Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

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

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, New York (including N.Y.C.)
Characteristic	2014
	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	241	41	83	8	48	16	43

Employee status
Wage and salary (2)	174	28	62	4	40	12	26
Self-employed (3)	67	13	21	4	8	4	17

Gender
Women	16	4	7
Men	225	37	76	8	46	15	41

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years	11		6
25 to 34 years	42	5	13		11		11
35 to 44 years	52	13	19		6	3	9
45 to 54 years	42	9	12		7	4	8
55 to 64 years	53	6	18		11	6	10
65 years and over	39	6	14	1	13		4

Race or ethnic origin (4)
White (non-Hispanic)	158	22	62	3	30	9	30
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	21	6	6		3		3
Hispanic or Latino	50	10	12		14	4	8
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	11	3	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	36	10	10		5	4	5
Management occupations	23	6	6			3	4
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations
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	3
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	3
Service occupations	33	10	14	3	3
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	13	8
Food preparation and serving related occupations	4
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	7		4
Personal care and service occupations	8		6
Sales and office occupations	17	8	5
Sales and related occupations	12	6	4
Office and administrative support occupations	5				1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	86	3	22	3	28	6	24
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	12						10
Construction and extraction occupations	47		10		22	5	7
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	27		10		6		7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	68	10	31		10	5	10
Production occupations	13	4	1				3
Transportation and material moving occupations	55	6	30		8	3	7
Military occupations (6)	1

Industry (NAICS) (7)
Private industry (8)	204	33	69	6	43	12	39
Goods producing	87	6	20		28	6	25
Natural resources and mining	29		10		1		16
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	27		10				15
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9)	2				1
Construction	50	3	9		26	4	7
Manufacturing	8		1			1
Service providing	117	27	49	5	15	6	14
Trade, transportation, and utilities	46	14	18		5		7
Wholesale trade	8		3
Retail trade	18	8	5				4
Transportation and warehousing	19	3	10
Utilities
Information	3		1
Financial activities	7	3
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	3
Professional and business services	14		6				3
Professional, scientific, and technical services	5
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	9		3				3
Educational and health services	14		8
Educational services	5		4
Health care and social assistance	9		4
Leisure and hospitality	19	5	9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	9		5
Accommodation and food services	10	4	4
Other services, except public administration	14		5				4
Government (8)	37	8	14		5	4	4
Federal government	4
State government	10	1	7
Local government	23	7	5		3	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. (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.