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For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, December 19, 2023 USDL-23-2615 Technical information: (202) 691-6170 • iifstaff@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/iif Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2022 There were 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2022, a 5.7-percent increase from 5,190 in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) The fatal work injury rate was 3.7 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers, up from 3.6 per 100,000 FTE in 2021. (See chart 2.) These data are from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). (Charts 1 and 2 appear here in the printed release) Key findings - A worker died every 96 minutes from a work-related injury in 2022 compared to 101 minutes in 2021. - Fatalities due to violence and other injuries by persons or animals increased 11.6 percent to 849 in 2022, compared to 761 in 2021. Homicides accounted for 61.7 percent of these fatalities, with 524 deaths, an 8.9-percent increase from 2021. - Unintentional overdoses increased 13.1 percent to a series high of 525 fatalities in 2022, up from 464 in 2021, continuing a trend of annual increases since 2012. - Workers in transportation and material moving occupations experienced 1,620 fatal work injuries in 2022 and represented the occupational group with the most fatalities. The next highest was construction and extraction workers with 1,056 fatalities, an 11.0-percent increase from 2021. - Transportation incidents remained the most frequent type of fatal event accounting for 37.7 percent of all occupational fatalities. There were 2,066 fatal injuries from transportation incidents in 2022, a 4.2-percent increase from 1,982 in 2021. Worker characteristics - The fatal injury rate for Black or African American workers and for Hispanic or Latino workers increased from 2021 to 2022 with rates up from 4.0 to 4.2 and 4.5 to 4.6 per 100,000 FTE workers, respectively. The rates for these groups were both higher than the all-worker rate of 3.7. - Transportation incidents were the highest cause of fatalities within both groups, with 278 for Black or African American workers and 439 for Hispanic or Latino workers. - The second highest cause of fatalities to Black or African American workers was injuries due to violence and other injuries by persons or animals (199), while for Hispanic or Latino workers it was falls, slips, or trips (286). - Foreign-born Hispanic or Latino workers accounted for 63.5 percent (792) of total Hispanic or Latino worker fatalities (1,248). Fatalities in the construction industry accounted for 316 of the 792 foreign-born Hispanic or Latino worker deaths in 2022. - Black or African American fatalities accounted for 13.4 percent (734) of all fatalities in 2022 but represented 33.4 percent (175) of fatalities from homicides. - Similarly, women made up 8.1 percent (445) of all workplace fatalities but accounted for 15.3 percent (80) of homicides in 2022. - Workers in the 55 to 64 age group continued to have the highest number of fatalities in 2022 with 1,175 (21.4 percent of total fatalities), up from 1,140 in 2021. Transportation incidents were the highest cause of fatalities for this age group (455), followed by falls, slips, and trips (251). Fatal event or exposure - Despite consecutive increases in 2021 and 2022, transportation incidents were still down 2.6 percent from pre-pandemic levels in 2019 when there were 2,122 fatalities. (See chart 3.) - Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles increased 9.3 percent between 2021 and 2022, leading to a series high of 1,369 fatalities. Pedestrian vehicular incidents were down 3.6 percent in 2022 with 325 fatalities, which is the lowest number of fatalities since 2018. - Suicides increased 13.1 percent to 267 fatalities in 2022. This followed consecutive decreases in both 2020 and 2021. - Exposure to harmful substances or environments increased 5.1 percent in 2022 and led to 839 worker fatalities. This increase was largely due to the increase in unintentional overdoses which accounted for over 60 percent of fatalities in this category. - Fatalities due to exposure to temperature extremes increased 18.6 percent in 2022, rising to 51 from 43 in 2021. Fatalities specifically due to environmental heat were 43 in 2022, up from 36 in 2021. - Almost a quarter (24.6 percent) of fatalities due to homicides occurred while a worker was tending a retail establishment or waiting on customers. - Fatalities due to contact with objects and equipment increased 4.7 percent from 705 fatalities in 2021 to 738 in 2022. This is the highest count for this event category since 2018. Machinery was the source of 199 fatalities within this category. - Work-related fatalities due to falls, slips, and trips increased 1.8 percent in 2022, resulting in 865 fatalities, up from 850 in 2021. Most fatalities in this category (80.9 percent) were due to falls to lower levels, which had 700 fatalities in 2022. This was a 2.9-percent increase from 680 fatalities in 2021. (Chart 3 appears here in the printed release) Occupation - With a rate of 14.6 fatalities per 100,000 FTE