struck by object or equipment (17 percent), pedestrian vehicular incidents (12 percent), and exposure to electricity (9 percent) incidents were also frequent events among contracted workers. These four types of incidents each constituted a greater share of fatalities among contracted workers than they did for all workers. Fatally-injured contracted workers were most often contracted by a firm in the private construction industry sector (164 or 21 percent of all contracted workers). They were also frequently contracted by a government entity (148 or 19 percent) and by firms in the private financial activities (81 or 10 percent); private mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (72 or 9 percent); and private manufacturing (70 or 9 percent) industry sectors. Over half of all contracted workers (415 workers) were working in construction and extraction occupations when fatally injured. Decedents in this occupation group were most often employed as construction laborers (108); electricians (48); first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers (44); roofers (42); and painters, construction and maintenance (25). Among contracted workers who were employed outside the construction and extraction occupation group, the largest number of fatal occupational injuries was incurred by heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (76 workers); landscaping and groundskeeping workers (21); security guards (17); tree trimmers and pruners (16); heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers (15); and excavating and loading machine and dragline operators (13). For more detailed information on fatal injuries incurred by contracted workers, see the contracted workers table in the miscellaneous CFOI data tables section at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm#other and the CFOI definition of contracted workers at http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfdef.htm. State and metropolitan statistical area (MSA) Twenty-four states reported higher numbers of fatal work injuries in 2014 than in 2013, while 22 states and the District of Columbia reported lower numbers. Four states reported the same number as in 2013. For more detailed state results, contact the individual state agency responsible for the collection of CFOI data in that state. Although data for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam are not included in the national totals for this release, results for these jurisdictions are available. Participating agencies and their telephone numbers are listed in Table 6. Detailed data are available on fatal work injuries for more than 50 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), and counts of fatal work injuries are available for over 300 MSAs. Eleven MSAs reported 50 or more fatal occupational injuries in 2014. For additional data by MSA, see the tables in the MSA section at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm#MSA. Background of the program The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), part of the BLS Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSHS) program, compiles a count of all fatal work injuries occurring in the U.S. during the calendar year. The CFOI program uses diverse state, federal, and independent data sources to identify, verify, and describe fatal work injuries. This ensures counts are as complete and accurate as possible. For the 2014 data, over 19,800 unique source documents were reviewed as part of the data collection process. For technical information and definitions for CFOI, please go to the BLS Handbook of Methods on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch9.pdf. The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), another component of the OSHS program, presents frequency counts and incidence rates by industry and also by detailed case circumstances and worker characteristics for nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses for cases that result in days away from work. Incidence rates for 2014 by industry and case type will be published in October 2015, and information on 2014 case circumstances and worker characteristics will be available in November 2015. For additional data, access the BLS website: www.bls.gov/iif/. Beginning with 2014 data, CFOI began classifying industry using the 2012 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 2012). Industry data from 2009 to 2013 were classified using the NAICS 2007. NAICS 2012 includes revisions across several sectors. For more information, go to http://www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm.
Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, 2013-2014 ___________________________________________________________________________ | | | 2013(2) | 2014p |(revised)| Event or exposure(1) |_________|___________________ | | | Number | Percent _____________________________________________|___________________|_________ | | | Total......................................| 4,585 | 4,679 | 100 | | | Violence and other injuries by persons or | | | animals...................................| 773 | 749 | 16 Homicides - intentional injury by other | | | person..................................| 404 | 403 | 9 Shooting by other person - intentional...| 322 | 307 | 7 Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing....| 38 | 39 | 1 Self-inflicted injury - intentional........| 282 | 271 | 6 | | | Transportation incidents.....................| 1,865 | 1,891 | 40 Roadway incidents involving motorized land | | | vehicle.................................