Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in Florida

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Florida
Characteristic	2019
	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	306	43	106		69	44	39
Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	269	40	92		59	40	35
Self-employed(3)	37	3	14		10	4	4
Gender
Women	27	10	6			9
Men	279	33	100		67	35	39
Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years	3
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years	14	4	5
25 to 34 years	38	9	11			12
35 to 44 years	78	11	28			18	11
45 to 54 years	61	9	23		17	7	5
55 to 64 years	69	6	27		17	5	11
65 years and over	41	4	12		16		7
Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	150	22	49		33	26	18
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	41	9	15		6	6	4
Hispanic or Latino	109	8	40		30	12	17
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3
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			11
Management occupations	6		3
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1	1
Community and social services occupations
Legal occupations
Educational instruction and library occupations	1	1
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	4
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	4
Service occupations	59	10	15		7
Healthcare support occupations	3
Protective service occupations	10	4	4
Food preparation and serving related occupations	6					3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	36	1	8		7	9	10
Personal care and service occupations	4
Sales and office occupations					3	3
Sales and related occupations	10				3	3
Office and administrative support occupations
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	127		34		48
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	16		8			5
Construction and extraction occupations	83	5	19		42	10	5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	28	5	7		6		6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	82	9	44		7	6	15
Production occupations	12					3	5
Transportation and material moving occupations	70	7	44		5	3	10
Military occupations(6)	1		1
Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	294	39	100				39
Goods producing
Natural resources and mining	17	1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	17	1
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)
Construction	91		22				7
Manufacturing
Service providing(10)
Trade, transportation, and utilities			30				10
Wholesale trade	5		3
Retail trade	13	3					4
Transportation and warehousing
Utilities
Information
Financial activities	14
Finance and insurance	4
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	3
Professional and business services	58	3	18				12
Professional, scientific, and technical services	10		7
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	48	3	11				12
Educational and health services	12	4
Educational services	3
Health care and social assistance	9	4	3
Leisure and hospitality	14
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	5		3
Accommodation and food services	9
Other services, except public administration	13	4	3				3
Government(8)	12	4	6
Federal government	2
State government	2
Local government	8		4
Footnotes (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.