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	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	272	47	83		64	29	41

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	211	37	67		46	24	29
Self-employed(3)	61	10	16		18	5	12

Gender
Women	16	7	3			3
Men	256	40	80		62	26	40

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years	13		5				3
25 to 34 years	27	8	10		5
35 to 44 years	53	11	15		13	8	4
45 to 54 years	59	11	14		9	8	12
55 to 64 years	72	10	21		23	6	11
65 years and over	44	5	15		13		9

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	191	23	63		44	21	33
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	28	11	4		5	5	3
Hispanic or Latino	47	11	14		13	3	5
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6
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	43	10	9		8	8	8
Management occupations	23	4	4		5	3	7
Business and financial operations occupations	1		1
Computer and mathematical occupations	1		1
Architecture and engineering occupations	2		1
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations	4
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	4
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	3
Service occupations	52	17	8	1	14	7
Healthcare support occupations	4
Protective service occupations	17	8	4	1
Food preparation and serving related occupations	5	4
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	23		4		14	3
Personal care and service occupations	3
Sales and office occupations	17	5	7			3
Sales and related occupations	15	4	6			3
Office and administrative support occupations			1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	93	10	23		35	5	19
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	8		5				3
Construction and extraction occupations	60	5	12		29	3	10
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	25	5	6		6		6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	65	4	36		6	5	11
Production occupations	12					4	3
Transportation and material moving occupations	53		34		6		8
Military occupations(6)

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	241	39	76		60	23	39
Goods producing	106	7	25		36	5	29
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	71	5	14		33	4	14
Manufacturing	12						4
Service providing	135	32	51		24	18	10
Trade, transportation, and utilities	59	9	33		6	6	5
Wholesale trade	9		7				1
Retail trade	19	6	5			4
Transportation and warehousing	29		21		3
Utilities
Information
Financial activities	8	3
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	3
Professional and business services	25	3	7		10		3
Professional, scientific, and technical services	3		1
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	22	1	6		10		3
Educational and health services	10	5
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	8	4	1
Leisure and hospitality	20	8	4		4	4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	6	1
Accommodation and food services	14	7			3
Other services, except public administration	11	4
Government(8)	31	8	7		4	6
Federal government	4		1
State government	6		3
Local government	21	7	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.