| 1,099 | 1,075 | 23 Roadway collision with other vehicle.....| 564 | 566 | 12 Roadway collision - moving in same | | | direction...........................| 144 | 135 | 3 Roadway collision - moving in opposite | | | directions, oncoming................| 192 | 211 | 5 Roadway collision - moving | | | perpendicularly.....................| 136 | 120 | 3 Roadway collision with object other than | | | vehicle...............................| 332 | 294 | 6 Vehicle struck object or animal on side| | | of roadway..........................| 311 | 269 | 6 Roadway noncollision incident............| 201 | 211 | 5 Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway.....| 171 | 178 | 4 Nonroadway incidents involving motorized | | | land vehicles...........................| 227 | 246 | 5 Nonroadway noncollision incident.........| 181 | 191 | 4 Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway..| 118 | 127 | 3 Pedestrian vehicular incident..............| 294 | 313 | 7 Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone| 48 | 53 | 1 Rail vehicle incidents.....................| 41 | 55 | 1 Water vehicle incidents....................| 60 | 53 | 1 Aircraft incidents.........................| 136 | 135 | 3 | | | Fires and explosions.........................| 149 | 137 | 3 | | | Falls, slips, trips..........................| 724 | 793 | 17 Falls to lower level.......................| 595 | 647 | 14 Fall from collapsing structure or | | | equipment.............................| 45 | 42 | 1 Fall through surface or existing opening | 68 | 82 | 2 Fall on same level.........................| 110 | 129 | 3 | | | Exposure to harmful substances or | | | environments..............................| 335 | 390 | 8 Exposure to electricity....................| 141 | 156 | 3 Exposure to temperature extremes...........| 38 | 26 | 1 Exposure to other harmful substances.......| 124 | 180 | 4 Inhalation of harmful substance..........| 39 | 59 | 1 | | | Contact with objects and equipment...........| 721 | 708 | 15 Struck by object or equipment..............| 509 | 498 | 11 Struck by falling object or equipment - | | | other than powered vehicle............| 245 | 240 | 5 Struck by discharged or flying object....| 29 | 21 | (3) Caught in or compressed by equipment or | | | objects.................................| 131 | 131 | 3 Caught in running equipment or machinery | 105 | 104 | 2 Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing | | | structure, equipment, or material.......| 78 | 74 | 2 _____________________________________________|_________|_________|_________ 1 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. 2 Totals for 2013 are revised and final. The BLS news release issued September 11, 2014, reported a total of 4,405 fatal work injuries for calendar year 2013. Since then, an additional 180 job-related fatal injuries were identified, bringing the total job-related fatal injury count for 2013 to 4,585. 3 Less than or equal to 0.5 percent. p Data for 2014 are preliminary. Revised and final 2014 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2016. Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2014p __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Fatal injuries | Selected event or exposure(2) | | (percent of total for industry) |_____________________|___________________________________________ Industry(1) | | | | | | | | | | | Falls, | Struck by | Number | Percent | Homicides|Roadway(3)| slips, | object or | | | | | trips | equipment ________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ | | | | | | Total...............................| 4,679 | 100 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 11 | | | | | | Private industry.......................| 4,251 | 91 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 11 | | | | | | Goods producing.......................| 1,964 | 42 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 15 | | | | | | Natural resources and mining(4)......| 749 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 24 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and | | | | | | hunting..........................| 568 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 25 Crop production...................| 248 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 17 Animal production.................| 156 | 3 | | 12 | 8 | 21 Forestry and logging..............| 92 | 2 | | 16 | 4 | 70 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas | | | | | | extraction(4)....................| 181 | 4 | | 36 | 9 | 20 Mining, except oil and gas........| 38 | 1 | | 3 | 13 | 16 Support activities for mining.....| 125 | 3 | | 46 | 7 | 21 Construction.........................| 874 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 40 | 8 Construction........................| 874 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 40 | 8 Construction of buildings.........| 175 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 7 Heavy and civil engineering | | | | | | construction...................| 138 | 3 | | 23 | 12 | 13 Specialty trade contractors.......| 545 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 8 Manufacturing........................| 341 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 Manufacturing.......................| 341 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 Food manufacturing................| 54 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | Fabricated metal product | | | | | | manufacturing..................