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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	2021
	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	533	57	260	7	88	54	66
Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	463	46	231	6	78		55
Self-employed(3)	70	11	29		10		11
Gender
Women	40	9	22		6	3
Men	493	48	238		82	51	66
Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	12		4			4
20 to 24 years	36		17			7	5
25 to 34 years	94	12	48		9	14	11
35 to 44 years	101	16	48	3	15	8	11
45 to 54 years	105	12	56		20		11
55 to 64 years	131		64		17	13	26
65 years and over	54	3	23		22	3
Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	213	31	105		27	24	22
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	68	9	38		7	7
Hispanic or Latino	231	10	108		52	23	34
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	18	5	9
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	42
Management occupations	19	5	5		4
Business and financial operations occupations	4
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations	4
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations
Legal occupations
Educational instruction and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	4
Service occupations	65	18	24		13
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	24	13
Food preparation and serving related occupations	6
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	30		15		8
Personal care and service occupations	4	4
Sales and office occupations	26	10
Sales and related occupations	19	10	4
Office and administrative support occupations	7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	180		52				35
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	13		6				4
Construction and extraction occupations	115	3	28	4	39	19	21
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	52		18		13	8	10
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	217	14	160				24
Production occupations	27	5	6				10
Transportation and material moving occupations	190	9	154			9	14
Military occupations(6)
Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	498	47	246	7	80	53	64
Goods producing
Natural resources and mining	40		21
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	21		11				5
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	19		10
Construction	127		33		50	20	18
Manufacturing	31	4	8			5	11
Service providing(10)
Trade, transportation, and utilities	179		130			13	14
Wholesale trade	19		10				4
Retail trade	19	9	6
Transportation and warehousing	138	6	114			5	10
Utilities	3
Information
Financial activities	11
Finance and insurance	3
Real estate and rental and leasing	8
Professional and business services	60	6	29		15	6
Professional, scientific, and technical services	8		5		3
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	52	6	24		12	6
Educational and health services	10		6
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	10		6
Leisure and hospitality	14		4		3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	4	4
Accommodation and food services	10		4		3
Other services, except public administration	23	5	11
Government(8)	35	10	14
Federal government	3
State government	4
Local government	28	8	10		7
(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. 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. 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. Cases where ownership is unknown are included in private industry counts. Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts. (8) Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system. 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. (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.
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. 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.