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NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2018
There were 5,250 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2018, a 2 percent increase from the 5,147 in 2017,
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) The fatal work injury rate remained
unchanged at 3.5 per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers. (See chart 2.) These data are from the Census of Fatal
Occupational Injuries (CFOI).
(Charts 1 and 2 appear here in the printed release)
Fatal event or exposure
- Transportation incidents remained the most frequent type of fatal event at 2,080, accounting for 40 percent of all
work-related fatalities. (See chart 3 and table 2.)
- Incidents involving contact with objects and equipment increased 13 percent (from 695 to 786), driven by a 39 percent
increase in workers caught in running equipment or machinery and a 17 percent increase in workers struck by falling
objects or equipment.
- Unintentional overdoses due to nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol while at work increased 12 percent from 272 to 305.
This is the sixth consecutive annual increase.
- Violence and other injuries by persons or animals increased 3 percent in 2018, due to an 11 percent increase in
work-related suicides from 275 to 304.
- Fatal falls, slips, and trips decreased 11 percent to 791, after reaching a series high of 887 in 2017. This decline
was due to a 14 percent drop in falls to a lower level (713 to 615), the lowest total since 2013.
(Chart 3 appears here in the printed release)
Occupation
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers had the most fatalities of any broad occupation group at 966. Among all detailed
occupations, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers had the most fatalities at 831.
- In 2018, logging workers, fishers and related fishing workers, aircraft pilots and flight engineers, and roofers all
had fatality rates more than 10 times the all-worker rate of 3.5 fatalities per 100,000 FTE workers. (See chart 4.)
- Police and sheriff’s patrol officers had 108 fatalities in 2018, up 14 percent from 2017.
- Fatal injuries to taxi drivers and chauffeurs declined by 24 percent to 47, the lowest total since 2003 when comparable
data for the occupation were first available.
Fatal injury counts by occupation will be available shortly at www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/all_worker.xlsx. Fatality rates
by occupation will be available shortly at www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates_2018hb.xlsx.
Independent workers
In 2016, the CFOI began identifying fatal injuries to independent workers. Independent workers are involved in a work
relationship that is finite and involves a single task, short-term contract, or freelance work.
- In 2018, there were 621 fatal injuries to independent workers, up from 613 in 2017.
- Independent workers comprised 12 percent of all fatal injuries in 2018.
- Occupations with the most fatal work injuries to independent workers in 2018 were heavy and tractor trailer-truck
drivers (96), followed by first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers (61), and construction
laborers (48).
Fatal occupational injury data for independent workers will be available shortly at
www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/independent-workers.xlsx.
(Chart 4 appears here in the printed release)
Worker demographics
- Fatalities to non-Hispanic Black or African American workers increased 16 percent to 615 in 2018, the highest total since
1999. Their fatal injury rate also increased from 3.2 per 100,000 FTE workers in 2017 to 3.6 in 2018.
- Hispanic or Latino workers experienced 961 fatalities in 2018, a 6 percent increase from 2017. Sixty-seven percent of
fatally-injured Hispanic or Latino workers were born outside of the United States.
- Though the number of fatalities declined for workers age 65 years and over in 2018, their fatal work-injury rate is still
more than double the all-worker rate. (See table 1.)
- A total of 20 states and the District of Columbia had fewer fatal injuries in 2018 than 2017, while 28 states had more;
Arkansas and Oklahoma had the same number as 2017. (See table 5.)
Fatal occupational injury data for foreign-born Hispanic or Latino workers will be available shortly at
www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/foreign_b_h.xlsx.
TECHNICAL NOTES
Background
The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Safety and
Health Statistics (OSHS) program, is a count of all fatal work injuries occurring in the U.S. during the calendar year.
The CFOI uses a variety of 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 2018 data, over 24,800 unique source
documents were reviewed as part of the data collection process. For technical information and definitions for the CFOI,
see the BLS Handbook of Methods on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/home.htm. Fatal injury rates are subject
to sampling errors as they are calculated using employment data from the Current Population Survey, a sample of
households, and the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics. For more information on measurement error, see
www.bls.gov/iif/osh_rse.htm.
