Fatal occupational injuries in Alabama

Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Alabama
Characteristic	2021
	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	111	22	42		20	10	17
Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	104	21	40
Self-employed(3)	7	1
Gender
Women	4
Men	107					10	17
Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 34 years	29	11	12		5
35 to 44 years	23	4	7		4	4	4
45 to 54 years	15		7		4
55 to 64 years	25		11				7
65 years and over	14	5					3
Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	78	13	31		13	10	11
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	23	9
Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)
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
Management occupations	1
Business and financial operations occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Architecture and engineering occupations
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
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Service occupations	10
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations
Food preparation and serving related occupations
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	3
Personal care and service occupations
Sales and office occupations
Sales and related occupations	1	1
Office and administrative support occupations
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations							11
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction and extraction occupations	23				10	5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	14						6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	51		34		5
Production occupations	9		4
Transportation and material moving occupations	42	4	30		5		3
Military occupations(6)
Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	100	18	39		19	9	15
Goods producing
Natural resources and mining	4
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)
Construction	22		3		11	6
Manufacturing	17	3	5				5
Service providing(10)
Trade, transportation, and utilities			24
Wholesale trade	6
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing	25		21
Utilities	4
Information
Financial activities
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Professional and business services
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	7		3
Educational and health services			1
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	1		1
Leisure and hospitality		3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Accommodation and food services	3	3
Other services, except public administration	4
Government(8)		4				1	2
Federal government	1		1
State government	2
Local government	7	4				1	2
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.