Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries for selected events or exposures, 2018-22
Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries for selected events or exposures, 2018-22
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Characteristic | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022
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Total(1) | 5,250 | 5,333 | 4,764 | 5,190 | 5,486
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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
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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
Last Modified Date: December 19, 2023
United States Department of Labor