The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), another component of the OSHS program, presents frequency counts
and incidence rates by industry, detailed case circumstances, and worker characteristics for nonfatal workplace injuries
and illnesses for cases that result in days away from work. Counts and incidence rates by industry, case type, case
circumstances and worker characteristics for 2018 were published in November 2019. For these data, access the BLS website:
www.bls.gov/iif.
Identification and verification of work-related fatalities
In 2018, work relationship could not be independently verified by multiple source documents for 12 fatal work injuries.
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 are included.
Federal/State agency coverage
The CFOI includes data for all fatal work injuries, some of which may be outside the scope of other agencies or regulatory
coverage. Comparisons between CFOI counts and those released by other agencies should account for the different coverage
requirements and definitions used by each agency. For more information on the scope of CFOI,
see www.bls.gov/iif/cfoiscope.htm and www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/concepts.htm.
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. Although data for
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam are not included in the national totals, results for these jurisdictions are
available. Participating agencies may be contacted to request more detailed state results. Contact information is available
at www.bls.gov/iif/oshstate.htm.
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.
Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries counts and rates by selected demographic characteristics, 2017-18
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| | | Rates Margin
| Counts | Rates(1) | of Error(2)
|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________
Characteristic | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018
| | | | | |
____________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
| | | | | |
Total(3) | 5,147 | 5,250 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0
| | | | | |
Employee status | | | | | |
Wage and salary workers(4) | 4,069 | 4,178 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0
Self-employed(5) | 1,078 | 1,072 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 0.3 | 0.3
| | | | | |
Gender | | | | | |
Women | 386 | 413 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0
Men | 4,761 | 4,837 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0
| | | | | |
Age | | | | | |
Under 16 years | 15 | 13 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
16 to 17 years | 7 | 9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
18 to 19 years | 62 | 56 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.1
20 to 24 years | 293 | 282 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0
25 to 34 years | 872 | 946 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0
35 to 44 years | 907 | 966 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0
45 to 54 years | 1,059 | 1,114 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0
55 to 64 years | 1,155 | 1,104 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0
65 years and over | 775 | 759 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 0.2
| | | | | |
Race or ethnic origin(6) | | | | | |
White (non-Hispanic) | 3,449 | 3,405 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) | 530 | 615 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0
Hispanic or Latino | 903 | 961 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0
American Indian or Alaskan Native (non-Hispanic) | 38 | 42 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Asian (non-Hispanic) | 144 | 153 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) | 17 | 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Multiple races (non-Hispanic) | 9 | 14 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic) | 57 | 50 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
____________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
1 Fatal injury rates are per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers. Fatal injury rates exclude workers
under the age of 16 years, volunteers, and resident military. Complete national rates can be found at
www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm#rates. Complete state rates can be found at www.bls.gov/iif/oshstate.htm. National and
state rates are calculated using different methodology and cannot be directly compared. See
www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/calculation.htm#comparisons-of-national-and-state-rates for more information on how rates
are calculated and caveats for comparison. N/A means a rate was not published for this group.
2 Fatal injury rates rely on the census figures from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and the employment
from the Current Population Survey (CPS). CPS is a sample of households that is designed to represent the civilian
noninstitutional population of the United States. Sampling errors occur in the CPS because observations are made on a
sample, not on the entire population. The margin of error (MOE) is a measure of dispersion around the estimated fatal
injury rate, expressed at the 95% confidence level. For more on confidence intervals, see www.bls.gov/iif/osh_rse.htm.
While the MOE measures the variance in the employment calculations, small fatal injury counts can vary substantially
from year to year. See www.bls.gov/iif/dangerous-jobs.htm for more information.
3 The CFOI has published data on fatal occupational injuries for the United States since 1992. During this time, the
classification systems and definitions of many data elements have changed. See the CFOI Definitions page
(www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfdef.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element.
4 May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
5 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.
6 Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude data for Hispanics
and Latinos.
Note: Data for all years are final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately.
CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries for selected events or exposures, 2011-18
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|
| Counts
|______________________________________________________________________________________
Characteristic | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018
| | | | | | | |
__________________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________
| | | | | | | |
Total(1) | 4,693 | 4,628 | 4,585 | 4,821 | 4,836 | 5,190 | 5,147 | 5,250
| | | | | | | |
Event or exposure | | | | | | | |
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals | 791 | 803 | 773 | 765 | 703 | 866 | 807 | 828
Intentional injury by person | 718 | 725 | 686 | 689 | 646 | 792 | 733 | 757
Homicides | 468 | 475 | 404 | 409 | 417 | 500 | 458 | 453
Shooting by other person—intentional | 365 | 381 | 322 | 307 | 354 | 394 | 351 | 351
Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing | 42 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 28 | 38 | 47 | 44
Suicides | 250 | 249 | 282 | 280 | 229 | 291 | 275 | 304
Transportation incidents | 1,937 | 1,923 | 1,865 | 1,984 | 2,054 | 2,083 | 2,077 | 2,080
Aircraft incidents | 145 | 127 | 136 | 135 | 139 | 130 | 126 | 133
Rail vehicle incidents | 50 | 38 | 41 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48
Pedestrian vehicular incident | 316 | 293 | 294 | 318 | 289 | 342 | 313 | 325
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone | 63 | 65 | 48 | 53 | 44 | 58 | 56 | 58
Water vehicle incident | 72 | 63 | 60 | 55 | 44 | 48 | 68 | 58
Roadway incident involving motorized land vehicle | 1,103 | 1,153 | 1,099 | 1,157 | 1,264 | 1,252 | 1,299 | 1,276
Roadway collision with other vehicle | 525 | 565 | 564 | 611 | 660 | 628 | 663 | 677
Roadway collision moving in same direction | 150 | 124 | 144 | 146 | 166 | 168 | 189 | 183
Roadway collision moving in opposite | | | | | | | |
directions, oncoming | 172 | 204 | 192 | 230 | 224 | 199 | 214 | 243
Roadway collision moving perpendicularly | 111 | 134 | 136 | 131 | 154 | 150 | 149 | 141
Roadway collision with object other than vehicle| 313 | 338 | 332 | 317 | 360 | 342 | 377 | 373
Vehicle struck object or animal on side | | | | | | | |
of roadway | 292 | 318 | 311 | 292 | 335 | 321 | 348 | 345
Roadway noncollision incident | 262 | 247 | 201 | 228 | 240 | 278 | 252 | 222
Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway | 208 | 202 | 171 | 193 | 201 | 238 | 197 | 170
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle | 222 | 233 | 227 | 248 | 253 | 245 | 209 | 225
Nonroadway noncollision incident | 169 | 175 | 181 | 191 | 182 | 182 | 166 | 164
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | 113 | 115 | 118 | 127 | 131 | 120 | 111 | 105
Fire or explosion | 144 | 122 | 149 | 137 | 121 | 88 | 123 | 115
Fall, slip, trip | 681 | 704 | 724 | 818 | 800 | 849 | 887 | 791
Fall on same level | 111 | 120 | 110 | 138 | 125 | 134 | 151 | 154
Fall to lower level | 553 | 570 | 595 | 660 | 648 | 697 | 713 | 615
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment | 38 | 35 | 45 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 48 | 50
Fall through surface or existing opening | 60 | 72 | 68 | 82 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83
Exposure to harmful substances or environments | 419 | 340 | 335 | 390 | 424 | 518 | 531 | 621
Exposure to electricity | 174 | 156 | 141 | 154 | 134 | 154 | 136 | 160
Exposure to temperature extremes | 63 | 41 | 38 | 26 | 40 | 48 | 38 | 60
Exposure to other harmful substances | 144 | 110 | 124 | 182 | 215 | 268 | 317 | 355
Nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol | | | | | | | |
unintentional overdose | 73 | 65 | 82 | 114 | 165 | 217 | 272 | 305
Inhalation of harmful substance | 57 | 40 | 39 | 59 | 45 | 39 | 43 | 42
Contact with objects and equipment | 710 | 723 | 721 | 715 | 722 | 761 | 695 | 786
Struck by object or equipment | 476 | 519 | 509 | 503 | 519 | 553 | 503 | 566
Struck by powered vehicle nontransport | 196 | 201 | 197 | 202 | 216 | 232 | 197 | 215
Struck by falling object or equipment | 219 | 241 | 245 | 243 | 247 | 255 | 237 | 278
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | 145 | 124 | 131 | 132 | 99 | 117 | 108 | 137
Caught in running equipment or machinery | 118 | 93 | 105 | 105 | 74 | 103 | 76 | 106
Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, | | | | | | | |
equipment, or material | 84 | 73 | 78 | 74 | 90 | 82 | 70 | 73
__________________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
1 The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) has published data on fatal occupational injuries for the United States since 1992. During this
time, the classification systems and definitions of many data elements have changed. See the CFOI Definitions page
(www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfdef.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element. Event or exposure is based on the BLS
Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward.
