Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries for selected events or exposures, 2017-21
Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries for selected events or exposures, 2017-21
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Characteristic | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021
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Total(1) | 5,147 | 5,250 | 5,333 | 4,764 | 5,190
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Event or exposure(2) | | | | |
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals | 807 | 828 | 841 | 705 | 761
Intentional injury by person | 733 | 757 | 761 | 651 | 718
Homicides | 458 | 453 | 454 | 392 | 481
Shooting by other person—intentional | 351 | 351 | 363 | 304 | 387
Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing | 47 | 44 | 42 | 50 | 45
Suicides | 275 | 304 | 307 | 259 | 236
Transportation incidents | 2,077 | 2,080 | 2,122 | 1,778 | 1,982
Aircraft incidents | 126 | 133 | 152 | 80 | 100
Rail vehicle incidents | 48 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 33
Pedestrian vehicular incident | 313 | 325 | 341 | 330 | 337
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone | 56 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 49
Water vehicle incident | 68 | 58 | 63 | 74 | 39
Roadway incident involving motorized land vehicle | 1,299 | 1,276 | 1,270 | 1,038 | 1,253
Roadway collision with other vehicle | 663 | 677 | 729 | 537 | 649
Roadway collision moving in same direction | 189 | 183 | 194 | 142 | 184
Roadway collision moving in opposite | | | | |
directions, oncoming | 214 | 243 | 258 | 198 | 218
Roadway collision moving perpendicularly | 149 | 141 | 153 | 106 | 129
Roadway collision with object other than vehicle| 377 | 373 | 325 | 302 | 319
Vehicle struck object or animal on side | | | | |
of roadway | 348 | 345 | 301 | 275 | 283
Roadway noncollision incident | 252 | 222 | 212 | 196 | 279
Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway | 197 | 170 | 164 | 155 | 207
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle | 209 | 225 | 236 | 206 | 201
Nonroadway noncollision incident | 166 | 164 | 193 | 167 | 153
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | 111 | 105 | 128 | 101 | 100
Fire or explosion | 123 | 115 | 99 | 71 | 76
Fall, slip, trip | 887 | 791 | 880 | 805 | 850
Fall on same level | 151 | 154 | 146 | 136 | 145
Fall to lower level | 713 | 615 | 711 | 645 | 680
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment | 48 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 51
Fall through surface or existing opening | 85 | 83 | 95 | 63 | 77
Exposure to harmful substances or environments | 531 | 621 | 642 | 672 | 798
Exposure to electricity | 136 | 160 | 166 | 126 | 152
Exposure to temperature extremes | 38 | 60 | 53 | 62 | 43
Exposure to other harmful substances | 317 | 355 | 379 | 448 | 551
Inhalation of harmful substance | 43 | 42 | 59 | 50 | 72
Contact with objects and equipment | 695 | 786 | 732 | 716 | 705
Struck by object or equipment | 503 | 566 | 518 | 468 | 473
Struck by powered vehicle nontransport | 197 | 215 | 205 | 174 | 169
Struck by falling object or equipment | 237 | 278 | 241 | 217 | 227
Struck by discharged or flying object | 28 | 32 | 26 | 37 | 24
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | 108 | 137 | 120 | 142 | 143
Caught in running equipment or machinery | 76 | 106 | 93 | 89 | 93
Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, | | | | |
equipment, or material | 70 | 73 | 83 | 93 | 79
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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/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries
-definitions.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, 2022
United States Department of Labor
