Fatal Work Injuries in California — 2024

Fatal work injuries totaled 419 in 2024 for California, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the number of work-related fatalities in California was down 4.6 percent from 439 in 2023. (See chart 1.) The fatal work injury rate was 2.4 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in 2024, a decrease from a rate of 2.5 in 2023. Nationwide, a total of 5,070 fatal work injuries were recorded in 2024, a 4.0-percent decrease from 5,283 in 2023. These data are from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).

Stacked column chart of fatal occupational injuries by employee status in California, 2015–24. Accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.

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Chart 1. Number of fatal occupational injuries by employee status, California, 2015–24
Year	Total	Wage and salary	Self-employed
2015	388	329	59
2016	376	309	67
2017	376	301	75
2018	422	350	72
2019	451	351	100
2020	463	380	83
2021	462	379	83
2022	504	432	72
2023	439	354	85
2024	419	335	84
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fatal event or exposure

Transportation incidents (114) were the most frequent type of fatal event in California, accounting for 27 percent of all fatal work injuries in the state. Nationally the share was 38 percent. Worker deaths from transportation incidents were up from 108 over the year. (See chart 2 and table 1.)

Exposure to harmful substances or environments resulted in 83 fatalities in 2024, down 22 percent from 106 in 2023.

Chart 2. Percent distribution of total fatal occupational injuries by event, United States and California, 2024
Event	United States	California
Transportation incidents	38	27
Falls, slips, trips	17	22
Exposure to harmful substances, environments	14	20
Violent acts	14	18
All other	17	12
Note: Percents may not add to total due to rounding. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Clustered column chart of percent distribution of total fatal occupational injuries by event, United States and California, 2024. Accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.

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Chart 2. Percent distribution of total fatal occupational injuries by event, United States and California, 2024
Event	United States	California
Transportation incidents	38	27
Falls, slips, trips	17	22
Exposure to harmful substances, environments	14	20
Violent acts	14	18
All other	17	12
Note: Percents may not add to total due to rounding. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Private Industry

The construction sector had the highest number of fatalities with 81, up from 78 the previous year. Fatal falls, slips, or trips resulted in 43 of the 81 sector fatalities. The specialty trade contractors subsector accounted for 44 of the sector’s fatal workplace injuries. (See table 2.)
Fatalities in the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector declined by 14 over the year. Transportation incidents resulted in 16 of the 31 fatalities in this sector. Within the sector, 10 fatalities occurred in the fruit and tree nut farming industry group.

Occupation

Farming, fishing, and forestry workers experienced the largest decrease (-12) in fatal work injuries over the year among the major occupational groups. Transportation incidents resulted in 10 of the 24 fatalities in this group. Crop, nursery and greenhouse farmworkers and laborers accounted for 11 fatalities in this group, compared to the 20 reported in 2023. (See table 3.)
The transportation and material moving occupational group had the highest number of fatal workplace injuries with 110. Transportation incidents resulted in 65 fatalities among these workers. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers accounted for 44 of the major group’s 110 fatal workplace injuries.

Worker characteristics

Wage and salary workers accounted for 80 percent of fatal workplace injuries in California; the self-employed comprised the remaining 20 percent. (See chart 1 and table 4.) Nationally, wage and salary workers comprised 82 percent of fatalities.
Males accounted for 92 percent of the work-related fatalities in both California and nationally.
Violent acts accounted for 40 percent of the 35 fatal injuries among female workers.
Hispanic or Latino workers accounted for 51 percent of fatal workplace injuries in California. Nationally, Hispanic or Latino workers comprised 24 percent of fatalities.
Workers 25-54 years old had a decrease in worker fatalities from 270 in 2023 to 242 in 2024.

Technical Note

Background of the program. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSHS) program, is a count of all fatalities resulting from workplace injuries occurring in the U.S. during the calendar year. For technical information and definitions for the CFOI, see the national CFOI release Technical notes, the BLS Handbook of Methods, and the CFOI definitions.

Acknowledgments. BLS thanks the California Department of Industrial Relations for their efforts in collecting accurate, comprehensive, and useful data on fatal work injuries. BLS also appreciates the efforts of all federal, state, local, and private sector entities that provided source documents used to identify fatal work injuries nationally. See the national CFOI release Technical Notes for details on cooperating entities.

