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	2015
	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	236	43	86	9	45	17	35

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	171	25	68	8	32	13	24
Self-employed(3)	65	18	18	1	13	4	11

Gender
Women	22	6	8		3		4
Men	214	37	78	9	42	17	31

Age
Under 16 years	1						1
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	3
20 to 24 years	7		4
25 to 34 years	42	11	9		8	9	4
35 to 44 years	30	10	7		7		4
45 to 54 years	71	10	24	5	15	5	11
55 to 64 years	47	9	23		7		5
65 years and over	35		18		8		7

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	143	16	65	5	23	9	24
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	29	11	11
Hispanic or Latino	51	11	7		16	6	8
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	8	5
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)
Multiple races (non-Hispanic)
Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)	3

Occupation (SOC)(5)
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	53	14	25		7		5
Management occupations	28	10	9		4		5
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations	6		5
Legal occupations	1
Education, training, and library occupations			1
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	6		5
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	7		3
Service occupations	41	9	12	3	10	3	4
Healthcare support occupations	4
Protective service occupations	15	5	5	2		1
Food preparation and serving related occupations	4
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	14		4		6	1	2
Personal care and service occupations	4	3
Sales and office occupations	19	9	7				1
Sales and related occupations	13	6	4				1
Office and administrative support occupations	6	3	3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	67	1	12	4	26	7	17
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	5		3			1	1
Construction and extraction occupations	47		8		23	4	12
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	15	1	1	4	3		4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	56	10	30			3	8
Production occupations	11						4
Transportation and material moving occupations	45	8	29			2	4
Military occupations(6)

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	213	37	77	7	43	16	32
Goods producing	88	7	23	3	27	7	21
Natural resources and mining	22	3	11		1	1	6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	22	3	11		1	1	6
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)
Construction	53	1	10		25	6	11
Manufacturing	13	3		3			4
Service providing	125	30	54	4	16	9	11
Trade, transportation, and utilities	43	16	20				3
Wholesale trade	6		2
Retail trade	14	9	4
Transportation and warehousing	23	6	14
Utilities
Information
Financial activities	6		3				1
Finance and insurance	2
Real estate and rental and leasing	4						1
Professional and business services	28	4	10	2	8		2
Professional, scientific, and technical services	7	3
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	21		8	2	6		2
Educational and health services	13		4		4
Educational services	3		1
Health care and social assistance	10		3
Leisure and hospitality	13		9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	7		7
Accommodation and food services	6
Other services, except public administration	20	6	7	1			3
Government(8)	23	6	9	2		1	3
Federal government	1
State government	3
Local government	19	3	8	2		1	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.