| 32 | 1 | | | 19 | 19 | | | | | | Service providing.....................| 2,287 | 49 | 13 | 29 | 13 | 8 | | | | | | Trade, transportation, and utilities | 1,198 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 9 | 7 Wholesale trade.....................| 179 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 16 Merchant wholesalers, durable | | | | | | goods..........................| 99 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 23 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable | | | | | | goods..........................| 78 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 5 Retail trade........................| 267 | 6 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 4 Motor vehicle and parts dealers...| 45 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 13 Food and beverage stores..........| 68 | 1 | 66 | | 12 | Transportation and warehousing......| 735 | 16 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 7 Truck transportation..............| 477 | 10 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 6 Transit and ground passenger | | | | | | transportation.................| 66 | 1 | 47 | 32 | | 8 Utilities...........................| 17 | (5) | | 24 | 6 | Information..........................| 32 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 28 | Financial activities.................| 114 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 4 Finance and insurance...............| 29 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 14 | Real estate and rental and leasing..| 85 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 5 Professional and business services...| 418 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 14 Professional and technical services | 78 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 15 | Administrative and waste services...| 337 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 17 Educational and health services......| 144 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 14 | Educational services................| 37 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | Health care and social assistance...| 107 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 14 | Leisure and hospitality..............| 207 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 78 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 Accommodation and food services.....| 129 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 2 Other services, except public | | | | | | administration....................| 174 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 17 | | | | | | Government(6)..........................| 428 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | Federal government....................| 92 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 10 | State government......................| 70 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 7 | 4 Local government......................| 265 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 3 ________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ 1 Industry data are based on the North American Industry Classification System, 2012. 2 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. The figure shown is the percent of the total fatal injuries for that industry group. 3 "Roadway" includes deaths to vehicle occupants resulting from traffic incidents that occur on the public roadway, shoulder, or surrounding area. It excludes incidents occurring entirely off the roadway, such as in parking lots and on farms; incidents involving trains; and deaths to pedestrians or other nonpassengers. 4 Includes fatal injuries at all establishments categorized as Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (Sector 21) in the North American Industry Classification System, 2012, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction. 5 Less than or equal to 0.5 percent. 6 Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. p Data for 2014 are preliminary. Revised and final 2014 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2016. Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes 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. There were zero fatal injuries for which there was insufficient information to determine a specific industry classification. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and selected event or exposure, 2014p _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Fatal injuries | Selected event or exposure(2) | | (percent of total for occupation) |_____________________|___________________________________________ Occupation(1) | | | | | | | | | | | Falls, | Struck by | Number | Percent | Homicides|Roadway(3)| slips, | object or | | | | | trips | equipment ___________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ | | | | | | Total............................| 4,679 | 100 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 11 | | | | | | Management occupations.............| 427 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 Top executives...................| 24 | 1 | 4 | 29 | | Operations specialties managers..| 28 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 18 | Other management occupations.....| 365 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 Business and financial operations | | | | | | occupations.....................| 25 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 20 | Computer and mathematical | | | | | | occupations.....................| 16 | (4) | | | 19 | Architecture and engineering | | | | | | occupations.....................