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NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2014

(PRELIMINARY RESULTS)

The published fatal occupational injury rates and the total hours worked for 12 occupations, 2 industries, 

and for Asian, non-Hispanic workers were improperly calculated. For details on the affected rates and 

products, please visit www.bls.gov/bls/errata/cfoi-errata-2016.htm.

A preliminary total of 4,679 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2014, an increase 

of 2 percent over the revised count of 4,585 fatal work injuries in 2013, according to results from the 

Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 

preliminary rate of fatal work injury for U.S. workers in 2014 was 3.3 per 100,000 full-time equivalent 

(FTE) workers; the revised rate for 2013 was also 3.3.

Revised 2014 data from CFOI will be released in the late spring of 2016. Over the last 5 years, net 

increases to the preliminary count have averaged 173 cases, ranging from a low of 84 in 2011 (up

2 percent) to a high of 245 in 2012 (up 6 percent). 

Key preliminary findings of the 2014 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries:

 The number of fatal work injuries in private goods-producing industries in 2014 was 9 percent 

higher than the revised 2013 count but slightly lower in private service-providing industries. Fatal 

injuries were higher in mining (up 17 percent), agriculture (up 14 percent), manufacturing (up 

9 percent), and construction (up 6 percent). Fatal work injuries for government workers were 

lower (down 12 percent).

 Falls, slips, and trips increased 10 percent to 793 in 2014 from 724 in 2013. This was driven 

largely by an increase in falls to a lower level to 647 in 2014 from 595 in 2013.

 Fatal work injuries involving workers 55 years of age and over rose 9 percent to 1,621 in 2014 up 

from 1,490 in 2013. The preliminary 2014 count for workers 55 and over is the highest total ever 

reported by CFOI.

 After a sharp decline in 2013, fatal work injuries among self-employed workers increased

10 percent in 2014 from 950 in 2013 to 1,047 in 2014.

 Women incurred 13 percent more fatal work injuries in 2014 than in 2013. Even with this 

increase, women accounted for only 8 percent of all fatal occupational injuries in 2014.

 Fatal work injuries among Hispanic or Latino workers were lower in 2014, while fatal injuries 

among non-Hispanic white, black or African-American, and Asian workers were all higher.

 In 2014, 797 decedents were identified as contracted workers, 6 percent higher than the 

749 fatally-injured contracted workers reported in 2013. Workers who were contracted at the time 

of their fatal injury accounted for 17 percent of all fatal work injury cases in 2014.
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 The number of fatal work injuries among police officers and police supervisors was higher in 

2014, rising from 88 in 2013 to 103 in 2014, an increase of 17 percent.

Worker characteristics

Fatal injuries to self-employed workers rose 10 percent in 2014 to 1,047, up from 950 in 2013. Although 

higher than in 2013, the 2014 preliminary total for self-employed workers is about the same as the 10-

year average for the series. Fatal injuries among wage and salary workers remained at about the same 

level as in 2013.

Fatal work injuries involving workers age 45 to 54 years, 55 to 64 years, and 65 years of age and over 

all increased in 2014 compared to 2013 totals. The number of workers 55 years and over who were 

fatally injured in 2014 increased 9 percent to 1,621, the highest annual total since the inception of the 

fatality census in 1992. Workers of a wide variety of ages are included in the 2014 CFOI counts – 8 

workers under the age of 16 are included as well as 8 workers age 90 and over. 

Fatal injuries among women rose 13 percent in 2014 to 359 from 319 in 2013. Fatal work injuries 

among men in 2014 were slightly higher than the previous year. Consistent with previous years, men 

accounted for 92 percent of all fatal occupational injuries. 

Fatal work injuries among Hispanic or Latino workers fell 3 percent to 789 in 2014, compared to 817 in 

2013. Fatal work injuries were higher among non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black or AfricanAmerican, and non-Hispanic Asian workers. 

Overall, there were 827 fatal work injuries involving foreign-born workers in 2014. These 827 foreignborn workers came from over 80 different countries, of which the greatest share (334 or 40 percent) was 

born in Mexico. Of the 789 fatal work injuries incurred by Hispanic or Latino workers, 503 (64 percent) 

involved foreign-born workers. Of the 134 fatal work injuries incurred by non-Hispanic Asian workers, 

116 (87 percent) involved foreign-born workers. 

For more detailed information on fatal injuries by worker characteristics, see the worker characteristics 

table in the 2014 data section at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm.

