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Fatal Occupational Injuries in Louisiana

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Louisiana
Characteristic	2018
	Total fatal injuries	Event or exposure(1)
	Total fatal injuries	Violence and other injuries by persons or animals	Transpor- tation incidents	Fires and explosions	Falls, slips, trips	Exposure to harmful substances or environments	Contact with objects and equipment
Total	98	12	41		13	18	13

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	85	12	34		8	18	13
Self-employed(3)	13		7		5

Gender
Women	5
Men	93	11	39		13	16	13

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 34 years	25	5	7		4	6
35 to 44 years	21		5			8	6
45 to 54 years	22	4	11		4
55 to 64 years	19		11				3
65 years and over	9		6

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	49	6	21		6	9	6
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	35	5	15		5	4	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	4		4
Asian (non-Hispanic)
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)
Multiple races (non-Hispanic)
Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)

Occupation (SOC)(5)
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4		4
Management occupations	1		1
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Service occupations	18	5	5			5
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	8		5
Food preparation and serving related occupations	3					3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4
Personal care and service occupations
Sales and office occupations	4
Sales and related occupations	3
Office and administrative support occupations	1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	29		8		8	6	6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	3
Construction and extraction occupations	16		5		7		3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	10					4	3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	42	3	22		3	7	7
Production occupations	9						5
Transportation and material moving occupations	33		22			5
Military occupations(6)

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	87	9	34		13	17	13
Goods producing	38		15		7	5	9
Natural resources and mining	10		7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	6		4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	4
Construction	17		6		5	3	3
Manufacturing	11						6
Service providing	49	7	19		6	12	4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	26	3	14			7
Wholesale trade
Retail trade	6		3
Transportation and warehousing	18		10			6
Utilities
Information
Financial activities
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Professional and business services	9		3		3
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	9		3		3
Educational and health services	3
Educational services
Health care and social assistance
Leisure and hospitality	8					4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Accommodation and food services	7					4
Other services, except public administration
Government(8)	11	3	7
Federal government
State government
Local government	10		7
Footnotes (1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. (2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation. (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 Hispanic and Latino workers. (5) CFOI has used several versions of the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) system since 2003 to define occupation. For more information on the version of SOC used in this year, see our definitions page. (6) Includes fatal injuries to persons identified as resident armed forces regardless of individual occupation listed. (7) CFOI has used several versions of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) since 2003 to define industry. For more information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our definitions page. (8) Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system. (9) Includes fatal injuries at all establishments categorized as Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (Sector 21) in the North American Industry Classification System, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.
Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatality 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.