| 33 | 1 | | 30 | 9 | Engineers........................| 19 | (4) | | 37 | | Life, physical, and social science | | | | | | occupations.....................| 18 | (4) | | 17 | | Community and social services | | | | | | occupations.....................| 31 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 13 | Legal occupations..................| 7 | (4) | | | 14 | Education, training, and library | | | | | | occupations.....................| 27 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 4 Arts, design, entertainment, | | | | | | sports, and media occupations...| 47 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 6 Entertainers and performers, | | | | | | sports and related workers....| 26 | 1 | 4 | 8 | | 12 Healthcare practitioners and | | | | | | technical occupations...........| 53 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 8 | Health diagnosing and treating | | | | | | practitioners.................| 31 | 1 | 13 | 10 | | Health technologists and | | | | | | technicians...................| 18 | (4) | 17 | 28 | | Healthcare support occupations.....| 14 | (4) | | 21 | 21 | Protective service occupations.....| 211 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 5 | Fire fighting and prevention | | | | | | workers.......................| 26 | 1 | 4 | 15 | | 4 Law enforcement workers..........| 104 | 2 | 44 | 35 | | Other protective service workers | 61 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 10 | Food preparation and serving | | | | | | related occupations.............| 53 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 8 | Supervisors, food preparation and| | | | | | serving workers...............| 18 | (4) | 22 | 28 | | Building and grounds cleaning and | | | | | | maintenance occupations.........| 245 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 18 Building cleaning and pest | | | | | | control workers...............| 55 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 42 | 5 Grounds maintenance workers......| 153 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 24 Personal care and service | | | | | | occupations.....................| 61 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 16 | Sales and related occupations......| 234 | 5 | 45 | 12 | 11 | 4 Supervisors, sales workers.......| 120 | 3 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 5 Retail sales workers.............| 77 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 16 | Sales representatives, services..| 16 | (4) | 6 | 56 | | Sales representatives, wholesale | | | | | | and manufacturing.............| 12 | (4) | | 42 | | Office and administrative support | | | | | | occupations.....................| 98 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 4 Material recording, scheduling, | | | | | | dispatching, and distributing | | | | | | workers.......................| 50 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 20 | 6 Farming, fishing, and forestry | | | | | | occupations.....................| 253 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 34 Agricultural workers.............| 143 | 3 | | 17 | 4 | 15 Fishing and hunting workers......| 22 | (4) | | | | Forest, conservation, and logging| | | | | | workers.......................| 77 | 2 | | 8 | 4 | 81 Construction and extraction | | | | | | occupations.....................| 885 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 38 | 10 Supervisors, construction and | | | | | | extraction workers............| 130 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 12 Construction trades workers......| 611 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 8 Extraction workers...............| 87 | 2 | | 26 | 14 | 18 Installation, maintenance, and | | | | | | repair occupations..............| 391 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 18 Vehicle and mobile equipment | | | | | | mechanics, installers, and | | | | | | repairers.....................| 122 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 39 Other installation, maintenance, | | | | | | and repair occupations........| 212 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 9 Production occupations.............| 206 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 15 Supervisors, production workers..| 22 | (4) | | | | 14 Metal workers and plastic workers| 70 | 1 | 1 | | 14 | 19 Transportation and material moving | | | | | | occupations.....................| 1,289 | 28 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 8 Air transportation workers.......| 83 | 2 | | | | Motor vehicle operators..........| 927 | 20 | 5 | 62 | 5 | 7 Water transportation workers.....| 15 | (4) | | | | Material moving workers..........| 221 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 Military occupations(5)............| 55 | 1 | | 11 | | ___________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ 1 Occupation data are based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, 2010. 2 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. The figure shown is the percent of the total fatal injuries for that occupation group. 3 "Roadway" includes deaths to vehicle occupants resulting from traffic incidents that occur on the public roadway, shoulder, or surrounding area. It excludes incidents occurring entirely off the roadway, such as in parking lots and on farms; incidents involving trains; and deaths to pedestrians or other non passengers. 4 Less than or equal to 0.5 percent. 