Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries for selected events or exposures, 2016-20
Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries for selected events or exposures, 2016-20
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Characteristic | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020
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Total(1) | 5,190 | 5,147 | 5,250 | 5,333 | 4,764
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Event or exposure(2) | | | | |
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals | 866 | 807 | 828 | 841 | 705
Intentional injury by person | 792 | 733 | 757 | 761 | 651
Homicides | 500 | 458 | 453 | 454 | 392
Shooting by other person—intentional | 394 | 351 | 351 | 363 | 304
Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing | 38 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 50
Suicides | 291 | 275 | 304 | 307 | 259
Transportation incidents | 2,083 | 2,077 | 2,080 | 2,122 | 1,778
Aircraft incidents | 130 | 126 | 133 | 152 | 80
Rail vehicle incidents | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 32
Pedestrian vehicular incident | 342 | 313 | 325 | 341 | 330
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone | 58 | 56 | 58 | 56 | 57
Water vehicle incident | 48 | 68 | 58 | 63 | 74
Roadway incident involving motorized land vehicle | 1,252 | 1,299 | 1,276 | 1,270 | 1,038
Roadway collision with other vehicle | 628 | 663 | 677 | 729 | 537
Roadway collision moving in same direction | 168 | 189 | 183 | 194 | 142
Roadway collision moving in opposite | | | | |
directions, oncoming | 199 | 214 | 243 | 258 | 198
Roadway collision moving perpendicularly | 150 | 149 | 141 | 153 | 106
Roadway collision with object other than vehicle| 342 | 377 | 373 | 325 | 302
Vehicle struck object or animal on side | | | | |
of roadway | 321 | 348 | 345 | 301 | 275
Roadway noncollision incident | 278 | 252 | 222 | 212 | 196
Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway | 238 | 197 | 170 | 164 | 155
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle | 245 | 209 | 225 | 236 | 206
Nonroadway noncollision incident | 182 | 166 | 164 | 193 | 167
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | 120 | 111 | 105 | 128 | 101
Fire or explosion | 88 | 123 | 115 | 99 | 71
Fall, slip, trip | 849 | 887 | 791 | 880 | 805
Fall on same level | 134 | 151 | 154 | 146 | 136
Fall to lower level | 697 | 713 | 615 | 711 | 645
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment | 65 | 48 | 50 | 37 | 36
Fall through surface or existing opening | 87 | 85 | 83 | 95 | 63
Exposure to harmful substances or environments | 518 | 531 | 621 | 642 | 672
Exposure to electricity | 154 | 136 | 160 | 166 | 126
Exposure to temperature extremes | 48 | 38 | 60 | 53 | 62
Exposure to other harmful substances | 268 | 317 | 355 | 379 | 448
Inhalation of harmful substance | 39 | 43 | 42 | 59 | 50
Contact with objects and equipment | 761 | 695 | 786 | 732 | 716
Struck by object or equipment | 553 | 503 | 566 | 518 | 468
Struck by powered vehicle nontransport | 232 | 197 | 215 | 205 | 174
Struck by falling object or equipment | 255 | 237 | 278 | 241 | 217
Struck by discharged or flying object | 15 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 37
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | 117 | 108 | 137 | 120 | 142
Caught in running equipment or machinery | 103 | 76 | 106 | 93 | 89
Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, | | | | |
equipment, or material | 82 | 70 | 73 | 83 | 93
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1 The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) has published data on fatal occupational injuries for the
United States since 1992. During this time, the classification systems and definitions of many data elements
have changed. See the CFOI Definitions page (www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfdef.htm) for a more detailed
description of each data element.
2 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward.
Note: Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not
shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. N.e.c. means
"not elsewhere classified." 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
Last Modified Date: December 16, 2021
United States Department of Labor