Type of incident

In 2014, fatal work injuries due to transportation incidents were slightly higher – 1,891, up from 1,865

in 2013. Overall, transportation incidents accounted for 40 percent of fatal workplace injuries in 2014

(see chart 1). Within the transportation event category, roadway incidents constituted 57 percent of the 

fatal work injury total in 2014. The second largest number of transportation fatalities in 2014 involved

pedestrian vehicular incidents (17 percent). Fatalities resulting from pedestrian vehicular incidents were

up 6 percent from last year’s revised count (313 in 2014 up from 294 in 2013). Rail vehicle incidents 

also increased in 2014, rising 34 percent to 55 fatal injuries from 41 in 2013.

(Note that roadway incident counts presented in this release are expected to rise when updated 2014 data 

are released in the late spring of 2016 because key source documentation detailing specific 

transportation-related incidents has not yet been received.)
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Fatal work injuries due to violence and other injuries by persons or animals were lower in 2014, with 

749 deaths in 2014 compared to 773 in 2013. The number of workplace homicides was about the same 

as the total in 2013, but workplace suicides decreased slightly in 2014, from 282 to 271. Among the

workplace homicides in which women were the victims, the greatest share of assailants were relatives or

domestic partners (32 percent of those homicides). In workplace homicides involving men, robbers were 

the most common type of assailant (33 percent).

Fatal falls, slips, and trips were up 10 percent in 2014 from the previous year. Falls to lower level were 

up 9 percent to 647 from 595 in 2013, and falls on the same level increased 17 percent. In 532 of the

647 fatal falls to lower level, the height of the fall was known. Of those cases in which the height of fall 

was known, four-fifths involved falls of 30 feet or less (427) while about two-thirds (340) involved falls 

of 20 feet or less.

Work-related injury deaths due to contact with objects and equipment were down slightly from the 

revised 2013 number (721 to 708). The largest proportion of fatal injuries in this category (34 percent) 

occurred when workers were struck by falling objects or equipment. The next largest share (28 percent) 

involved injuries in which decedents were struck by powered vehicles in nontransport situations (e.g.,

struck by a rolling vehicle or by a vehicle that had tipped over while on jacks).

Roadway incidents

23%

Other

17%

Homicides

9%

Struck by object 

or equipment

11%

Other

4%

Total=4,679

Falls, slips, and trips

Violence and other injuries 

by persons or animals 16%

Contact with objects

and equipment

Exposure to harmful 

substances or environments

Transportation incidents

40%

Fires and explosions 3%

15%

Chart 1. Fatal occupational injuries by major event, 2014*

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015.

Note: Transportation counts presented in this release are expected to rise when updated 2014 data are released in spring 2016 because key source documentation detailing

specific transportation-related incidents has not yet been received. Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.

.

Other

7%

*Data for 2014 are preliminary.

17%

8%

Other

3%

Falls to 

lower level

14%

Fatal work injuries due to fires decreased 35 percent from 82 in 2013 to 53 in 2014. Fatal injuries 

resulting from explosions, however, increased 25 percent to 84 cases, led by an increase in explosions of 

pressure vessels, piping, or tires.

A total of 372 workers were killed in 163 multiple fatality incidents (events where more than one worker 

was killed). For more detailed information on fatal injuries by incident, see the event tables in the 2014 

data section at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm.
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Occupation

Transportation and material moving occupations accounted for the largest share (28%) of fatal 

occupational injuries of any occupation group. Fatal work injuries in this group rose 3 percent to 1,289 

in 2014, the highest total since 2008. Drivers/sales workers and truck drivers (see chart 2) accounted for 

nearly 2 out of every 3 fatal injuries in this group (835 of the 1,289 fatal injuries in 2014). In this group,

drivers/sales workers increased 74 percent to 54 in 2014, and heavy and tractor-trailer drivers had their 

highest total since 2008 (725 fatalities in 2014).

Fatal work injuries in construction and extraction occupations increased 5 percent (40 cases) in 2014 to 

885. This is the highest total for this occupation group since 2008. The fatal injury rate for workers in 

construction and extraction occupations was 11.8 per 100,000 FTE workers in 2014 and 12.2 per 

100,000 FTE workers in 2013. Fatal injuries among construction trades workers increased 3 percent in 

2014 to 611 fatalities, the highest count since 2009. Fatal work injuries to construction laborers, the 

occupation within construction trades workers with the highest number of fatalities, decreased by

14 cases in 2014 to 206. Conversely, the number of fatally-injured electricians increased by 14 cases in 

2014 to 78.