5 Includes fatal injuries to persons identified as resident armed forces regardless of individual occupation listed. p Data for 2014 are preliminary. Revised and final 2014 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2016. Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes 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. There were zero fatal injuries for which there was insufficient information to determine a specific occupation classification. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Table 4. Fatal occupational injuries by selected worker characteristics and selected event or exposure, 2014p ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Fatal injuries | Selected event or exposure(1) | | (percent of total for characteristic category) |_______________________|_______________________________________________ Characteristic | | | | | | | | | | | Falls, | Struck by | Number | Percent | Homicides | Roadway(2)| slips, | object or | | | | | trips | equipment ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | Total.........................| 4,679 | 100 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 11 | | | | | | Employee status | | | | | | | | | | | | Wage and salary(3)............| 3,632 | 78 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 9 Self-employed(4)..............| 1,047 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 15 | | | | | | Gender(5) | | | | | | | | | | | | Male..........................| 4,320 | 92 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 11 Female........................| 359 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 4 | | | | | | Age(6) | | | | | | | | | | | | Under 16 years................| 8 | (7) | | 38 | | 16 to 17 years................| 13 | (7) | 8 | 31 | | 18 to 19 years................| 41 | 1 | | 29 | | 15 20 to 24 years................| 289 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 10 25 to 34 years................| 742 | 16 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 10 35 to 44 years................| 838 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 10 45 to 54 years................| 1,127 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 10 55 to 64 years................| 965 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 11 65 years and over.............| 656 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 13 | | | | | | Race or ethnic origin(8) | | | | | | | | | | | | White (non-Hispanic)..........| 3,174 | 68 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 11 Black or African-American | | | | | | (non-Hispanic).............| 457 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 8 Hispanic or Latino............| 789 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 10 American Indian or Alaska | | | | | | Native (non-Hispanic)......| 33 | 1 | | 39 | 12 | 15 Asian (non-Hispanic)..........| 134 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 7 Native Hawaiian or Pacific | | | | | | Islander (non-Hispanic)....| 5 | (7) | | | | Multiple races (non-Hispanic) | 20 | (7) | | 25 | 30 | 15 Other or not reported | | | | | | (non-Hispanic).............| 67 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 6 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. The figure shown is the percent of the total fatal injuries for that demographic characteristic. 2 "Roadway" includes deaths to vehicle occupants resulting from traffic incidents that occur on the public roadway, shoulder, or surrounding area. It excludes incidents occurring entirely off the roadway, such as in parking lots and on farms; incidents involving trains; and deaths to pedestrians or other nonpassengers. 3 May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation. 4 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. 5 There were zero fatal injuries for which there was insufficient information to determine the gender of the decedent. 6 There were zero fatal injuries for which there was insufficient information to determine the age of the decedent. 7 Less than or equal to 0.5 percent. 8 Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude Hispanic and Latino workers. p Data for 2014 are preliminary. Revised and final 2014 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2016. Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes 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. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Table 5. Fatal occupational injuries by state and event or exposure, 2013-2014 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Total fatal injuries(1) | Event or exposure(4) | | 2014 |_________________________|_____________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | State of injury | | |Violence and| | | | Exposure to| | 2013(2) | | other | Transpor- | Fires and | Falls, | harmful |Contact with | (revised) | 2014(3)p | injuires by| tation | explosions |slips, trips| substances | objects and | | | persons or |incidents(6)| | | or environ-| equipment | | | animals(5) | | | | ments | __________________________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________ | | | | | | | | Total...................| 4,585 | 4,679 | 749 | 1,891 | 137 | 793 | 390 | 708 | | | | | | | | Alabama...................| 78 | 70 | 17 | 29 | | 8 | 5 | 8 Alaska....................| 32 | 30 | 7 | 16 | | | | 3 Arizona...................| 95 | 86 | 16 | 33 | | 12 | 14 | 9 Arkansas..................| 63 | 67 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 8 California................| 396 | 334 | 72 | 116 | 3 | 69 | 34 | 37 Colorado..................