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Fatal Occupational Injuries in Arkansas

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, Arkansas
Characteristic	2017
	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	76	9	47		10	3	7

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	64	6	43		7		6
Self-employed(3)	12	3	4		3	1

Gender
Women	6	2	4
Men	70	7	43		10	3	7

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years	1		1
20 to 24 years	3	1
25 to 34 years	13		8		3	1
35 to 44 years	11	2	8
45 to 54 years	21	2	13				3
55 to 64 years	14	2	9				1
65 years and over	13		7		3

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	62	8	39		7	3	5
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	7		5
Hispanic or Latino	6				3
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	7
Management occupations	5
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
Education, training, and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Service occupations	11	4	4		1
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	4
Food preparation and serving related occupations
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	5				1
Personal care and service occupations	2
Sales and office occupations
Sales and related occupations
Office and administrative support occupations
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	13		5		6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	3
Construction and extraction occupations	6				4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4		2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	43		34		3	1	3
Production occupations	7				3	1
Transportation and material moving occupations	36	1	33
Military occupations(6)

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	68	6	44		9		7
Goods producing	20		5		8		4
Natural resources and mining	5
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	5
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)
Construction	9				4	1
Manufacturing	6				3
Service providing	48	5	39		1		3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	32	3	29
Wholesale trade
Retail trade	2	1	1
Transportation and warehousing	27	1	26
Utilities
Information
Financial activities
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Professional and business services	8		4		1		3
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	8		4		1		3
Educational and health services	5	1	4
Educational services	1		1
Health care and social assistance	4	1	3
Leisure and hospitality
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Accommodation and food services
Other services, except public administration	1
Government(8)	8	3	3			1
Federal government
State government
Local government	8	3	3			1
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. (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 Hispanic and Latino workers. (5) CFOI has used several versions of the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) system since 2003 to define occupation. For more information on the version of SOC used in this year, see our definitions page. (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 more information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our definitions page. (8) Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system. (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.
Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. 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.