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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	2017
	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	117	20	49	7	13	16	11

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	94	13	40	7	10	14	9
Self-employed(3)	23	7	9		3

Gender
Women	5
Men	112	19	47	7	12	15	11

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years	9		4
25 to 34 years	33	8	14			6
35 to 44 years	17	5	6	4
45 to 54 years	29	5	10		5	4	5
55 to 64 years	20		11		3	3
65 years and over	7

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	76	13	33	6	5	12	6
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	21	4	8		5		3
Hispanic or Latino	12		3		3	3
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)
Multiple races (non-Hispanic)
Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)	3

Occupation (SOC)(5)
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5
Management occupations	4
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	19	8	4		3
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	10	5	3
Food preparation and serving related occupations
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4
Personal care and service occupations	3
Sales and office occupations	4
Sales and related occupations	3
Office and administrative support occupations
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	37		15	4	5	7	4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	7		5
Construction and extraction occupations	14		4		3		3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	16		6			5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	52	7	29	3	3	4	5
Production occupations	6
Transportation and material moving occupations	46	7	29			3	4
Military occupations(6)

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	106	16	45	7	12	16	9
Goods producing	39		17	5	5	7	4
Natural resources and mining	15		10
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	10		7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	5		3
Construction	23		7		5	5	3
Manufacturing
Service providing	67	16	28		7	9	5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	37	6	22			4
Wholesale trade	3
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing	31	5	21
Utilities
Information
Financial activities
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Professional and business services	8
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	7
Educational and health services	6
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	5
Leisure and hospitality	7	4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Accommodation and food services	5	4
Other services, except public administration	6	4
Government(8)	11	4	4
Federal government
State government
Local government	10	4	3
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.