Note: Data for all years are final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude
illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries counts and rates for selected occupations, 2017-18
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| | | Rates Margin
| Counts | Rates(1) | of Error(2)
Characteristic |_________ ___________|_____________________|_____________________
| | | | | |
| 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018
| | | | | |
___________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
| | | | | |
Total(3) | 5,147 | 5,250 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0
| | | | | |
Occupation (SOC) | | | | | |
Management occupations | 396 | 387 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Business and financial operations occupations | 29 | 38 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0
Computer and mathematical occupations | 11 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0
Architecture and engineering occupations | 23 | 30 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0
Life, physical, and social science occupations | 13 | 18 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1
Community and social services occupations | 37 | 23 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0
Legal occupations | 11 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0
Education, training, and library occupations | 30 | 27 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and | | | | | |
media occupations | 47 | 71 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.1
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations| 57 | 65 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0
Healthcare support occupations | 28 | 32 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Protective service occupations | 266 | 270 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.3
Fire fighting and prevention workers | 35 | 33 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Law enforcement workers | 117 | 127 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Food preparation and serving related occupations | 89 | 100 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance | | | | | |
occupations | 326 | 350 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.2
Building cleaning and pest control workers | 68 | 66 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Grounds maintenance workers | 191 | 225 | 15.5 | 18.6 | 0.9 | 1.0
Personal care and service occupations | 69 | 63 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0
Sales and related occupations | 232 | 241 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0
Supervisors, sales workers | 98 | 102 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Retail sales workers | 89 | 99 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Office and administrative support occupations | 101 | 69 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 264 | 262 | 20.9 | 22.8 | 1.9 | 2.5
Agricultural workers | 155 | 158 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Fishing and hunting workers | 41 | 31 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Forest, conservation, and logging workers | 57 | 57 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Construction and extraction occupations | 965 | 1,003 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 0.3 | 0.3
Supervisors of construction and | | | | | |
extraction workers | 121 | 144 | 17.4 | 21.0 | 1.2 | 1.6
Construction trades workers | 747 | 731 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Extraction workers | 41 | 64 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 414 | 420 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 0.2
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, | | | | | |
installers, and repairers | 143 | 152 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Production occupations | 221 | 225 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.1
Transportation and material moving occupations | 1,443 | 1,443 | 15.9 | 15.0 | 0.4 | 0.3
Air transportation workers | 59 | 71 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Motor vehicle operators | 1,084 | 1,044 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Material moving workers | 235 | 255 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Military occupations(4) | 72 | 82 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
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1 Fatal injury rates are per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers. Fatal injury rates exclude workers under
the age of 16 years, volunteers, and resident military. Complete national rates can be found at
www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm#rates. Complete state rates can be found at www.bls.gov/iif/oshstate.htm. National and
state rates are calculated using different methodology and cannot be directly compared. See
www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/calculation.htm#comparisons-of-national-and-state-rates for more information on how rates
are calculated and caveats for comparison. N/A means a rate was not published for this group.
2 Fatal injury rates rely on the census figures from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and the
employment from the Current Population Survey (CPS). CPS is a sample of households that is designed to represent the
civilian noninstitutional population of the United States. Sampling errors occur in the CPS because observations are
made on a sample, not on the entire population. The margin of error (MOE) is a measure of dispersion around the
estimated fatal injury rate, expressed at the 95% confidence level. For more on confidence intervals, see
www.bls.gov/iif/osh_rse.htm. While the MOE measures the variance in the employment calculations, small fatal
injury counts can vary substantially from year to year. See www.bls.gov/iif/dangerous-jobs.htm for more information.
3 The CFOI has published data on fatal occupational injuries for the United States since 1992. During this time, the
classification systems and definitions of many data elements have changed. See the CFOI Definitions page
(www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfdef.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element. Occupation is based on the
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2010 system.