workers, transportation and material moving occupations had the most fatalities in 2022 (1,620), up from 1,523 in 2021. The increase was due to fatalities to driver/sales workers and truck drivers increasing by 8.0 percent, from 1,032 fatalities in 2021 to 1,115 in 2022. - Workers in construction and extraction occupations had the second most fatalities (1,056) in 2022 compared to other occupation groups. Falls, slips, or trips were the events precipitating 423 of these fatalities. The fatality rate for this occupation group increased from 12.3 deaths per 100,000 FTE workers in 2021 to 13.0 in 2022. - Fatalities among protective service occupations increased 10.9 percent in 2022, rising to 335 from 302 in 2021. The rate for this occupational group increased to 10.2 fatalities per 100,000 FTE workers in 2022, up from 9.4 in 2021. Homicides (121) and suicides (17) accounted for 41.2 percent of these fatalities. - The number and rate of fatalities for installation, maintenance, and repair occupations decreased in 2022. The total fatalities decreased to 431 in 2022 from 475 in 2021 and the rate decreased to 8.8 fatalities per 100,000 FTE workers from 9.7 in 2021. Work fatalities among building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers also decreased in 2022 to 352 from 356 in 2021. The 2022 rate was 7.4 and in 2021 it was 7.6. - Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations had the highest fatality rate (23.5 fatalities per 100,000 FTE workers) of all occupational groups in 2022, up from 20.0 in 2021. Fatal injury counts and rates by occupation, industry, and worker demographics are available at www.bls.gov/iif/fatal-injuries-tables.htm. (Chart 4 appears here in the printed release)
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 fatalities resulting from workplace 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 2022 data, over 27,200 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 and the CFOI definitions at www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/occupational-safety-and-health-definitions.htm. Fatal injury rates are subject to sampling error 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 sampling error, see www.bls.gov/iif/additional-resources/reliability-of-estimates.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 and days of job transfer or restriction. For these data, access the BLS website: www.bls.gov/iif. Identification and verification of work-related fatalities In 2022, work relationship could not be independently verified by multiple source documents for 32 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/overview/cfoi-scope.htm and www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/concepts.htm. Latency Cases Latent fatal occupational injury cases occur when the date of injury differs from the date of death. In some cases, the death occurs in a different year than the occupational injury and are known as cross-year latent cases. In 2022, there were 186 cases where this occurred, and 157 of these latent cases occurred more than 30 days prior to the start of 2022. For more information on latent cases, see www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-10/latency-in-fatal-occupational-injuries.htm. CFOI Methodology Starting with the reference year 2019, CFOI modernized its disclosure methodology further strengthening its protection of confidential data. Individually identifiable data collected by the CFOI are used exclusively for statistical purposes and are protected under the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA). These data are collected under a pledge of confidentiality and therefore require BLS to prevent disclosure of identifying information of decedents. For more information see www.bls.gov/iif/questions-and-answers.htm. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries CFOI reports fatal workplace injuries only. These may include fatal workplace injuries complicated by an illness such as COVID-19. Fatal workplace illnesses not precipitated by an injury are not in scope for CFOI. CFOI does not report any illness related information, including COVID-19. Additional information is available at www.bls.gov/covid19/effects- of-covid-19-on-workplace-injuries-and-illnesses-compensation-and-occupational-requirements.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/state-data.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. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics, 2018-22 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | | | | | ____________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ | | | | | Total(1) | 5,250 | 5,333 | 4,764 | 5,190 | 5,486 | | | | | Employee status | | | | | Wage and salary workers(2) | 4,178 | 4,240 | 3,864 | 4,284 | 4,601 Self-employed(3) | 1,072 | 1,093 | 900 | 906 | 885 | | | | | Gender | | | | | Women | 413 | 437 | 387 | 448 | 445 Men | 4,837 | 4,896 | 4,377 | 4,741 | 5,041 | | | | | Age | | | | | Under 16 years | 13 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 6 16 to 17 years | 9 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 13 18 to 19 years | 56 | 50 | 66 | 85 | 77 20 to 24 years | 282 | 325 | 260 | 289 | 323 25 to 34 years | 946 | 866 | 833 | 882 | 962 35 to 44 years | 966 | 967 | 898 | 977 | 1,058 45 to 54 years | 1,114 | 1,082 | 954 | 1,087 | 1,111 55 to 64 years | 1,104 | 1,212 | 1,051 | 1,140 | 1,175 65 years and over | 759 | 793 | 676 | 702 | 761 | | | | | Race or ethnic origin(4) | | | | | White (non-Hispanic) | 3,405 | 3,297 | 2,898 | 3,103 | 3,167 Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) | 615 | 634 | 541 | 653 | 734 Hispanic or Latino | 961 | 1,088 | 1,072 | 1,130 | 1,248 American Indian or Alaskan Native (non-Hispanic) | 42 | 30 | 32 | 41 | 35 Asian (non-Hispanic) | 153 | 181 | 150 | 178 | 169 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) | 10 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 9 Multiple races (non-Hispanic) | 14 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 16 Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic) | 50 | 67 | 49 | 56 | 108 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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/definitions/census-of-fatal- occupational-injuries-definitions.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element. 2 May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation. Cases where employment 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. Note: Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. N.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." CFOI fatal injury 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
Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries for selected events or exposures, 2018-22 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | | | | | __________________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ | | | | | Total(1) | 5,250 | 5,333 | 4,764 | 5,190 | 5,486 | | | | | Event or exposure(2) | | | | | Violence and other injuries by persons or animals | 828 | 841 | 705 | 761 | 849 Intentional injury by person | 757 | 761 | 651 | 718 | 791 Homicides | 453 | 454 | 392 | 481 | 524 Shooting by other person—intentional | 351 | 363 | 304 | 387 | 435 Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing | 44 | 42 | 50 | 45 | 44 Suicides | 304 | 307 | 259 | 236 | 267 Transportation incidents | 2,080 | 2,122 | 1,778 | 1,982 | 2,066 Aircraft incidents | 133 | 152 | 80 | 100 | 101 Rail vehicle incidents | 48 | 47 | 32 | 33 | 43 Pedestrian vehicular incident | 325 | 341 | 330 | 337 | 325 Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone | 58 | 56 | 57 | 49 | 30 Water vehicle incident | 58 | 63 | 74 | 39 | 31 Roadway incident involving motorized land vehicle | 1,276 | 1,270 | 1,038 | 1,253 | 1,369 Roadway collision with other vehicle | 677 | 729 | 537 | 649 | 763 Roadway collision moving in same direction | 183 | 194 | 142 | 184 | 207 Roadway collision moving in opposite | | | | | directions, oncoming | 243 | 258 | 198 | 218 | 252 Roadway collision moving perpendicularly | 141 | 153 | 106 | 129 | 164 Roadway collision with object other than vehicle| 373 | 325 | 302 | 319 | 352 Vehicle struck object or animal on side | | | | | of roadway | 345 | 301 | 275 | 283 | 314 Roadway noncollision incident | 222 | 212 | 196 | 279 | 249 Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway | 170 | 164 | 155 | 207 | 181 Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle | 225 | 236 | 206 | 201 | 185 Nonroadway noncollision incident | 164 | 193 | 167 | 153 | 128 Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | 105 | 128 | 101 | 100 | 77 Fire or explosion | 115 | 99 | 71 | 76 | 107 Fall, slip, trip | 791 | 880 | 805 | 850 | 865 Fall on same level | 154 | 146 | 136 | 145 | 144 Fall to lower level | 615 | 711 | 645 | 680 | 700 Fall from collapsing structure or equipment | 50 | 37 | 36 | 51 | 33 Fall through surface or existing opening | 83 | 95 | 63 | 77 | 90 Exposure to harmful substances or environments | 621 | 642 | 672 | 798 | 839 Exposure to electricity | 160 | 166 | 126 | 152 | 145 Exposure to temperature extremes | 60 | 53 | 62 | 43 | 51 Exposure to other harmful substances | 355 | 379 | 448 | 551 | 586 Inhalation of harmful substance | 42 | 59 | 50 | 72 | 49 Contact with objects and equipment | 786 | 732 | 716 | 705 | 738 Struck by object or equipment | 566 | 518 | 468 | 473 | 484 Struck by powered vehicle nontransport | 215 | 205 | 174 | 169 | 181 Struck by falling object or equipment | 278 | 241 | 217 | 227 | 238 Struck by discharged or flying object | 32 | 26 | 37 | 24 | 19 Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | 137 | 120 | 142 | 143 | 142 Caught in running equipment or machinery | 106 | 93 | 89 | 93 | 102 Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, | | | | | equipment, or material | 73 | 83 | 93 | 79 | 95 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries -definitions.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element. 2 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. Note: Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. N.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." CFOI fatal injury 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
Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries for selected occupations, 2018-22 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | | | | | ___________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ | | | | | Total(1) | 5,250 | 5,333 | 4,764 | 5,190 | 5,486 | | | | | Occupation (SOC)(2) | | | | | Management occupations | 387 | 380 | 361 | 323 | 342 Business and financial operations occupations | 38 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 32 Computer and mathematical occupations | 12 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 12 Architecture and engineering occupations | 30 | 43 | 31 | 29 | 41 Life, physical, and social science occupations | 18 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 20 Community and social services occupations | 23 | 31 | 26 | 40 | 19 Legal occupations | 15 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 Educational instruction and library occupations | 27 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 28 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and | | | | | media occupations | 71 | 40 | 36 | 45 | 49 Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations| 65 | 56 | 51 | 57 | 65 Healthcare support occupations | 32 | 38 | 44 | 32 | 38 Protective service occupations | 270 | 231 | 229 | 302 | 335 Fire fighting and prevention workers | 33 | 24 | - | - | - Law enforcement workers | 127 | 97 | 115 | - | - Food preparation and serving related occupations | 100 | 99 | 82 | 101 | 123 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance | | | | | occupations | 350 | 333 | 307 | 356 | 352 Building cleaning and pest control workers | 66 | 63 | 61 | 80 | 74 Grounds maintenance workers | 225 | 229 | 202 | 225 | 222 Personal care and service occupations | 63 | 61 | 58 | 64 | 61 Sales and related occupations | 241 | 240 | 200 | 200 | 212 Supervisors, sales workers | 102 | 99 | 73 | 70 | 67 Retail sales workers | 99 | 96 | 95 | 83 | 112 Office and administrative support occupations | 69 | 92 | 69 | 91 | 82 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 262 | 291 | 264 | 218 | 223 Agricultural workers | 158 | 183 | 148 | 133 | 146 Fishing and hunting workers | 31 | 44 | 42 | 23 | 16 Forest, conservation, and logging workers | 57 | 49 | 42 | 46 | 55 Construction and extraction occupations | 1,003 | 1,066 | 976 | 951 | 1,056 Supervisors of construction and | | | | | extraction workers | 144 | 136 | 88 | 117 | 113 Construction trades workers | 731 | 809 | 771 | 726 | 811 Extraction workers | 64 | 50 | 59 | 54 | 70 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 420 | 438 | 393 | 475 | 431 Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, | | | | | installers, and repairers | 152 | 155 | 135 | 152 | 140 Production occupations | 225 | 245 | 224 | 242 | 268 Transportation and material moving occupations | 1,443 | 1,481 | 1,282 | 1,523 | 1,620 Air transportation workers | 71 | 85 | 50 | 68 | 74 Motor vehicle operators | 1,044 | 1,091 | 933 | 1,103 | 1,198 Material moving workers | 255 | 238 | 218 | 284 | 281 Military occupations(3) | 82 | 65 | - | - | - _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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/definitions/census-of-fatal- occupational-injuries-definitions.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element. 2 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 these years, see our definitions page at https://www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries- definitions.htm. Cases where occupation is unknown are included in the total. 3 Includes fatal injuries to persons identified as resident armed forces regardless of individual occupation listed. Note: Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. N.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." CFOI fatal injury 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
Table 4. Fatal work injury rates(1) per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers by selected occupations, 2020-22 ___________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Characteristic | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | | | __________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________ | | | All workers(2) | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | | | Occupation (SOC)(3) | | | Farming, fishing, and forestry | 25.3 | 20.0 | 23.5 Transportation and material moving | 13.1 | 14.4 | 14.6 Construction and extraction | 13.5 | 12.3 | 13.0 Protective service | 7.1 | 9.4 | 10.2 Installation, maintenance, and repair | 8.6 | 9.7 | 8.8 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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/fatal-injuries-tables.htm#rates. Complete state rates can be found at www.bls.gov/iif/ state-data.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 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/definitions/census-of-fatal- occupational-injuries-definitions.htmm) for a more detailed description of each data element. 3 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 these years, see our definitions page at https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfdef.htm. Cases where occupation is unknown are included in the total. Note: Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. N.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." CFOI fatal injury 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