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
United States Department of Labor