4 Includes fatal injuries to persons identified as resident armed forces regardless of individual occupation listed.
Note: Data for all years are final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately.
CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Table 4. Fatal occupational injuries counts and rates by selected industries, 2017-18
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| | | Rates Margin
| Counts | Rates(1) | of Error(2)
Characteristic |_____________________|_____________________|_____________________
| | | | | |
| 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018
| | | | | |
____________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
| | | | | |
Total(3) | 5,147 | 5,250 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0
| | | | | |
Industry (NAICS) | | | | | |
Private industry(4) | 4,674 | 4,779 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0
Goods producing | 1,967 | 2,055 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 0.1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting| 581 | 574 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 1.7 | 1.9
Crop production | 263 | 250 | 20.9 | 20.1 | 2.1 | 2.3
Animal production and aquaculture | 152 | 161 | 16.4 | 18.6 | 1.7 | 2.4
Forestry and logging | 76 | 84 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Mining, quarrying, and oil and | | | | | |
gas extraction(5) | 112 | 130 | 12.9 | 14.1 | 2.2 | 2.2
Mining (except oil and gas) | 31 | 34 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 3.6 | 3.1
Support activities for mining | 73 | 83 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 2.9 | 2.8
Construction | 971 | 1,008 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 0.2
Construction of buildings | 196 | 200 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Heavy and civil engineering | | | | | |
construction | 152 | 180 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Specialty trade contractors | 610 | 609 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Manufacturing | 303 | 343 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0
Food manufacturing | 51 | 41 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2
Fabricated metal product | | | | | |
manufacturing | 50 | 56 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.3
Service providing | 2,707 | 2,724 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0
Wholesale trade | 174 | 202 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.2
Retail trade | 287 | 274 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 54 | 68 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.1
Food and beverage stores | 60 | 42 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1
Transportation and warehousing | 882 | 874 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 0.4
Truck transportation | 599 | 607 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 1.5 | 1.4
Utilities | 28 | 29 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2
Information | 43 | 31 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0
Finance and insurance | 32 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing | 69 | 78 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.1
Professional, scientific, and | | | | | |
technical services | 69 | 87 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0
Administrative and support and waste | | | | | |
management and remediation services | 460 | 497 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Educational services | 43 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0
Health care and social assistance | 146 | 138 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 91 | 78 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.1
Accommodation and food services | 171 | 175 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0
Other services, except | | | | | |
public administration | 205 | 195 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.1
| | | | | |
Government(6) | 473 | 471 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0
Federal government(4) | 116 | 124 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0
State government(4) | 91 | 69 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0
Local government(4) | 265 | 276 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.1
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1 Fatal injury rates are per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers. Fatal injury rates exclude workers under
the age of 16 years, volunteers, and resident military. Complete national rates can be found at
www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm#rates. Complete state rates can be found at www.bls.gov/iif/oshstate.htm. National and
state rates are calculated using different methodology and cannot be directly compared. See
www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/calculation.htm#comparisons-of-national-and-state-rates for more information on how rates
are calculated and caveats for comparison. N/A means a rate was not published for this group.
2 Fatal injury rates rely on the census figures from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and the
employment from the Current Population Survey (CPS). CPS is a sample of households that is designed to represent the
civilian noninstitutional population of the United States. Sampling errors occur in the CPS because observations are
made on a sample, not on the entire population. The margin of error (MOE) is a measure of dispersion around the
estimated fatal injury rate, expressed at the 95% confidence level. For more on confidence intervals, see
www.bls.gov/iif/osh_rse.htm. While the MOE measures the variance in the employment calculations, small fatal
injury counts can vary substantially from year to year. See www.bls.gov/iif/dangerous-jobs.htm for more information.
3 The CFOI has published data on fatal occupational injuries for the United States since 1992. During this time,
the classification systems and definitions of many data elements have changed. See the CFOI Definitions page
(www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfdef.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element. Industry is based on the
2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
4 Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years,
regardless of industry classification system.
5 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.
6 Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. Includes all
fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of
industry classification system.