Chart 2. Civilian occupations with high fatal work injury rates, 2014*

Note: Fatal injury rates exclude workers under the age of 16 years, volunteers, and resident military. The number of fatal work injuries represents total published fatal injuries 

before the exclusions. For additional information on the fatal work injury rate methodology, please see http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshnotice10.htm.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 2015.

Fatal work injury rate

(per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers)

300 50 100

Number of fatal work injuries

Refuse and recyclable material collectors

Roofers

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers

Fishers and related fishing workers

Logging workers

900 600 0 150

Total fatal work injuries = 4,679

All-worker fatal injury rate = 3.3

*Data for 2014 are preliminary.

First-line supervisors of construction 

trades and extraction workers

Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

Structural iron and steel workers

Farmers, ranchers, and other 

agricultural managers

109.5

80.8

63.2

46.2

35.8

26.0

25.2

23.4

19.2

17.9

15

22

25

27

77

81

81

130

263

835

The number of fatal work injuries among protective service occupations decreased 15 percent in 2014 to 

211 fatalities, a series low for this occupation group. This was led by a drop in fatalities among 

firefighters and first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers, down 51 percent to 35 in 

2014. Fatal injuries to police officers and first-line supervisors of police and detectives, however,

increased 17 percent to 103 in 2014.

Fatalities among farming, fishing, and forestry occupations rose 9 percent to 253 in 2014. The increase 

was led by fatalities involving agricultural workers (up 12 percent to 143) and fatalities involving 

logging workers (up 31 percent to 77). 

Fatal injuries to resident military personnel declined to 55 from 71 in 2013. 
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For more detailed information on fatal injuries by occupation, see the occupation tables in the 2014 data 

section at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm.

Industry

In the private sector, a total of 4,251 fatal work injuries were recorded in 2014, 4 percent higher than the 

revised total of 4,101 in 2013. Goods-producing industries were up 9 percent in 2014. Totals were 

higher for private mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (up 17 percent); agriculture, forestry, 

fishing and hunting (up 14 percent); manufacturing (up 9 percent); and construction (up 6 percent). 

Construction fatalities rose to 874 in 2014 from 828 in 2013 (see chart 3). The number of fatal work 

injuries in construction in 2014 was the highest reported total since 2008. The fatal injury rate for 

workers in the private construction industry was 9.5 per 100,000 FTE workers in 2014 and 9.7 per 

100,000 FTE workers in 2013. Heavy and civil engineering construction recorded a series low of 

138 fatal injuries in 2014, down from 165 in 2013.

Note: Fatal injury rates exclude workers under the age of 16 years, volunteers, and resident military. The number of fatal work injuries represents total published fatal injuries 

before the exclusions. For additional information on the fatal work injury rate methodology, please see http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshnotice10.htm.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 2015.

Fatal work injury rate

(per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers)

Total fatal work injuries = 4,679

All-worker fatal injury rate = 3.3

Number of fatal work injuries

Chart 3. Number and rate of fatal occupational injuries by industry sector, 2014*

10 20

Agriculture, forestry, fishing

and hunting

Mining, quarrying, and 

oil and gas extraction

900 600 300

*Data for 2014 are preliminary.

Utilities

Information

Financial activities

Educational and health services

Other services (exc. public admin.)

Wholesale trade

Leisure and hospitality

Retail trade

Manufacturing

Professional and business services

Government

Transportation and warehousing

Construction

0 30

0.7

1.1

1.2

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.6

2.6

4.8

9.5

13.5

14.1

24.9

735

568

428

418

341

267

207

181

179

174

144

114

32

17

874

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting fatalities were 14 percent higher in 2014 at 568 compared to 

500 in 2013. Fatal injuries in forestry and logging rose to 92 in 2014 from 81 in 2013 and the highest 

total since 2008. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting recorded the highest fatal injury rate of any 

industry sector at 24.9 fatal work injuries per 100,000 FTE workers in 2014.

Fatal work injuries in the private mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector were 17 percent 

higher in 2014, rising to 181 from 155 in 2013, and the fatal injury rate also increased to 14.1 per 

100,000 FTE workers in 2014 from 12.4 per 100,000 FTE workers in 2013. While coal mining recorded

smaller numbers of fatal work injuries in 2014, the number of fatal work injury cases in oil and gas 

extraction industries were 27 percent higher in 2014, rising to 142 in 2014 from 112 in 2013. Oil and gas 
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extraction industries include oil and gas extraction (North American Industry Classification System 

[NAICS] 21111), drilling oil and gas wells (NAICS 213111), and support activities for oil and gas 

operations (NAICS 213112).

