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Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics, 2017-21 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | | | | | ____________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ | | | | | Total(1) | 5,147 | 5,250 | 5,333 | 4,764 | 5,190 | | | | | Employee status | | | | | Wage and salary workers(2) | 4,069 | 4,178 | 4,240 | 3,864 | 4,284 Self-employed(3) | 1,078 | 1,072 | 1,093 | 900 | 906 | | | | | Gender | | | | | Women | 386 | 413 | 437 | 387 | 448 Men | 4,761 | 4,837 | 4,896 | 4,377 | 4,741 | | | | | Age | | | | | Under 16 years | 15 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 7 16 to 17 years | 7 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 17 18 to 19 years | 62 | 56 | 50 | 66 | 85 20 to 24 years | 293 | 282 | 325 | 260 | 289 25 to 34 years | 872 | 946 | 866 | 833 | 882 35 to 44 years | 907 | 966 | 967 | 898 | 977 45 to 54 years | 1,059 | 1,114 | 1,082 | 954 | 1,087 55 to 64 years | 1,155 | 1,104 | 1,212 | 1,051 | 1,140 65 years and over | 775 | 759 | 793 | 676 | 702 | | | | | Race or ethnic origin(4) | | | | | White (non-Hispanic) | 3,449 | 3,405 | 3,297 | 2,898 | 3,103 Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) | 530 | 615 | 634 | 541 | 653 Hispanic or Latino | 903 | 961 | 1,088 | 1,072 | 1,130 American Indian or Alaskan Native (non-Hispanic) | 38 | 42 | 30 | 32 | 41 Asian (non-Hispanic) | 144 | 153 | 181 | 150 | 178 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) | 17 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 18 Multiple races (non-Hispanic) | 9 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 11 Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic) | 57 | 50 | 67 | 49 | 56 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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