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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
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TABLE A-7. Fatal occupational injuries by worker characteristics and event or exposure, all United States, 2021
Worker Characteristics Total fatal injuries (number) Event or exposure(1)
Transportation incidents(2) Violence and other injuries by persons or animals(3) Contact with objects and equipment Falls, slips, trips Exposure to harmful substances or environments Fires and explosions

Total

 5,190 1,982 761 705 850 798 76

Employee status

Wage and salary(4)

 4,284 1,686 613 535 690 685 59

Self-employed(5)

 906 296 148 170 160 113 17

Gender

Women

 448 175 111 23 49 86 -

Men

 4,741 1,807 650 682 801 711 -

Age

Under 16 years

 7 - - - - - -

16 to 17 years

 17 6 - - - 5 -

18 to 19 years

 85 28 - 11 - 21 -

20 to 24 years

 289 121 56 37 - 41 -

25 to 34 years

 882 318 162 107 84 191 20

35 to 44 years

 977 349 173 113 126 199 14

45 to 54 years

 1,087 400 170 149 173 179 11

55 to 64 years

 1,140 467 111 170 236 139 14

65 years and over

 702 289 70 113 193 22 9

Race or ethnic origin(6)

White, non-Hispanic

 3,103 1,211 424 439 475 491 49

Black or African-American, non-Hispanic

 653 267 155 73 55 93 -

Hispanic or Latino

 1,130 383 102 168 272 186 19

American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic

 41 16 - - 9 10 -

Asian, non-Hispanic

 178 69 61 15 22 - -

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic

 18 - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward.
(2) Includes roadway, nonroadway, air, water, rail fatal occupational injuries, and fatal occupational injuries resulting from being struck by a vehicle.
(3) Includes violence by persons, self-inflicted injury, and attacks by animals.
(4) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation. Cases where employment status is unknown are included in the counts of wage and salary workers.
(5) 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.
(6) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude data for Hispanics and Latinos. Cases where ethnicity is unknown are included in counts of non-Hispanic workers.

Note: Data for all years are final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. For complete information on how the data are coded and presented see our definitions page at https://www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatal injury 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, December 2022

Last Modified Date: December 16, 2022