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Get detailed statistics for occupational fatalities.

Fatal occupational injuries in California

Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, California
Characteristic	2020
	Total fatal injuries	Event or exposure(1)
	Total fatal injuries	Violence and other injuries by persons or animals	Transpor- tation incidents	Fires and explosions	Falls, slips, trips	Exposure to harmful substances or environments	Contact with objects and equipment
Total	463	97	122	5	99	85	52
Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	380	75	108		71	74
Self-employed(3)	83	22	14		28	11
Gender
Women	35	9	10		7	6	3
Men	428	88	112		92	79	49
Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	14		7
20 to 24 years	27		10			3
25 to 34 years	84	25	19			25	7
35 to 44 years	71	10	19		11	20	9
45 to 54 years	91	21	24		16	15
55 to 64 years	108	21	27		28	16	14
65 years and over	67	10	15		30		7
Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	180	37	53		39	34
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	28	12	6			4
Hispanic or Latino	214	27	53		54	43	33
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	7		4
Asian (non-Hispanic)	31	18
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)
Multiple races (non-Hispanic)
Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)
Occupation (SOC)(5)
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	46
Management occupations	19	5	3		6	3
Business and financial operations occupations	4
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations	5
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Community and social services occupations
Legal occupations
Educational instruction and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	3
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	6
Service occupations	95	27	15		22	24	4
Healthcare support occupations	8	4
Protective service occupations	30	15
Food preparation and serving related occupations	7					4
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	44	5	7		18	10	4
Personal care and service occupations	6					3
Sales and office occupations	39	18				6
Sales and related occupations	34	18			5	6
Office and administrative support occupations	5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	148	16			46	31
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	25				4	6	9
Construction and extraction occupations	90		14		36	19	15
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	33	10	5		6	6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	115		56				15
Production occupations	11						4
Transportation and material moving occupations	104	13	56		13		11
Military occupations(6)
Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	409	84	101	3	92	76	51
Goods producing
Natural resources and mining	36					7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	32		7			7	10
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)	4
Construction	92		17		37	19	12
Manufacturing	18	4	3				5
Service providing(10)
Trade, transportation, and utilities	109		43		10		10
Wholesale trade	12		4		3
Retail trade	37	22	4			6
Transportation and warehousing	59	10	34			4	6
Utilities	1		1
Information	7
Financial activities	15				5
Finance and insurance	3
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	3			5
Professional and business services	76					16
Professional, scientific, and technical services	10					3
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	66	11	15		20	13	7
Educational and health services	18	10				5
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	18	10				5
Leisure and hospitality	19	3				10
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	5					3
Accommodation and food services	14	3				7
Other services, except public administration	18	6			5		3
Government(8)					7
Federal government	25	6	15
State government	7					3
Local government	21	6	3		7	3
Footnotes (1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. (2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation. Cases where employee status is unknown are included in the counts of wage and salary workers. (3) 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. (4) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude data for Hispanics and Latinos. Cases where ethnicity is unknown are included in counts of non-Hispanic workers. (5) CFOI has used several versions of the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) system since 2003 to define occupation. For complete information on the version of SOC used in this year, see our definitions page. Cases where occupation is unknown are included in the total. (6) Includes fatal injuries to persons identified as resident armed forces regardless of individual occupation listed. (7) 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 this year, see our definitions page. Cases where ownership is unknown are included in private industry counts. Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts. (8) 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. Cases classified as foreign government and other government are included in all government counts, but not displayed separately. (9) 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. (10) Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts.
Note: 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. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. 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.