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Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, California, 2023–24
Event or Exposure (1)	2023	2024
Event or Exposure (1)	Number	Number	Percent (%)
All events and exposures	439	419	100
Violent acts	95	76	18
Homicides (violent acts by other person)	53	46	11
Shooting by other person	44	34	8
Stabbing, cutting, slashing by other person	2	6	1
Hitting, kicking, beating by other person	4	4	1
Bombing, arson by other person	--	1	0
Suicides (intentional self-harm)	42	30	7
Intentional self-harm-- shooting	12	13	3
Intentional self-harm-- hanging, strangulation, asphyxiation	24	9	2
Intentional self-harm-- jump from building, structure	3	5	1
Transportation incidents	108	114	27
Aircraft incidents	10	14	3
Aircraft crash during takeoff or landing	--	5	1
Aircraft crash during takeoff or landing into structure, object, or ground	--	5	1
Pedestrian incidents involving motorized land vehicles	25	30	7
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in road work zone	--	5	1
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in road work zone	--	3	1
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in road work zone	--	2	0
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway	14	13	3
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway	--	11	3
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	--	12	3
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area	--	8	2
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area	--	3	1
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle	48	55	13
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)	26	31	7
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)-intersecting, turning	8	7	2
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)-moving in same direction	4	3	1
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)-moving in opposite directions, oncoming	6	14	3
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)-moving and standing vehicle	7	6	1
Roadway collision with object other than vehicle	12	14	3
Collision with object or animal on side of roadway	10	14	3
Roadway noncollision incident	10	10	2
Roadway noncollision- vehicle overturn	7	7	2
Roadway noncollision- jack-knifed or ran off road	--	3	1
Nonroadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles	20	11	3
Nonroadway noncollision incident	11	7	2
Falls, slips, trips	79	94	22
Fall to lower level	65	81	19
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment	12	15	4
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment- 6 to 30 feet	8	12	3
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment- more than 30 feet	--	2	0
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact	4	3	1
Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact	5	5	1
Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact- less than 6 feet	5	4	1
Other fall to lower level	43	56	13
Other fall to lower level- less than 6 feet	4	7	2
Other fall to lower level- 6 to 30 feet	32	40	10
Other fall to lower level- more than 30 feet	4	4	1
Slip, trip, stumble or fall on same level	14	11	3
Fall on same level	--	10	2
Fall on same level due to slip or trip	--	4	1
Exposure to harmful substances, environments	106	83	20
Exposure to electricity	11	5	1
Exposure to electric arc	--	1	0
Exposure to harmful substances	91	74	18
Footnotes: (1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) version 3 implemented for 2023 data forward.
Note: The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) has published data on fatal occupational injuries for the United States since 1992. During this time, the classification systems and definitions of many data elements have changed. See the CFOI Definitions page (www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element. Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.

Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry, California, 2023–24
Industry	2023	2024
Industry	Number	Number	Percent (%)
Total	439	419	100
Private industry (1)	405	374	89
Natural resources and mining	--	31	7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	45	31	7
Crop production	24	13	3
Fruit and tree nut farming	11	10	2
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming	--	10	2
Other crop farming	1	1	0
All other crop farming	--	1	0
Support activities for agriculture and forestry	15	13	3
Construction	78	81	19
Construction	78	81	19
Construction of buildings	18	26	6
Residential building construction	13	17	4
Residential building construction	13	17	4
New single-family housing construction (except for-sale builders)	--	2	0
Residential remodelers	10	12	3
Nonresidential building construction	5	8	2
Commercial and institutional building construction	5	8	2
Heavy and civil engineering construction	7	9	2
Utility system construction	4	4	1
Water and sewer line and related structures construction	--	1	0
Power and communication line and related structures construction	--	3	1
Specialty trade contractors	52	44	11
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors	17	22	5
Poured concrete foundation and structure contractors	--	4	1
Structural steel and precast concrete contractors	--	2	0
Framing contractors	--	2	0
Roofing contractors	14	13	3
Other foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors	--	1	0
Building equipment contractors	19	5	1
Building finishing contractors	7	12	3
Flooring contractors	--	4	1
Finish carpentry contractors	--	4	1
Other specialty trade contractors	9	5	1
Manufacturing	21	24	6
Manufacturing	21	24	6
Food manufacturing	5	3	1
Animal slaughtering and processing	--	3	1
Animal slaughtering and processing	--	3	1
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing	--	1	0
Beverage manufacturing	--	1	0
Apparel manufacturing	--	1	0
Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing	--	1	0
Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing	--	1	0
Chemical manufacturing	--	1	0
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	3	3	1
Architectural and structural metals manufacturing	--	1	0
Plate work and fabricated structural product manufacturing	--	1	0
Transportation equipment manufacturing	4	3	1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	--	108	26
Utilities	--	1	0
Utilities	--	1	0
Wholesale trade	16	9	2
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods	9	9	2
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers	--	1	0
Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panel merchant wholesalers	--	1	0
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers	--	1	0
Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	--	1	0
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	--	3	1
Retail trade	34	28	7
Food and beverage retailers	13	9	2
Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers	--	1	0
Electronics and appliance retailers	--	1	0
Electronics and appliance retailers	--	1	0
General merchandise retailers	3	3	1
Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers	--	3	1
Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers	--	3	1
Gasoline stations and fuel dealers	4	4	1
Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers	--	3	1
Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers	5	5	1
Other miscellaneous retailers	3	1	0
Transportation and warehousing	66	70	17
Truck transportation	31	43	10
General freight trucking	24	32	8
General freight trucking, local	11	10	2
General freight trucking, long-distance	11	19	5
General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload	6	9	2
General freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload	--	1	0
Specialized freight trucking	5	10	2
Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance	--	4	1
Transit and ground passenger transportation	9	3	1
Taxi and limousine service	6	3	1
Taxi and ridesharing services	6	3	1
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	--	2	0
Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other	--	2	0
Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other	--	2	0
Support activities for transportation	10	10	2
Support activities for water transportation	--	3	1
Support activities for road transportation	7	4	1
Motor vehicle towing	7	4	1
Couriers and messengers	4	8	2
Couriers and express delivery services	--	5	1
Couriers and express delivery services	--	5	1
Local messengers and local delivery	--	3	1
Local messengers and local delivery	--	3	1
Warehousing and storage	4	4	1
Warehousing and storage	4	4	1
General warehousing and storage	--	4	1
Information	--	7	2
Information	--	7	2
Motion picture and sound recording industries	--	3	1
Motion picture and video industries	--	3	1
Financial activities	13	11	3
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	11	3
Real estate	6	8	2
Lessors of real estate	--	3	1
Activities related to real estate	3	5	1
Real estate property managers	--	5	1
Residential property managers	--	5	1
Rental and leasing services	7	3	1
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing	4	3	1
Professional and business services	64	61	15
Professional, scientific, and technical services	6	6	1
Professional, scientific, and technical services	6	6	1
Architectural, engineering, and related services	--	3	1
Testing laboratories and services	--	1	0
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	58	55	13
Administrative and support services	54	45	11
Employment services	6	4	1
Investigation and security services	11	8	2
Investigation, guard, and armored car services	--	8	2
Security guards and patrol services	--	8	2
Services to buildings and dwellings	36	33	8
Landscaping services	30	22	5
Other services to buildings and dwellings	--	5	1
Waste management and remediation services	4	10	2
Waste collection	--	3	1
Waste collection	--	3	1
Remediation and other waste management services	--	7	2
Remediation services	--	4	1
Educational and health services	15	8	2
Health care and social assistance	11	8	2
Hospitals	--	4	1
General medical and surgical hospitals	--	4	1
General medical and surgical hospitals	--	4	1
Leisure and hospitality	28	28	7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	10	12	3
Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries	4	4	1
Performing arts companies	--	1	0
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	--	2	0
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	--	2	0
Museums	--	2	0
Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	6	6	1
Amusement parks and arcades	--	1	0
Other amusement and recreation industries	--	5	1
All other amusement and recreation industries	--	1	0
Accommodation and food services	18	16	4
Accommodation	--	6	1
Traveler accommodation	--	5	1
Hotels (except casino hotels) and motels	--	5	1
Rv (recreational vehicle) parks and recreational camps	--	1	0
Rv (recreational vehicle) parks and recreational camps	--	1	0
Food services and drinking places	--	10	2
Special food services	--	3	1
Mobile food services	--	1	0
Restaurants and other eating places	--	7	2
Restaurants and other eating places	--	7	2
Full-service restaurants	--	4	1
Limited-service restaurants	--	3	1
Other services (except public administration)	20	15	4
Other services (except public administration)	20	15	4
Repair and maintenance	14	11	3
Personal and laundry services	--	3	1
Other personal services	--	1	0
All other personal services	--	1	0
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations	--	1	0
Civic and social organizations	--	1	0
Civic and social organizations	--	1	0
Government (2)	34	45	11
Federal government	12	17	4
State government	5	4	1
Local government	17	24	6
Footnotes: (1) 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 concepts page at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/concepts.htm#industry. (2) Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. Cases classified as foreign government and other government are included in all government counts, but not displayed separately.
Note: The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) has published data on fatal occupational injuries for the United States since 1992. During this time, the classification systems and definitions of many data elements have changed. See the CFOI Definitions page (www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element. Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.

Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation, California, 2023–24
Occupation (1)	2023	2024
Occupation (1)	Number	Number	Percent (%)
All occupations	439	419	100
Management occupations	13	13	3
Other management occupations	10	9	2
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers	6	1	0
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers	6	1	0
Food service managers	--	1	0
Food service managers	--	1	0
Property, real estate, and community association managers	--	3	1
Property, real estate, and community association managers	--	3	1
Business and financial operations occupations	--	4	1
Educational instruction and library occupations	--	3	1
Other teachers and instructors	--	1	0
Self-enrichment teachers	--	1	0
Self-enrichment teachers	--	1	0
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	4	6	1
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers	--	1	0
Musicians, singers, and related workers	--	1	0
Media and communication equipment workers	--	3	1
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	--	4	1
Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners	--	4	1
Protective service occupations	30	24	6
Other protective service workers	20	11	3
Food preparation and serving related occupations	13	5	1
Cooks and food preparation workers	--	3	1
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	40	39	9
Supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers	6	4	1
First-line supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers	6	4	1
Building cleaning and pest control workers	7	16	4
Grounds maintenance workers	27	19	5
Grounds maintenance workers	27	19	5
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	14	9	2
Tree trimmers and pruners	11	10	2
Personal care and service occupations	5	7	2
Supervisors of personal care and service workers	1	2	0
Animal care and service workers	--	3	1
Sales and related occupations	26	23	5
Supervisors of sales workers	--	5	1
First-line supervisors of sales workers	--	5	1
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	--	5	1
Retail sales workers	14	16	4
Cashiers	11	7	2
Retail salespersons	3	9	2
Retail salespersons	3	9	2
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	--	1	0
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	--	1	0
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	--	1	0
Other sales and related workers	6	1	0
Office and administrative support occupations	11	8	2
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers	--	5	1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	36	24	6
Supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	--	3	1
First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	--	3	1
First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	--	3	1
Agricultural workers	31	17	4
Miscellaneous agricultural workers	31	17	4
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	20	11	3
Construction and extraction occupations	77	80	19
Supervisors of construction and extraction workers	12	5	1
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	12	5	1
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	12	5	1
Construction trades workers	61	71	17
Carpenters	6	5	1
Carpenters	6	5	1
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers	--	4	1
Construction laborers	24	39	9
Construction laborers	24	39	9
Construction equipment operators	3	1	0
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	3	1	0
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	4	4	1
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	--	4	1
Roofers	10	13	3
Roofers	10	13	3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	39	29	7
Supervisors of installation, maintenance, and repair workers	16	3	1
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers	16	3	1
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers	16	3	1
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	--	11	3
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	--	1	0
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	--	1	0
Automotive technicians and repairers	--	4	1
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	--	3	1
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	--	3	1
Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	16	15	4
Maintenance and repair workers, general	6	8	2
Maintenance and repair workers, general	6	8	2
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers	4	4	1
Production occupations	11	19	5
Assemblers and fabricators	--	4	1
Food processing workers	3	3	1
Other production occupations	--	5	1
Transportation and material moving occupations	105	110	26
Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers	7	1	0
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers	7	1	0
First-line supervisors of material-moving machine and vehicle operators	4	1	0
Air transportation workers	7	6	1
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	7	6	1
Commercial pilots	--	6	1
Motor vehicle operators	63	73	17
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	52	68	16
Driver/sales workers	--	13	3
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	40	44	11
Light truck drivers	--	11	3
Passenger vehicle drivers	--	5	1
Taxi drivers	--	3	1
Material moving workers	24	30	7
Laborers and material movers	19	22	5
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	13	16	4
Stockers and order fillers	3	4	1
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	--	4	1
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	--	4	1
Footnotes: (1) 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 these years, see the CFOI definitions page (www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm). Cases where occupation is unknown are included in the total.
Note: The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) has published data on fatal occupational injuries for the United States since 1992. During this time, the classification systems and definitions of many data elements have changed. See the CFOI Definitions page (www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element. Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.

Table 4. Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics, California, 2023–24
Demographic	2023	2024
Demographic	Number	Number	Percent (%)
Total	439	419	100
Employee status
Wage and salary workers (1)	354	335	80
Self-employed (2)	85	84	20
Sex
Male	402	384	92
Female	37	35	8
Age (3)
Under 16 years	--	--	--
16 to 17 years	--	--	--
18 to 19 years	--	5	1
20 to 24 years	32	25	6
25 to 34 years	85	76	18
35 to 44 years	90	77	18
45 to 54 years	95	89	21
55 to 64 years	82	89	21
65 years and over	52	58	14
Race or ethnic origin (4)
White, non-Hispanic	146	135	32
Black or African-American, non-Hispanic	28	23	5
Hispanic or Latino	210	215	51
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	--	--	--
Asian, non-Hispanic	52	41	10
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	--	--	--
Person of multiple races, non-Hispanic	--	--	--
Other or not reported, non-Hispanic	--	--	--
Footnotes: (1) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation. Cases where employment status is unknown are included in the counts of wage and salary workers. (2) 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. (3) Information may not be available for all age groups. (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.
Note: The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) has published data on fatal occupational injuries for the United States since 1992. During this time, the classification systems and definitions of many data elements have changed. See the CFOI Definitions page (www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element. Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, April 01, 2026

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Fatal Work Injuries in California — 2024