| 65 | 83 | 12 | 41 | | 9 | 6 | 14 Connecticut...............| 29 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 Delaware..................| 11 | 11 | 3 | 8 | | | | District of Columbia......| 25 | 11 | 5 | | | | | 3 Florida...................| 239 | 221 | 37 | 78 | | 50 | 39 | 15 Georgia...................| 117 | 148 | 32 | 59 | | 30 | 3 | 22 Hawaii....................| 11 | 31 | 4 | 14 | | 7 | | 3 Idaho.....................| 30 | 34 | 3 | 18 | | 3 | | 6 Illinois..................| 176 | 163 | 31 | 58 | | 30 | 11 | 31 Indiana...................| 127 | 127 | 25 | 52 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 15 Iowa......................| 72 | 90 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 19 Kansas....................| 55 | 69 | 8 | 30 | | 12 | 6 | 11 Kentucky..................| 86 | 82 | 12 | 35 | | 14 | 7 | 14 Louisiana.................| 114 | 120 | 17 | 58 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 13 Maine.....................| 19 | 18 | | 11 | | | | 6 Maryland..................| 79 | 73 | 24 | 21 | | 12 | 4 | 11 Massachusetts.............| 57 | 51 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 8 Michigan..................| 135 | 138 | 31 | 49 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 21 Minnesota.................| 69 | 62 | 8 | 25 | | 9 | 5 | 14 Mississippi...............| 68 | 71 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 Missouri..................| 118 | 106 | 11 | 42 | | 23 | 6 | 22 Montana...................| 28 | 27 | 3 | 9 | | 9 | 1 | 5 Nebraska..................| 39 | 54 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 Nevada....................| 42 | 40 | 10 | 10 | | 6 | 6 | 7 New Hampshire.............| 14 | 17 | 4 | 6 | | 3 | 3 | New Jersey................| 102 | 85 | 11 | 35 | 3 | 24 | | 10 New Mexico................| 54 | 50 | 6 | 31 | | | | 7 New York (including | | | | | | | | N.Y.C.)................| 178 | 203 | 38 | 69 | 8 | 34 | 16 | 38 New York City...........| 56 | 78 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 8 North Carolina............| 109 | 128 | 16 | 46 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 18 North Dakota..............| 56 | 38 | | 17 | | 6 | 3 | 10 Ohio......................| 149 | 184 | 31 | 62 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 35 Oklahoma..................| 92 | 91 | 4 | 60 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 Oregon....................| 49 | 69 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 Pennsylvania..............| 183 | 175 | 23 | 74 | 8 | 25 | 16 | 29 Rhode Island..............| 10 | 10 | | | | 6 | | South Carolina............| 75 | 62 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 South Dakota..............| 20 | 28 | | 12 | | 8 | | 5 Tennessee.................| 95 | 124 | 15 | 56 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 16 Texas.....................| 508 | 524 | 66 | 237 | 24 | 67 | 53 | 76 Utah......................| 37 | 54 | 7 | 22 | | 3 | 9 | 12 Vermont...................| 7 | 8 | | 4 | | | | Virginia..................| 128 | 116 | 20 | 52 | | 18 | 7 | 19 Washington................| 56 | 86 | 15 | 23 | | 16 | 9 | 21 West Virginia.............| 61 | 38 | 3 | 12 | | 10 | 4 | 8 Wisconsin.................| 97 | 97 | 15 | 38 | | 16 | 5 | 22 Wyoming...................| 26 | 37 | 6 | 16 | | 9 | | 3 __________________________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|___________ 1 State totals include other events and exposures, such as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown separately. 2 Totals for 2013 are revised and final. Preliminary 2013 data issued September 11, 2014, reported a total of 4,405 fatal work injuries for calendar year 2013. Since then, an additional 180 job-related fatal injuries were identified, bringing the total job-related fatal injury count for 2013 to 4,585. Includes four fatal injuries that occurred within the territorial boundaries of the United States, but a State of incident could not be determined. 3 Includes five fatal injuries that occurred within the territorial boundaries of the United States, but a State of incident could not be determined. 4 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. 5 Includes violence by persons, self-inflicted injuries, and attacks by animals. 6 Includes highway, nonhighway, air, water, and rail fatal injuries, and fatal injuries resulting from being struck by a vehicle. p Data for 2014 are preliminary. Revised and final 2014 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2016. Note: Dashes 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. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Table 6. CFOI participating agencies and telephone numbers State Agency Telephone number Alabama Department of Labor (334) 242-3463 Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (907) 465-4539 Arizona Industrial Commission (602) 542-3737 Arkansas Department of Labor (501) 682-4542 California Department of Industrial Relations (510) 622-5051 Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (303) 692-2970 Connecticut Department of Labor (860) 263-6291 Delaware Department of Labor (302) 761-8219 Dist. of Columbia Department of Health (202) 442-9010 Florida Bureau of Labor Statistics - Atlanta Region (404) 893-8339 Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner (404) 463-0735 Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (808) 586-9002 Idaho Department of Labor (208) 332-3570 ext. 3220 Illinois Department of Public