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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)
	Total fatal injuries	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.