Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in Pennsylvania

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Pennsylvania
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	179	23	78	8	25	16	29

Employee status
Wage and salary (2)	137	18	62	6	18	14	19
Self-employed (3)	42	5	16	2	7	2	10

Gender
Women	12	3	3	3			1
Men	167	20	75	5	23	16	28

Age
Under 16 years			2
16 to 17 years	1			1
18 to 19 years	1		1
20 to 24 years	11		7			1
25 to 34 years	23	3	8	2	4	3	3
35 to 44 years	27	6	8	2	1	5	5
45 to 54 years	42	8	16	2	8	3	5
55 to 64 years	43	3	21	1	6	4	8
65 years and over	29		15		6		6

Race or ethnic origin (4)
White (non-Hispanic)	147	16	65	5	20	14	27
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	15	6	6
Hispanic or Latino	13		4		4
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	27	4	12	1		2	6
Management occupations	20		7	1		2	6
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations	1		1
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1	1
Community and social services occupations	2	1	1
Legal occupations	1		1
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Service occupations	29	9	4	3	5	3	5
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	11	8	2	1
Food preparation and serving related occupations				2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	13				5	3	4
Personal care and service occupations							1
Sales and office occupations	7	3
Sales and related occupations	3
Office and administrative support occupations	4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	55	4	17	3	15	8	8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	7		4				3
Construction and extraction occupations	40	3	11		15	6	3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	8			1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	61	3	43	1			10
Production occupations	8			1			5
Transportation and material moving occupations	53	3	43				5
Military occupations (6)

Industry (NAICS) (7)
Private industry (8)	163	16	71	6	25	16	29
Goods producing	80	4	27	3	15	13	18
Natural resources and mining	25		12	1		2	10
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	22		11			2	9
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9)	3		1	1			1
Construction	40	3	12		15	7	3
Manufacturing	15		3	2		4	5
Service providing	83	12	44	3	10	3	11
Trade, transportation, and utilities	44	4	33	1			4
Wholesale trade	2
Retail trade	6
Transportation and warehousing	36	2	29	1	1		3
Utilities
Information	1		1
Financial activities	6	3			1
Finance and insurance	1
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	3			1
Professional and business services	15		3		5		4
Professional, scientific, and technical services	1	1
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	14		3		5		4
Educational and health services	4	1	1
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	4	1	1
Leisure and hospitality	9		3	2			2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	5						2
Accommodation and food services	4	1	1	2
Other services, except public administration	4
Government (8)	16	7	7	2
Federal government	2		1
State government	5	2	3
Local government	9	4	3	2
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.