Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in California

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, California
Characteristic	2019
	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	451	94	141		88	66	55
Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	351	68	113		63	56
Self-employed(3)	100	26	28		25	10
Gender
Women	37	9	17		5	6
Men	414	85	124		83	60	55
Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years			1
18 to 19 years	7		3
20 to 24 years	30	13	11
25 to 34 years	70	17	16			13	12
35 to 44 years	86	21	28			20	8
45 to 54 years	98	16	32		20	15
55 to 64 years	101	17	31		24	14	13
65 years and over	58	8	19		25
Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	169	39	61		29	27	10
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	20	5				5
Hispanic or Latino	211	33	62		44		40
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)	43	13	13		10	3
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	4
Multiple races (non-Hispanic)
Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)	4
Occupation (SOC)(5)
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	43
Management occupations	19	13			3
Business and financial operations occupations	6
Computer and mathematical occupations	3	3
Architecture and engineering occupations
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations	3
Legal occupations
Educational instruction and library occupations	3
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	5
Service occupations		21	16		25		3
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	34	13	10		8	3
Food preparation and serving related occupations	10	5
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	34		3		15	11	3
Personal care and service occupations	7	1				3
Sales and office occupations	28		5
Sales and related occupations	23	14	3
Office and administrative support occupations	5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	148	15	34		41	24	30
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	37	3	19			6	7
Construction and extraction occupations	75		9		31	11	15
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	36		6		8	7	8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	134		73				20
Production occupations	19		4		3		8
Transportation and material moving occupations	115	14	69			10	12
Military occupations(6)	12	4	8
Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	409	80	123		84	62	53
Goods producing
Natural resources and mining		4			4
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	48	4			4		10
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)
Construction	80		15
Manufacturing
Service providing(10)
Trade, transportation, and utilities			55			9	10
Wholesale trade	8		4
Retail trade	30	18	3			3
Transportation and warehousing	74		48			6	6
Utilities
Information
Financial activities		3
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	3
Professional and business services	58						5
Professional, scientific, and technical services	6	3
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	52						5
Educational and health services	22
Educational services	8
Health care and social assistance	14	5
Leisure and hospitality	26		5		4	5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	6
Accommodation and food services	20	10	5			3
Other services, except public administration	23	7				6	3
Government(8)	42	14	18		4	4
Federal government	14		8
State government	9		4
Local government	19	8	6
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. Cases where employee status is unknown are included in the counts of wage and salary workers. (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 Hispanics and Latinos. Cases where ethnicity is unknown are included in counts of non-Hispanic workers. (5) CFOI has used several versions of the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) system since 2003 to define occupation. For complete information on the version of SOC used in this year, see our definitions page. Cases where occupation is unknown are included in the total. (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 complete information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our definitions page. Cases where ownership is unknown are included in private industry counts. Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts. (8) Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system. Cases where ownership is unknown are included in private industry counts. Cases classified as foreign government and other government are included in all government counts, but not displayed separately. (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. (10) Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts.
Note: 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. 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.