Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in Texas

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Texas
Characteristic	2017
	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	534	73	234	9	93	49	74

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	441	62	197	9	72	34	66
Self-employed(3)	93	11	37		21	15	8

Gender
Women	38	8	14	1	7		5
Men	496	65	220	8	86	47	69

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	7		4
20 to 24 years	47	7	19			7	9
25 to 34 years	96	11	39		19	13	13
35 to 44 years	99	15	44		15	8	14
45 to 54 years	120	15	55		17	11	21
55 to 64 years	119	19	52		27	6	12
65 years and over	45	5	21		13	3	3

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	241	35	107	8	35	25	30
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	60	13	30		6	4	6
Hispanic or Latino	219	22	92		50	19	35
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	10	3				1	3
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)
Multiple races (non-Hispanic)
Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)	4

Occupation (SOC)(5)
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	38	10	19		5		3
Management occupations	16	4	10
Business and financial operations occupations	3				3
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations	5
Community and social services occupations
Legal occupations
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	4		3
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	7	3	2
Service occupations	75	30	13		17	9	4
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	32	19	7		4
Food preparation and serving related occupations	7	3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	28	5	4		10	5	4
Personal care and service occupations	6
Sales and office occupations	21	11	5		5
Sales and related occupations	14	8	3		3
Office and administrative support occupations	7	3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	202	14	59	5	48	30	45
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	19	3	8				3
Construction and extraction occupations	138	4	37		41	21	32
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	45	7	14		7	7	10
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	193	7	135	3	17	9	22
Production occupations	24		4		7	5	4
Transportation and material moving occupations	169	5	131		10	4	18
Military occupations(6)	5	1	3		1

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	491	57	218	8	87	46	73
Goods producing	218	13	75	6	48	29	46
Natural resources and mining	71	5	39	5		4	16
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	32	4	17		1		6
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	39		22			3	10
Construction	129	7	30		44	23	23
Manufacturing	18		6				7
Service providing	273	44	143		39	17	27
Trade, transportation, and utilities	147	12	104		13	4	13
Wholesale trade	16		11
Retail trade	18	6	3		7
Transportation and warehousing	110	4	88		4		11
Utilities	3
Information	4
Financial activities	6
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	5
Professional and business services	59	11	19		16	6	7
Professional, scientific, and technical services	12	3	8
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	47	8	11		15	6	7
Educational and health services	13	5
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	13	5
Leisure and hospitality	17	9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Accommodation and food services	15	8
Other services, except public administration	26	6	9			4	4
Government(8)	43	16	16		6	3
Federal government	8		3
State government	9	5	3
Local government	26	9	10		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.