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Characteristic | 2017 | ||||||
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Total fatal injuries | Event or exposure(1) | ||||||
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 |
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Total |
534 | 73 | 234 | 9 | 93 | 49 | 74 |
Employee status |
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Wage and salary(2) |
441 | 62 | 197 | 9 | 72 | 34 | 66 |
Self-employed(3) |
93 | 11 | 37 | 21 | 15 | 8 | |
Gender |
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Women |
38 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
Men |
496 | 65 | 220 | 8 | 86 | 47 | 69 |
Age |
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Under 16 years |
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16 to 17 years |
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18 to 19 years |
7 | 4 | |||||
20 to 24 years |
47 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 9 | ||
25 to 34 years |
96 | 11 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 13 | |
35 to 44 years |
99 | 15 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 14 | |
45 to 54 years |
120 | 15 | 55 | 17 | 11 | 21 | |
55 to 64 years |
119 | 19 | 52 | 27 | 6 | 12 | |
65 years and over |
45 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | |
Race or ethnic origin(4) |
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White (non-Hispanic) |
241 | 35 | 107 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 30 |
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) |
60 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
Hispanic or Latino |
219 | 22 | 92 | 50 | 19 | 35 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) |
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Asian (non-Hispanic) |
10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) |
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Multiple races (non-Hispanic) |
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Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic) |
4 | ||||||
Occupation (SOC)(5) |
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Management, business, science, and arts occupations |
38 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 3 | ||
Management occupations |
16 | 4 | 10 | ||||
Business and financial operations occupations |
3 | 3 | |||||
Computer and mathematical occupations |
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Architecture and engineering occupations |
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Life, physical, and social science occupations |
5 | ||||||
Community and social services occupations |
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Legal occupations |
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Education, training, and library occupations |
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Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
4 | 3 | |||||
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
7 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Service occupations |
75 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | |
Healthcare support occupations |
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Protective service occupations |
32 | 19 | 7 | 4 | |||
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
7 | 3 | |||||
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
28 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | |
Personal care and service occupations |
6 | ||||||
Sales and office occupations |
21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | |||
Sales and related occupations |
14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |||
Office and administrative support occupations |
7 | 3 | |||||
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
202 | 14 | 59 | 5 | 48 | 30 | 45 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
19 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |||
Construction and extraction occupations |
138 | 4 | 37 | 41 | 21 | 32 | |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
45 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
193 | 7 | 135 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 22 |
Production occupations |
24 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ||
Transportation and material moving occupations |
169 | 5 | 131 | 10 | 4 | 18 | |
Military occupations(6) |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
Industry (NAICS)(7) |
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Private industry(8) |
491 | 57 | 218 | 8 | 87 | 46 | 73 |
Goods producing |
218 | 13 | 75 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 46 |
Natural resources and mining |
71 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
32 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 6 | ||
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9) |
39 | 22 | 3 | 10 | |||
Construction |
129 | 7 | 30 | 44 | 23 | 23 | |
Manufacturing |
18 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Service providing |
273 | 44 | 143 | 39 | 17 | 27 | |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
147 | 12 | 104 | 13 | 4 | 13 | |
Wholesale trade |
16 | 11 | |||||
Retail trade |
18 | 6 | 3 | 7 | |||
Transportation and warehousing |
110 | 4 | 88 | 4 | 11 | ||
Utilities |
3 | ||||||
Information |
4 | ||||||
Financial activities |
6 | ||||||
Finance and insurance |
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Real estate and rental and leasing |
5 | ||||||
Professional and business services |
59 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 7 | |
Professional, scientific, and technical services |
12 | 3 | 8 | ||||
Management of companies and enterprises |
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Administrative and waste services |
47 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 7 | |
Educational and health services |
13 | 5 | |||||
Educational services |
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Health care and social assistance |
13 | 5 | |||||
Leisure and hospitality |
17 | 9 | |||||
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
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Accommodation and food services |
15 | 8 | |||||
Other services, except public administration |
26 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | ||
Government(8) |
43 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | ||
Federal government |
8 | 3 | |||||
State government |
9 | 5 | 3 | ||||
Local government |
26 | 9 | 10 | 3 | |||
Footnotes |
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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. |