Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in New York (except N.Y.C)

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, New York (except N.Y.C.)
Characteristic	2016
	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	216	27	76		51	24	32

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	161	20	60		36	19	20
Self-employed(3)	55	7	16		15	5	12

Gender
Women	14	5	3			3
Men	202	22	73		49	21	31

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years	10		5
25 to 34 years	18	3	10		3
35 to 44 years	40	5	14		11	8
45 to 54 years	45	7	10		8	6	10
55 to 64 years	58	5	20		18	4	10
65 years and over	41	5	14		11		9

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	173	17	61		40	20	29
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	14	3	3		3		3
Hispanic or Latino	27	6	12		7
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	37	7	9		7	6	8
Management occupations	21	3	4		5		7
Business and financial operations occupations	1		1
Computer and mathematical occupations	1		1
Architecture and engineering occupations	1		1
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations	3
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	4
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations						1
Service occupations	41	11	7		12	6
Healthcare support occupations	3
Protective service occupations	11	4	3
Food preparation and serving related occupations	4	3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	20		4		12
Personal care and service occupations	3
Sales and office occupations	10		6
Sales and related occupations	9		5
Office and administrative support occupations	1		1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	69	4	21		26	4	14
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	8		5				3
Construction and extraction occupations	42		11		21	3	5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	19		5		5		6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	57	3	33		5	5	8
Production occupations	11					4	3
Transportation and material moving occupations	46		31		5		5
Military occupations(6)

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	194	21	70		49	21	30
Goods producing	84	3	24		27	5	22
Natural resources and mining	23		9		3		11
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	22		8		3		11
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	1
Construction	50		13		24	4	7
Manufacturing	11						4
Service providing	110	18	46		22	16	8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	49	4	31		6	5	3
Wholesale trade	8		6				1
Retail trade	11		5			3
Transportation and warehousing	28		20		3
Utilities
Information
Financial activities	6
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	6
Professional and business services	22		7		9		3
Professional, scientific, and technical services			1
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	20		6		9		3
Educational and health services	8	3
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	6		1
Leisure and hospitality	14	5			3	4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	5	1
Accommodation and food services	9	4
Other services, except public administration	10	3
Government(8)	22	6	6			3
Federal government	3		1
State government	3
Local government	16	5	3
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. (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 Hispanic and Latino workers. (5) CFOI has used several versions of the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) system since 2003 to define occupation. For more information on the version of SOC used in this year, see our definitions page. (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 more information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our definitions page. (8) Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system. (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.
Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. 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.