Service-providing industries in the private sector decreased slightly from 2013. Fatal work injuries in 

transportation and warehousing accounted for 735 fatal work injuries in 2014, almost unchanged from 

the revised 2013 count of 733 fatalities. Financial activities rose 31 percent, while wholesale trade fell 

11 percent.

Fatal occupational injuries among government workers fell 12 percent to a series low of 428 fatal work 

injuries in 2014, down from 484 in 2013. Federal government work fatalities, which fell 29 percent to 92 

in 2014 from 129 in 2013, accounted for most of the decline.

For more detailed information on fatal injuries by industry, see the industry tables in the 2014 data 

section at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm.

Contracted workers

In 2014, the number of fatal occupational injuries incurred by contracted workers was 797, or 17 percent 

of all fatal injuries, compared to 749 (16 percent) reported in 2013. Falls to a lower level accounted for 

33 percent of contracted worker deaths while struck by object or equipment (17 percent), pedestrian 

vehicular incidents (12 percent), and exposure to electricity (9 percent) incidents were also frequent 

events among contracted workers. These four types of incidents each constituted a greater share of 

fatalities among contracted workers than they did for all workers.

Fatally-injured contracted workers were most often contracted by a firm in the private construction 

industry sector (164 or 21 percent of all contracted workers). They were also frequently contracted by a 

government entity (148 or 19 percent) and by firms in the private financial activities (81 or 10 percent); 

private mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (72 or 9 percent); and private manufacturing (70 or

9 percent) industry sectors.

Over half of all contracted workers (415 workers) were working in construction and extraction 

occupations when fatally injured. Decedents in this occupation group were most often employed as 

construction laborers (108); electricians (48); first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction 

workers (44); roofers (42); and painters, construction and maintenance (25). Among contracted workers 

who were employed outside the construction and extraction occupation group, the largest number of 

fatal occupational injuries was incurred by heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (76 workers); 

landscaping and groundskeeping workers (21); security guards (17); tree trimmers and pruners (16); 

heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers (15); and excavating and loading 

machine and dragline operators (13).

For more detailed information on fatal injuries incurred by contracted workers, see the contracted 

workers table in the miscellaneous CFOI data tables section at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm#other and 

the CFOI definition of contracted workers at http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfdef.htm.
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State and metropolitan statistical area (MSA) 

Twenty-four states reported higher numbers of fatal work injuries in 2014 than in 2013, while 22 states 

and the District of Columbia reported lower numbers. Four states reported the same number as in 2013.

For more detailed state results, contact the individual state agency responsible for the collection of CFOI 

data in that state. Although data for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam are not included in 

the national totals for this release, results for these jurisdictions are available. Participating agencies and 

their telephone numbers are listed in Table 6. 

Detailed data are available on fatal work injuries for more than 50 Metropolitan Statistical Areas 

(MSAs), and counts of fatal work injuries are available for over 300 MSAs. Eleven MSAs reported 50 

or more fatal occupational injuries in 2014. For additional data by MSA, see the tables in the MSA 

section at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm#MSA.

Background of the program

The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), part of the BLS Occupational Safety and Health 

Statistics (OSHS) program, compiles a count of all fatal work injuries occurring in the U.S. during the 

calendar year. The CFOI program uses diverse state, federal, and independent data sources to identify, 

verify, and describe fatal work injuries. This ensures counts are as complete and accurate as possible. 

For the 2014 data, over 19,800 unique source documents were reviewed as part of the data collection 

process. For technical information and definitions for CFOI, please go to the BLS Handbook of Methods 

on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch9.pdf. 

The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), another component of the OSHS program, 

presents frequency counts and incidence rates by industry and also by detailed case circumstances and 

worker characteristics for nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses for cases that result in days away 

from work. Incidence rates for 2014 by industry and case type will be published in October 2015, and 

information on 2014 case circumstances and worker characteristics will be available in November 2015. 

For additional data, access the BLS website: www.bls.gov/iif/. 

Beginning with 2014 data, CFOI began classifying industry using the 2012 version of the 

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 2012). Industry data from 2009 to 2013 were 

classified using the NAICS 2007. NAICS 2012 includes revisions across several sectors. For more 

information, go to http://www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm.

