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Tuesday, March 04, 2025

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Fatal Work Injuries in Nevada — 2023

Fatal work injuries totaled 57 in 2023 for Nevada, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Nevada was down from the previous year. (See chart 1.) Fatal occupational injuries in the state have ranged from a high of 71 in 2007 to a low of 24 in 2009. Nationwide, a total of 5,283 fatal work injuries were recorded in 2023, a 3.7-percent decrease from 5,486 in 2022, according to the results from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).

Bar chart of number of fatal occupational injuries by employee status, Nevada, 2014–23.
Fatal event or exposure
  • Transportation incidents (17) were the most frequent type of fatal event in Nevada, accounting for 30 percent of all fatal work injuries in the state. Nationally the share was 37 percent. (See chart 2 and table 1.)
  • Falls, slips, and trips (11) accounted for 19 percent of Nevada workplace fatalities; nationally the share was 17 percent.
Bar chart of percent distribution of total fatal occupational injuries by event, United States and Nevada, 2023.
Private industry
  • The construction sector had eight fatalities. (See table 2.)
  • Contact incidents and falls, slips, and trips each resulted in 3 of the 8 construction sector fatalities.
  • The specialty trade contractors subsector accounted for six of the sector’s fatal workplace injuries.
Occupation
  • The transportation and material moving occupational group had the highest number of fatal workplace injuries with 13. (See table 3.)
  • Transportation incidents resulted in seven of the transportation and material moving fatalities.
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers accounted for six of the major group’s fatal workplace injuries.
Worker characteristics
  • Wage and salary workers accounted for 86 percent of fatal workplace injuries in Nevada; the self-employed comprised the remaining 14 percent. (See chart 1 and table 4.) Nationally, wage and salary workers comprised 83 percent of fatalities.
  • Workers 25-54 years old accounted for 63 percent of the state’s work-related fatalities, compared to 57 percent of on-the-job fatalities nationally. Workers 55 years and older accounted for 28 percent of the state’s work-related fatalities in 2023, compared to 35 percent of on-the-job fatalities nationally.
  • White non-Hispanics accounted for 53 percent of those who died from a workplace injury. Nationwide, this group accounted for 56 percent of work-related deaths.
Revision of Classification Systems

The 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the updated Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) were implemented with the release of 2023 data. As a result of these changes, comparisons between 2023 CFOI data and previous years should be made with caution. Refer to the national release technical note for more information.


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 Nevada Division 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, Nevada, 2023
Event or Exposure (1) Number Percent (%)

All events and exposures

57 100

Violent acts

-- --

Transportation incidents

17 30

Aircraft incidents

5 9

Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle

7 12

Explosions and fires

-- --

Falls, slips, trips

11 19

Fall to lower level

9 16

Other fall to lower level

6 11

Other fall to lower level- 6 to 30 feet

3 5

Exposure to harmful substances, environments

10 18

Exposure to harmful substances

7 12

Drug, alcohol overdose

7 12

Contact incidents

8 14

Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object

5 9

Struck by falling object

5 9

Footnotes:
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 3.02 implemented for 2023 data forward.

NOTE: 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, Nevada, 2023
Industry Number Percent (%)

Total

57 100

Private industry (1)

49 86

Natural resources and mining

-- --

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

3 5

Construction

8 14

Construction

8 14

Specialty trade contractors

6 11

Manufacturing

7 12

Manufacturing

7 12

Trade, transportation, and utilities

-- --

Retail trade

5 9

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1 2

Gasoline stations

1 2

Gasoline stations with convenience stores

1 2

Transportation and warehousing

4 7

Truck transportation

3 5

Support activities for transportation

1 2

Support activities for road transportation

1 2

Motor vehicle towing

1 2

Information

-- --

Financial activities

-- --

Professional and business services

-- --

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

7 12

Educational and health services

-- --

Leisure and hospitality

-- --

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2 4

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

2 4

Spectator sports

2 4

Spectator sports

2 4

Other services (except public administration)

-- --

Government (2)

8 14

Federal government

1 2

State government

5 9

Local government

-- --

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: 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, Nevada, 2023
Occupation (1) Number Percent (%)

All occupations

57 100

Management occupations

-- --

Business and financial operations occupations

-- --

Computer and mathematical occupations

-- --

Architecture and engineering occupations

-- --

Life, physical, and social science occupations

-- --

Community and social service occupations

-- --

Legal occupations

-- --

Educational instruction and library occupations

-- --

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

-- --

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

-- --

Healthcare support occupations

-- --

Protective service occupations

-- --

Food preparation and serving related occupations

-- --

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

-- --

Personal care and service occupations

-- --

Sales and related occupations

-- --

Office and administrative support occupations

-- --

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

-- --

Construction and extraction occupations

9 16

Construction trades workers

6 11

Construction laborers

3 5

Construction laborers

3 5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

8 14

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers

3 5

Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3 5

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers

1 2

Industrial machinery mechanics

1 2

Production occupations

6 11

Transportation and material moving occupations

13 23

Air transportation workers

3 5

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers

3 5

Commercial pilots

3 5

Motor vehicle operators

6 11

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

6 11

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

3 5

Footnotes:
(1) Occupational data are based on the 2018 Standard Occupation Classification (SOC). Cases where occupation is unknown are included in the total.

NOTE: 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, Nevada, 2023
Demographic Number Percent (%)

Total

57 100

Employee status

Wage and salary workers (1)

49 86

Self-employed (2)

8 14

Sex

Male

-- --

Female

-- --

Age (3)

Under 16 years

-- --

16 to 17 years

-- --

18 to 19 years

-- --

20 to 24 years

3 5

25 to 34 years

8 14

35 to 44 years

17 30

45 to 54 years

11 19

55 to 64 years

6 11

65 years and over

10 18

Race or ethnic origin (4)

White, non-Hispanic

30 53

Black or African-American, non-Hispanic

-- --

Hispanic or Latino

20 35

American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic

-- --

Asian, non-Hispanic

-- --

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 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: 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: Tuesday, March 04, 2025