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Southwest Fatal Occupational Injuries by State

Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, United States and selected states, 2021
Area	Total fatal injuries	Event or exposure (1)
Area	Total fatal injuries	Violence and other injuries by persons or animals	Transportation incidents	Fires or explosions	Falls, slips, trips	Exposure to harmful substances or environments	Contact with objects and equipment
United States	5,190	761	1,982	76	850	798	705
Arkansas	74	5	44	-	10	4	10
Louisiana	141	19	52	6	19	30	15
New Mexico	53	5	38	-	-	5	-
Oklahoma	86	9	36	6	12	10	13
Texas	533	57	260	7	88	54	66
(1) Based on BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward.
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/oshcfdef.htm. Dashes 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: BLS Southwest Information Office, Dallas; CFOI Survey.