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Thursday, March 07, 2024

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Fatal Work Injuries in Ohio — 2022

Fatal work injuries totaled 153 in 2022 for Ohio, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Ohio was down from the previous year. (See chart 1.) Fatal occupational injuries in the state have ranged from a high of 222 in 1999 to a low of 117 in 2020. Nationwide, a total of 5,486 fatal work injuries were recorded in 2022, a 5.7-percent increase from 5,190 in 2021, according to the results from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).


Fatal event or exposure

In Ohio, transportation incidents resulted in 60 fatal work injuries, accounting for 39 percent of all fatal workplace injuries in the state. (See chart 2 and table 1.) Worker deaths from transportation incidents were down from 67 over the year.

Falls, slips, and trips as well as contact with objects and equipment accounted for 26 fatalities each. Worker fatalities due to falls, slips, and trips were down from 34 over the year, while contact with objects or equipment work-related deaths were up from 25 in 2021.

Nationally, transportation incidents were the most frequent fatal event in 2022, accounting for 38 percent of fatal work injuries. Falls, slips, and trips were the second-most common fatal event (16 percent), followed by violence and other injuries by persons or animals along with exposure to harmful substances or environments (15 percent each).


Industry

The private transportation and warehousing industry sector had the highest number of fatalities in Ohio with 26, down from 28 in the previous year. (See table 2.) Transportation incidents resulted in 17 of the 26 fatalities in the industry. The truck transportation subsector accounted for 21 of the 26 fatal workplace injuries in the transportation and warehousing industry.

The private manufacturing industry sector had 25 fatal workplace injuries, down from 30 in the previous year. Contact with objects or equipment resulted in 10 of the 25 fatalities in the manufacturing industry.

Occupation

The transportation and material moving occupational group had the highest number of fatal workplace injuries with 45. (See table 3.) Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers accounted for 29 of the 45 fatalities among transportation and material moving workers. The construction and extraction occupational group had the second-highest number of fatal workplace injuries with 23, followed by installation, maintenance, and repair occupations with 20. General maintenance and repair workers suffered five work-related deaths within the installation, maintenance, and repair occupational group.

Additional highlights
  • Men accounted for 93 percent of the work-related fatalities in Ohio, similar to the national share. (See table 4.) Transportation incidents made up 40 percent of the fatalities for men in Ohio.
  • White non-Hispanics accounted for 76 percent of those who died from a workplace injury. Nationwide, this group accounted for 58 percent of work-related deaths.
  • Workers 25-54 years old accounted for 57 percent of the state’s work-related fatalities in 2022, the same as the national share.
  • Of the 153 fatal work injuries in Ohio, 84 percent worked for wages and salaries; the remainder were self-employed. The most frequent fatal event for wage and salary workers was transportation incidents; contact with objects and equipment was the most frequent fatal event for self-employed workers.

Technical Note

Background of the program. 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 national 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 and the CFOI definitions.

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 Scope of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries: Concepts.

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 nationally 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 Understanding latency in fatal occupational injuries.

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 on the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, Compensation, Occupational Requirements, and Work Stoppages Statistics.

Acknowledgments. BLS thanks the Ohio BWC Division of Safety and Hygiene for their efforts in collecting accurate, comprehensive, and useful data on fatal work injuries. 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.

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Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, Ohio, 2021–22
Event or exposure (1)20212022
NumberNumberPercent

Total

171153100

Violence and other injuries by persons or animals

15149

Intentional injury by person

14149

Homicides--Intentional injury by other person

--128

Shooting by other person--intentional

--96

Transportation incidents

676039

Pedestrian vehicular incident

13138

Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road

--32

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area

432

Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle

474026

Roadway collision with other vehicle

212416

Roadway collision--moving in same direction

--85

Roadway collision--moving in opposite directions, oncoming

1064

Roadway collision--moving perpendicularly

--64

Roadway collision with object other than vehicle

1864

Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway

1464

Roadway noncollision incident

7107

Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway

3107

Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicles

653

Fires and explosions

--64

Explosions

--64

Falls, slips, trips

342617

Falls on same level

953

Falls to lower level

232114

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment

--43

Other fall to lower level

--138

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet

--43

Exposure to harmful substances or environments

272114

Exposure to electricity

343

Exposure to other harmful substances

22138

Nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol--unintentional overdose

17117

Contact with objects and equipment

252617

Struck by object or equipment

15149

Struck by powered vehicle--nontransport

--43

Struck by other falling powered vehicle

--32

Struck by falling object or equipment--other than powered vehicle

1196

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery--other than vehicle part

432

Footnotes:
(1) 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.

Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry, Ohio, 2021–22
Industry (1)20212022
NumberNumberPercent

Total

171153100

Private Industry (2)

16014494

Goods producing

------

Natural resources and mining

20----

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

16117

Crop production

853

Animal production and aquaculture

843

Construction

242214

Construction

242214

Construction of buildings

--32

Heavy and civil engineering construction

--43

Utility system construction

--43

Specialty trade contractors

20138

Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors

1164

Roofing contractors

653

Building equipment contractors

432

Manufacturing

302516

Manufacturing

302516

Food manufacturing

--32

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

343

Primary metal manufacturing

432

Machinery manufacturing

--32

Service providing (3)

------

Trade, transportation, and utilities

38----

Wholesale trade

--85

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

--43

Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers

--32

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

--43

Retail trade

675

Transportation and warehousing

282617

Truck transportation

232114

General freight trucking

201711

General freight trucking, long-distance

--85

Professional and business services

131912

Professional, scientific, and technical services

564

Professional, scientific, and technical services

564

Architectural, engineering, and related services

--32

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

8138

Administrative and support services

496

Investigation and security services

--32

Investigation, guard, and armored car services

--32

Security guards and patrol services

--32

Services to buildings and dwellings

453

Landscaping services

453

Waste management and remediation services

443

Educational and health services

1343

Health care and social assistance

1143

Leisure and hospitality

885

Accommodation and food services

475

Food services and drinking places

--64

Other services, except public administration

464

Other services, except public administration

464

Repair and maintenance

453

Automotive repair and maintenance

--53

Government (4)

1196

Local government

896

Footnotes:
(1) CFOI has used several versions of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) since 2003 to define industry. For complete information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our concepts page at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/concepts.htm#industry.
(2) Cases where ownership is unknown are included in private industry counts.
(3) Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts.
(4) Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. Cases classified as foreign government and other government are included in all government counts, but not displayed separately.

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.

Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation, Ohio, 2021–22
Occupation (1)20212022
NumberNumberPercent

Total

171153100

Management occupations

19107

Other management occupations

--53

Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

--43

Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

--43

Business and financial operations occupations

------

Protective service occupations

--96

Other protective service workers

--43

Security guards and gambling surveillance officers

--43

Security guards

--43

Food preparation and serving related occupations

--32

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

1196

Grounds maintenance workers

685

Grounds maintenance workers

685

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers

--43

Tree trimmers and pruners

--43

Personal care and service occupations

421

Sales and related occupations

543

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

--43

Agricultural workers

--32

Miscellaneous agricultural workers

--32

Construction and extraction occupations

232315

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

122013

Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

7117

Maintenance and repair workers, general

453

Maintenance and repair workers, general

453

Production occupations

13117

Metal workers and plastic workers

353

Transportation and material moving occupations

474529

Motor vehicle operators

353925

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

343724

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

272919

Material moving workers

1143

Footnotes:
(1) 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/opub/hom/cfoi/concepts.htm#occupation. 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.

Table 4. Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics, Ohio, 2021–22
Worker characteristics20212022
NumberNumberPercent

Total

171153100

Employee status

Wage and salary workers (1)

13912884

Self-employed (2)

322516

Gender

Men

16114393

Women

10107

Age (3)

20 to 24 years

--85

25 to 34 years

283120

35 to 44 years

322416

45 to 54 years

423221

55 to 64 years

342818

65 years and over

273020

Race or ethnic origin (4)

White, non-Hispanic

12611776

Black or African-American, non-Hispanic

272013

Hispanic or Latino

1185

Asian, non-Hispanic

443

Footnotes:
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) Information may not be available for all age groups.
(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.

 

Last Modified Date: Thursday, March 07, 2024