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Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries for selected occupations, 2019-23

     Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries for selected occupations, 2019-23                                   
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                      Characteristic                   |   2019   |   2020   |   2021   |   2022   |   2023   
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     Total(1)                                          |   5,333  |   4,764  |   5,190  |   5,486  |   5,283  
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                     Occupation (SOC)(2)               |          |          |          |          |          
     Management occupations                            |     380  |     361  |     323  |     342  |     310  
     Business and financial operations occupations     |      29  |      23  |      27  |      32  |      25  
     Computer and mathematical occupations             |      15  |       8  |       6  |      12  |      11  
     Architecture and engineering occupations          |      43  |      31  |      29  |      41  |      37  
     Life, physical, and social science occupations    |      15  |      17  |      10  |      20  |      28  
     Community and social services occupations         |      31  |      26  |      40  |      19  |      25  
     Legal occupations                                 |      11  |       5  |      11  |      11  |       7  
     Educational instruction and library occupations   |      24  |      13  |      16  |      28  |      38  
     Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and          |          |          |          |          |          
       media occupations                               |      40  |      36  |      45  |      49  |      47  
     Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations|      56  |      51  |      57  |      65  |      59  
     Healthcare support occupations                    |      38  |      44  |      32  |      38  |      41  
     Protective service occupations                    |     231  |     229  |     302  |     335  |     276  
          Fire fighting and prevention workers         |      24  |       -  |       -  |       -  |       -  
          Law enforcement workers                      |      97  |     115  |       -  |       -  |      97  
     Food preparation and serving related occupations  |      99  |      82  |     101  |     123  |     106  
     Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance     |          |          |          |          |          
       occupations                                     |     333  |     307  |     356  |     352  |     337  
          Building cleaning and pest control workers   |      63  |      61  |      80  |      74  |      67  
          Grounds maintenance workers                  |     229  |     202  |     225  |     222  |     226  
     Personal care and service occupations             |      61  |      58  |      64  |      61  |      61  
     Sales and related occupations                     |     240  |     200  |     200  |     212  |     219  
          Supervisors, sales workers                   |      99  |      73  |      70  |      67  |      58  
          Retail sales workers                         |      96  |      95  |      83  |     112  |     130  
     Office and administrative support occupations     |      92  |      69  |      91  |      82  |      86  
     Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations        |     291  |     264  |     218  |     223  |     235  
          Agricultural workers                         |     183  |     148  |     133  |     146  |     147  
          Fishing and hunting workers                  |      44  |      42  |      23  |      16  |      19  
          Forest, conservation, and logging workers    |      49  |      42  |      46  |      55  |      55  
     Construction and extraction occupations           |   1,066  |     976  |     951  |   1,056  |   1,055  
          Supervisors of construction and              |          |          |          |          |          
            extraction workers                         |     136  |      88  |     117  |     113  |     113  
          Construction trades workers                  |     809  |     771  |     726  |     811  |     809  
          Extraction workers                           |      50  |      59  |      54  |      70  |      63  
     Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |     438  |     393  |     475  |     431  |     443  
          Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics,      |          |          |          |          |          
            installers, and repairers                  |     155  |     135  |     152  |     140  |     163  
     Production occupations                            |     245  |     224  |     242  |     268  |     280  
     Transportation and material moving occupations    |   1,481  |   1,282  |   1,523  |   1,620  |   1,495  
          Air transportation workers                   |      85  |      50  |      68  |      74  |      63  
          Motor vehicle operators                      |   1,091  |     933  |   1,103  |   1,198  |   1,090  
             Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers   |     834  |     766  |     874  |     934  |     823  
          Material moving workers                      |     238  |     218  |     284  |     281  |     268  
     Military occupations(3)                           |      65  |       -  |       -  |       -  |       -  
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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 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 the CFOI 
     definitions page. 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. 
     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, 2024