Note: Data for all years are final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. CFOI
fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Table 5. Fatal occupational injuries counts and rates by state of incident, 2017-18
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| Counts | Rates(1)
|_____________________|_____________________
Characteristic | | | |
| | | |
| 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018
| | | |
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| | | |
Total(2) | 5,147 | 5,250 | 3.5 | 3.5
| | | |
State of incident | | | |
Alabama | 83 | 89 | 4.3 | 4.5
Alaska | 33 | 32 | 10.2 | 9.9
Arizona | 90 | 82 | 3.0 | 2.5
Arkansas | 76 | 76 | 6.1 | 6.3
California | 376 | 422 | 2.2 | 2.3
Colorado | 77 | 72 | 2.8 | 2.6
Connecticut | 35 | 48 | 1.9 | 2.8
Delaware | 10 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.6
District of Columbia | 13 | 10 | 3.4 | 2.8
Florida | 299 | 332 | 3.3 | 3.5
Georgia | 194 | 186 | 4.1 | 3.8
Hawaii | 20 | 22 | 2.2 | 3.4
Idaho | 37 | 45 | 4.8 | 5.8
Illinois | 163 | 184 | 2.8 | 3.1
Indiana | 138 | 173 | 4.5 | 5.6
Iowa | 72 | 77 | 4.7 | 4.9
Kansas | 72 | 61 | 5.2 | 4.5
Kentucky | 70 | 83 | 3.8 | 4.2
Louisiana | 117 | 98 | 6.3 | 5.1
Maine | 18 | 17 | 2.7 | 2.5
Maryland | 87 | 97 | 3.0 | 3.4
Massachusetts | 108 | 97 | 3.2 | 2.7
Michigan | 153 | 155 | 3.4 | 3.4
Minnesota | 101 | 75 | 3.5 | 2.7
Mississippi | 90 | 78 | 6.2 | 6.7
Missouri | 125 | 145 | 4.4 | 5.1
Montana | 32 | 28 | 6.9 | 5.5
Nebraska | 35 | 44 | 3.6 | 4.7
Nevada | 32 | 39 | 2.4 | 2.8
New Hampshire | 11 | 20 | 1.6 | 2.9
New Jersey | 69 | 83 | 1.6 | 2.0
New Mexico | 44 | 43 | 4.7 | 4.7
New York (including N.Y.C.) | 313 | 271 | 3.5 | 3.1
New York City | 87 | 73 | 2.3 | 2.0
North Carolina | 183 | 178 | 3.9 | 3.8
North Dakota | 38 | 35 | 10.1 | 9.6
Ohio | 174 | 158 | 3.3 | 3.0
Oklahoma | 91 | 91 | 5.5 | 5.2
Oregon | 60 | 62 | 3.2 | 3.1
Pennsylvania | 172 | 177 | 3.0 | 3.0
Rhode Island | 8 | 9 | 1.6 | 1.8
South Carolina | 88 | 98 | 4.2 | 4.6
South Dakota | 30 | 32 | 7.3 | 6.9
Tennessee | 128 | 122 | 4.4 | 4.1
Texas | 534 | 488 | 4.3 | 3.8
Utah | 43 | 49 | 2.9 | 3.4
Vermont | 22 | 11 | 7.0 | 3.5
Virginia | 118 | 157 | 2.9 | 3.5
Washington | 84 | 86 | 2.5 | 2.4
West Virginia | 51 | 57 | 7.4 | 7.9
Wisconsin | 106 | 114 | 3.5 | 3.8
Wyoming | 20 | 31 | 7.7 | 11.5
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1 Fatal injury rates are per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers.
Fatal injury rates exclude workers under the age of 16 years, volunteers, and
resident military. Complete national rates can be found at
www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm#rates. Complete state rates can be found at
www.bls.gov/iif/oshstate.htm. National and state rates use different methodology
and cannot be directly compared. See
www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/calculation.htm#comparisons-of-national-and-state-rates
for more information on how rates are calculated and caveats for comparison.
2 The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) has published data on fatal
occupational injuries for the United States since 1992. During this time, the
classification systems and definitions of many data elements have changed. See
the CFOI Definitions page (www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfdef.htm) for a more detailed
description of each data element.
Note: Data for all years are final. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude
illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event. Margin of error
is not available for state rate data.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey,
Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
United States Department of Labor
