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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
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TABLE A-7. Fatal occupational injuries by worker characteristics and event or exposure, all United States, 2023
Worker Characteristics Total fatal injuries (number) Event or exposure(1)
Transportation incidents(2) Violent acts(3) Contact incidents Falls, slips, trips Exposure to harmful substances, environments Explosions and fires

Total

 5,283 1,942 740 779 885 820 104

Employee status

Wage and salary(4)

 4,366 1,631 584 601 726 721 91

Self-employed(5)

 917 311 156 178 159 99 13

Gender

Women

 447 165 92 34 66 80 10

Men

 4,832 1,775 647 744 819 740 94

Age

Under 16 years

 5 - - - - 1 -

16 to 17 years

 18 8 - - - - -

18 to 19 years

 76 24 - 17 8 11 -

20 to 24 years

 339 142 69 47 28 49 4

25 to 34 years

 921 336 179 110 92 184 -

35 to 44 years

 1,035 368 155 143 143 210 13

45 to 54 years

 1,042 365 153 153 172 172 25

55 to 64 years

 1,089 401 117 159 226 151 29

65 years and over

 757 296 50 144 212 42 12

Race or ethnic origin(6)

White, non-Hispanic

 2,963 1,133 375 457 463 462 70

Black or African-American, non-Hispanic

 659 261 155 68 51 114 6

Hispanic or Latino

 1,250 390 118 209 318 192 20

American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic

 37 16 3 4 6 8 -

Asian, non-Hispanic

 167 51 65 10 21 16 4

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic

 13 - - - - 4 -

Footnotes
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 3.02 implemented for 2023 data forward.
(2) Includes roadway, nonroadway, air, water, rail fatal occupational injuries, and fatal occupational injuries resulting from being struck by a vehicle.
(3) Includes violence by persons and self-inflicted injury.
(4) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation. Cases where employment status is unknown are included in the counts of wage and salary workers.
(5) 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.
(6) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude data for Hispanic and Latino workers. Cases where ethnicity is unknown are included in counts of non-Hispanic workers.

Note: Data for all years are revised and final. 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. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. N.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." 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, December 2024

Last Modified Date: December 19, 2024