Figure 1. Percent distribution of fatal occupational injuries for education, training, and library workers by events or exposures, all ownerships, 2011–14
Fatal injury	Percent distribution
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals	27
Falls, slips, trips	24
Exposure to harmful substances or environments	4
Transportation incidents	38
Contact with objects and equipment	5
Overexertion and bodily reaction	4
Notes: From 2011 to 2014, 109 total workplace fatalities occurred to educators. Of the 27 percent of violent injuries, 14 percent were injury by other person—unintentional or intent unknown, 41 percent intentional injury by other person, and 45 percent self-inflicted injury—intentional. Percentages may not add up to 100 because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 2011–14.