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Table 4. Fatal occupational injuries for selected industries, 2016-20 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | | | | | ____________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ | | | | | Total(1) | 5,190 | 5,147 | 5,250 | 5,333 | 4,764 | | | | | Industry (NAICS)(2) | | | | | Private industry(3) | 4,693 | 4,674 | 4,779 | 4,907 | 4,349 Goods producing | 1,991 | 1,967 | 2,055 | - | - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting| 593 | 581 | 574 | 573 | 511 Crop production | 261 | 263 | 250 | 221 | 248 Animal production and aquaculture | 151 | 152 | 161 | 189 | 117 Forestry and logging | 106 | 76 | 84 | 59 | 63 Mining, quarrying, and oil and | | | | | gas extraction(4) | 89 | 112 | 130 | 127 | 78 Mining (except oil and gas) | 22 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 32 Support activities for mining | 56 | 73 | 83 | 82 | 39 Construction | 991 | 971 | 1,008 | 1,061 | 1,008 Construction of buildings | 182 | 196 | 200 | - | 192 Heavy and civil engineering | | | | | construction | 159 | 152 | 180 | 156 | 194 Specialty trade contractors | 631 | 610 | 609 | - | 576 Manufacturing | 318 | 303 | 343 | - | 340 Food manufacturing | 40 | 51 | 41 | - | 53 Fabricated metal product | | | | | manufacturing | 41 | 50 | 56 | - | 53 Service providing | 2,702 | 2,707 | 2,724 | - | - Wholesale trade | 179 | 174 | 202 | 178 | 155 Retail trade | 282 | 287 | 274 | 291 | 275 Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 42 | 54 | 68 | 58 | 50 Food and beverage stores | 71 | 60 | 42 | 54 | 72 Transportation and warehousing | 825 | 882 | 874 | 913 | 805 Truck transportation | 570 | 599 | 607 | 617 | 556 Utilities | 30 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 19 Information | 46 | 43 | 31 | - | 31 Finance and insurance | 26 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 20 Real estate and rental and leasing | 91 | 69 | 78 | 87 | 73 Professional, scientific, and | | | | | technical services | 100 | 69 | 87 | 86 | 62 Administrative and support and waste | | | | | management and remediation services | 439 | 460 | 497 | 498 | 413 Educational services | 42 | 43 | 30 | 45 | 26 Health care and social assistance | 117 | 146 | 138 | 152 | 119 Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 96 | 91 | 78 | 83 | 59 Accommodation and food services | 202 | 171 | 175 | 188 | 160 Other services, except | | | | | public administration | 223 | 205 | 195 | 210 | 188 | | | | | Government(5) | 497 | 473 | 471 | 426 | 415 Federal government(3) | 107 | 116 | 124 | 111 | 95 State government(3) | 97 | 91 | 69 | 75 | 67 Local government(3) | 291 | 265 | 276 | 240 | 251 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 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 these years, see our definitions page at https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfdef.htm. 3 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. 4 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. 5 Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. Cases classified as foreign government and other government are included in all government counts, but not displayed separately. 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