Health (312) 814-5278 Indiana Department of Labor (317) 232-2668 Iowa Division of Labor Services (515) 281-5151 Kansas Department of Labor (785) 296-5000 ext. 2595 Kentucky Labor Cabinet (502) 564-4125 Louisiana Workforce Commission (225) 342-7568 Maine Bureau of Labor Standards (207) 623-7907 Maryland Division of Labor and Industry (410) 527-4463 Massachusetts Department of Public Health (617) 624-5632 Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (517) 284-7790 Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (651) 284-5568 Mississippi Department of Health (601) 206-8247 Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (573) 751-2663 Montana Department of Labor and Industry (406) 444-3297 Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court (402) 471-3547 Nevada Division of Industrial Relations (702) 486-9197 New Hampshire Division of Vital Records Administration (603) 271-4647 New Jersey Department of Health (609) 826-4984 New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (505) 476-8702 New York State Department of Health (518) 402-7900 New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (646) 632-6729 North Carolina Department of Labor (919) 733-0337 North Dakota Bureau of Labor Statistics - Chicago Region (312) 353-7253 Ohio Department of Health (614) 644-0135 Oklahoma Department of Labor (405) 521-6858 Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (503) 947-7838 Pennsylvania Department of Health (717) 783-2548 Rhode Island Department of Health (401) 222-2804 South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (803) 896-7673 South Dakota Bureau of Labor Statistics - Chicago Region (312) 353-7253 Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (615) 741-1749 Texas Dept. of Insurance, Div. of Workers' Compensation (512) 804-5020 Utah Labor Commission, BLS Unit (801) 530-6926 Vermont Department of Labor (802) 828-5985 Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (804) 786-1035 Washington Department of Labor and Industries (360) 902-5510 West Virginia Bureau of Labor Statistics - Philadelphia Region (215) 861-5637 Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (608) 221-6293 Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (307) 473-3810 Guam Department of Labor (671) 300-6339 Puerto Rico Negociado de Estadisticas (787) 754-5353 ext. 3056 U.S. Virgin Islands Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (340) 776-3700 ext. 2019
TECHNICAL NOTES Identification and verification of work-related fatalities In 2014, there were 14 cases included for which work relationship could not be independently verified; however, the information on the initiating source document for these cases was sufficient to determine that the incident was likely to be job-related. Data for these fatalities were included in the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) counts. An additional 61 fatalities submitted by states were not included because the source documents had insufficient information to determine work relationship and could not be verified by either an independent source document or a follow-up questionnaire. States may identify additional fatal work injuries after preliminary data collection closes for a reference year. In addition, other fatalities excluded from the published count because of insufficient information to determine work relationship may subsequently be verified as work related. States have up to 7 months from this release to update their preliminary published state counts. This procedure ensures that fatal occupational injury data are disseminated as quickly as possible and that legitimate cases are not excluded from the revised counts. Thus, each year's initial release of data should be considered preliminary. Revised data are released in the late spring of the following year; revised counts for 2014 will be available in 2016. Federal/State agency coverage The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries includes data for all fatal work injuries, whether the decedent was working in a job covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or other federal or state agencies or was outside the scope of regulatory coverage. Thus, any comparison between the BLS fatality census counts and those released by other agencies should take into account the different coverage requirements and definitions being used by each agency. Acknowledgements BLS thanks the participating states, New York City, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam for their efforts in collecting accurate, comprehensive, and useful data on fatal work injuries. BLS also appreciates the efforts of all federal, state, local, and private sector entities that provided source documents used to identify fatal work injuries. Among these agencies are the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; the National Transportation Safety Board; the U.S. Coast Guard; the Mine Safety and Health Administration; the Office of Workers Compensation Programs (Federal Employees Compensation and Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation divisions); the Federal Railroad Administration; the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; state vital statistics registrars, coroners, and medical examiners; state departments of health, labor, and industrial relations and workers compensation agencies; state and local police departments; and state farm bureaus. Information in this release is available to sensory-impaired individuals. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.