Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries for selected events or exposures, 2015-19
Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries for selected events or exposures, 2015-19
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Characteristic | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
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Total(1) | 4,836 | 5,190 | 5,147 | 5,250 | 5,333
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Event or exposure(2) | | | | |
Violence and other injuries by persons or animals | 703 | 866 | 807 | 828 | 841
Intentional injury by person | 646 | 792 | 733 | 757 | 761
Homicides | 417 | 500 | 458 | 453 | 454
Shooting by other person—intentional | 354 | 394 | 351 | 351 | 363
Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing | 28 | 38 | 47 | 44 | 42
Suicides | 229 | 291 | 275 | 304 | 307
Transportation incidents | 2,054 | 2,083 | 2,077 | 2,080 | 2,122
Aircraft incidents | 139 | 130 | 126 | 133 | 152
Rail vehicle incidents | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47
Pedestrian vehicular incident | 289 | 342 | 313 | 325 | 341
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone | 44 | 58 | 56 | 58 | 56
Water vehicle incident | 44 | 48 | 68 | 58 | 63
Roadway incident involving motorized land vehicle | 1,264 | 1,252 | 1,299 | 1,276 | 1,270
Roadway collision with other vehicle | 660 | 628 | 663 | 677 | 729
Roadway collision moving in same direction | 166 | 168 | 189 | 183 | 194
Roadway collision moving in opposite | | | | |
directions, oncoming | 224 | 199 | 214 | 243 | 258
Roadway collision moving perpendicularly | 154 | 150 | 149 | 141 | 153
Roadway collision with object other than vehicle| 360 | 342 | 377 | 373 | 325
Vehicle struck object or animal on side | | | | |
of roadway | 335 | 321 | 348 | 345 | 301
Roadway noncollision incident | 240 | 278 | 252 | 222 | 212
Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway | 201 | 238 | 197 | 170 | 164
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle | 253 | 245 | 209 | 225 | 236
Nonroadway noncollision incident | 182 | 182 | 166 | 164 | 193
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | 131 | 120 | 111 | 105 | 128
Fire or explosion | 121 | 88 | 123 | 115 | 99
Fall, slip, trip | 800 | 849 | 887 | 791 | 880
Fall on same level | 125 | 134 | 151 | 154 | 146
Fall to lower level | 648 | 697 | 713 | 615 | 711
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment | 55 | 65 | 48 | 50 | 37
Fall through surface or existing opening | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 95
Exposure to harmful substances or environments | 424 | 518 | 531 | 621 | 642
Exposure to electricity | 134 | 154 | 136 | 160 | 166
Exposure to temperature extremes | 40 | 48 | 38 | 60 | 53
Exposure to other harmful substances | 215 | 268 | 317 | 355 | 379
Inhalation of harmful substance | 45 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 59
Contact with objects and equipment | 722 | 761 | 695 | 786 | 732
Struck by object or equipment | 519 | 553 | 503 | 566 | 518
Struck by powered vehicle nontransport | 216 | 232 | 197 | 215 | 205
Struck by falling object or equipment | 247 | 255 | 237 | 278 | 241
Struck by discharged or flying object | 22 | 15 | 28 | 32 | 26
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | 99 | 117 | 108 | 137 | 120
Caught in running equipment or machinery | 74 | 103 | 76 | 106 | 93
Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, | | | | |
equipment, or material | 90 | 82 | 70 | 73 | 83
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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 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward.
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
Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023
United States Department of Labor
