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Characteristic | 2022 | ||||||
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Total fatal injuries | Event or exposure(1) | ||||||
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 |
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Total |
578 | 68 | 280 | 9 | 87 | 61 | 72 |
Employee status |
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Wage and salary(2) |
508 | 60 | 252 | 7 | 70 | 54 | 64 |
Self-employed(3) |
70 | 8 | 28 | 17 | 8 | ||
Gender |
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Women |
44 | 12 | 22 | 5 | |||
Men |
534 | 56 | 258 | 9 | 82 | ||
Age |
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Under 16 years |
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16 to 17 years |
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18 to 19 years |
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20 to 24 years |
31 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 | ||
25 to 34 years |
107 | 13 | 53 | 11 | 17 | ||
35 to 44 years |
133 | 69 | 17 | 22 | 15 | ||
45 to 54 years |
125 | 23 | 58 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 15 |
55 to 64 years |
109 | 12 | 54 | 26 | 11 | ||
65 years and over |
61 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 5 | ||
Race or ethnic origin(4) |
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White (non-Hispanic) |
221 | 25 | 125 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 24 |
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) |
71 | 16 | 35 | 6 | 9 | ||
Hispanic or Latino |
269 | 114 | 57 | 37 | 37 | ||
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) |
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Asian (non-Hispanic) |
13 | 5 | |||||
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) |
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Multiple races (non-Hispanic) |
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Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic) |
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Occupation (SOC)(5) |
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Management, business, science, and arts occupations |
57 | 4 | |||||
Management occupations |
31 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | ||
Business and financial operations occupations |
4 | ||||||
Computer and mathematical occupations |
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Architecture and engineering occupations |
4 | ||||||
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
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Community and social services occupations |
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Legal occupations |
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Educational instruction and library occupations |
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Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
3 | ||||||
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
8 | ||||||
Service occupations |
72 | 15 | 31 | 10 | |||
Healthcare support occupations |
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Protective service occupations |
35 | 11 | 20 | ||||
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
5 | 3 | |||||
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
28 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | ||
Personal care and service occupations |
3 | ||||||
Sales and office occupations |
25 | ||||||
Sales and related occupations |
16 | 8 | 4 | ||||
Office and administrative support occupations |
9 | ||||||
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
199 | 13 | 45 | 4 | 44 | ||
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
9 | 4 | 3 | ||||
Construction and extraction occupations |
133 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 51 | 25 | 21 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
57 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 20 | ||
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
220 | 169 | 14 | 19 | |||
Production occupations |
23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||
Transportation and material moving occupations |
197 | 5 | 164 | 3 | 9 | 14 | |
Military occupations(6) |
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Industry (NAICS)(7) |
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Private industry(8) |
529 | 58 | 249 | 9 | 86 | 56 | 71 |
Goods producing |
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Natural resources and mining |
61 | 33 | 16 | ||||
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
20 | 10 | 6 | ||||
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9) |
41 | 23 | 4 | 10 | |||
Construction |
140 | 9 | 41 | 46 | 25 | 19 | |
Manufacturing |
34 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
Service providing(10) |
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Trade, transportation, and utilities |
179 | 127 | 4 | 7 | 15 | ||
Wholesale trade |
23 | 17 | 3 | ||||
Retail trade |
22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | |||
Transportation and warehousing |
128 | 3 | 103 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Utilities |
6 | 3 | |||||
Information |
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Financial activities |
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Finance and insurance |
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Real estate and rental and leasing |
6 | 3 | |||||
Professional and business services |
45 | 3 | |||||
Professional, scientific, and technical services |
6 | ||||||
Management of companies and enterprises |
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Administrative and waste services |
39 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | |
Educational and health services |
19 | 3 | |||||
Educational services |
4 | ||||||
Health care and social assistance |
15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |||
Leisure and hospitality |
23 | 6 | |||||
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
10 | 6 | |||||
Accommodation and food services |
13 | 7 | 3 | ||||
Other services, except public administration |
17 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
Government(8) |
49 | 10 | |||||
Federal government |
9 | 6 | |||||
State government |
6 | ||||||
Local government |
34 | 8 | 20 | 3 | |||
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. |
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Note: 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. 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. |