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Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Texas
Characteristic 2023
Total fatal injuries Event or exposure(1)
Violent
acts
Transpor-
tation
incidents
Explosions
and
fires
Falls,
slips,
trips
Exposure to
harmful
substances,
environments
Contact
incidents

Total

564 71 246 11 92 57 86

Employee status

Wage and salary(2)

494 56 227 11 76 47 76

Self-employed(3)

70 15 19   16 10 10

Gender

Women

32 7 16     3 6

Men

531 64 229 11 92 54 80

Age

Under 16 years

             

16 to 17 years

             

18 to 19 years

             

20 to 24 years

43   25   5    

25 to 34 years

108 20 53   13   11

35 to 44 years

118   48   22 14 18

45 to 54 years

110 16 43 3 17 14 17

55 to 64 years

109 10 44   26 7 18

65 years and over

68 5 30   9 10 14

Race or ethnic origin(4)

White (non-Hispanic)

196 28 88 4 21 26 29

Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)

68 15 38   4    

Hispanic or Latino

285 21 114 7 67 24 52

American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)

             

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

             

Management occupations

13 6 5        

Business and financial operations occupations

             

Computer and mathematical occupations

             

Architecture and engineering occupations

             

Life, physical, and social science occupations

4            

Community and social services occupations

             

Legal occupations

             

Educational instruction and library occupations

             

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

             

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

5            

Service occupations

83 23 23     12  

Healthcare support occupations

3            

Protective service occupations

28 13 13        

Food preparation and serving related occupations

7            

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

41   7   13 10  

Personal care and service occupations

4            

Sales and office occupations

25 13          

Sales and related occupations

13 9          

Office and administrative support occupations

12 4          

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

190   49   58 32 40

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

10   3       7

Construction and extraction occupations

128   32   46 23 23

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

52   14   12 9 10

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

229   152   15 11 31

Production occupations

33   6   8 4 9

Transportation and material moving occupations

196 11 146 3 7 7 22

Military occupations(6)

             

Industry (NAICS)(7)

Private industry(8)

526 60 228 10 89 56 82

Goods producing

             

Natural resources and mining

51   31       13

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

15   8       7

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)

36   23       6

Construction

124   29   49 21 20

Manufacturing

32 3 12   7 4 6

Service providing(10)

             

Trade, transportation, and utilities

174   110       20

Wholesale trade

22   9   5   3

Retail trade

20 12 4        

Transportation and warehousing

119 8 91   3   12

Utilities

13   6        

Information

             

Financial activities

18       4    

Finance and insurance

4            

Real estate and rental and leasing

14 3 4   4    

Professional and business services

  9          

Professional, scientific, and technical services

5            

Management of companies and enterprises

             

Administrative and waste services

65 9 21   11 12 12

Educational and health services

14   7        

Educational services

3   1        

Health care and social assistance

11   6        

Leisure and hospitality

20            

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

5   3        

Accommodation and food services

15 8          

Other services, except public administration

19 5 5       4

Government(8)

38 11 18   3   4

Federal government

9   5        

State government

5            

Local government

22 6 10       3

(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 3.02 implemented for 2023 data forward.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation. Cases where employee status is unknown are included in the counts of wage and salary workers.
(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 Hispanics and Latinos. Cases where ethnicity is unknown are included in counts of non-Hispanic workers.
(5) 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 this year, see our definitions page at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/concepts.htm#standard-occupational-classification-soc. Cases where occupation is unknown are included in the total.
(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 complete information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our definitions page at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/concepts.htm#north-american-industry-classification-system-naics. Cases where ownership is unknown are included in private industry counts. Cases classified as foreign government and other government are included in all government counts, but not displayed separately. Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts.
(8) Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry.
(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.
(10) Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts.

Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. For complete information on how the data are coded and presented see our definitions page at https://www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. N.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." 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.