TECHNICAL NOTES 

Identification and verification of work-related fatalities

In 2014, there were 14 cases included for which work relationship could not be independently verified; 

however, the information on the initiating source document for these cases was sufficient to determine 

that the incident was likely to be job-related. Data for these fatalities were included in the Census of 

Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) counts. An additional 61 fatalities submitted by states were not 

included because the source documents had insufficient information to determine work relationship and 

could not be verified by either an independent source document or a follow-up questionnaire.
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States may identify additional fatal work injuries after preliminary data collection closes for a reference 

year. In addition, other fatalities excluded from the published count because of insufficient information 

to determine work relationship may subsequently be verified as work related. States have up to 7 months 

from this release to update their preliminary published state counts. This procedure ensures that fatal

occupational injury data are disseminated as quickly as possible and that legitimate cases are not 

excluded from the revised counts.

Thus, each year's initial release of data should be considered preliminary. Revised data are released in 

the late spring of the following year; revised counts for 2014 will be available in 2016.

Federal/State agency coverage

The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries includes data for all fatal work injuries, whether the decedent 

was working in a job covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or other 

federal or state agencies or was outside the scope of regulatory coverage. Thus, any comparison between 

the BLS fatality census counts and those released by other agencies should take into account the 

different coverage requirements and definitions being used by each agency.

Acknowledgements

BLS thanks the participating states, New York City, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. 

Virgin Islands, and Guam for their efforts in collecting accurate, comprehensive, and useful data on fatal 

work injuries. BLS also appreciates the efforts of all federal, state, local, and private sector entities that 

provided source documents used to identify fatal work injuries. Among these agencies are the 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration; the National Transportation Safety Board; the U.S. 

Coast Guard; the Mine Safety and Health Administration; the Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs (Federal Employees’ Compensation and Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation 

divisions); the Federal Railroad Administration; the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; 

state vital statistics registrars, coroners, and medical examiners; state departments of health, labor, and 

industrial relations and workers’ compensation agencies; state and local police departments; and state 

farm bureaus.

Information in this release is available to sensory-impaired individuals. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; 

Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, 2013-2014

Event or exposure1

20132

(revised) 2014p

Number Percent

Total ................................................................................................... 4,585 4,679 100

Violence and other injuries by persons or animals .......................... 773 749 16

Homicides - intentional injury by other person ................................... 404 403 9

Shooting by other person - intentional ........................................... 322 307 7

Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing .............................................. 38 39 1

Self-inflicted injury - intentional .......................................................... 282 271 6

Transportation incidents ..................................................................... 1,865 1,891 40

Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle ......................... 1,099 1,075 23

Roadway collision with other vehicle ............................................. 564 566 12

Roadway collision - moving in same direction ........................... 144 135 3

Roadway collision - moving in opposite directions, oncoming ... 192 211 5

Roadway collision - moving perpendicularly .............................. 136 120 3

Roadway collision with object other than vehicle ........................... 332 294 6

Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway ................... 311 269 6

Roadway noncollision incident ....................................................... 201 211 5

Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway ........................................... 171 178 4

Nonroadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles .................. 227 246 5

Nonroadway noncollision incident .................................................. 181 191 4

Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway ..................................... 118 127 3

Pedestrian vehicular incident ............................................................. 294 313 7

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone ..................................... 48 53 1

Rail vehicle incidents ......................................................................... 41 55 1

Water vehicle incidents ...................................................................... 60 53 1

Aircraft incidents ................................................................................ 136 135 3

Fires and explosions ........................................................................... 149 137 3

Falls, slips, trips ................................................................................... 724 793 17

Falls to lower level ............................................................................. 595 647 14

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment ................................... 45 42 1

Fall through surface or existing opening ........................................ 68 82 2

Fall on same level .............................................................................. 110 129 3

Exposure to harmful substances or environments .......................... 335 390 8

Exposure to electricity ........................................................................ 141 156 3

Exposure to temperature extremes .................................................... 38 26 1

Exposure to other harmful substances .............................................. 124 180 4

Inhalation of harmful substance ..................................................... 39 59 1

Contact with objects and equipment ................................................. 721 708 15

Struck by object or equipment ........................................................... 509 498 11

Struck by falling object or equipment - other than powered vehicle 245 240 5

Struck by discharged or flying object ............................................. 29 21 3 ( )

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects ............................ 131 131 3

Caught in running equipment or machinery ................................... 105 104 2

Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or

material ........................................................................................ 78 74 2

1 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data

forward.

2 Totals for 2013 are revised and final. The BLS news release issued September 11, 2014, reported a total of 4,405 fatal

work injuries for calendar year 2013. Since then, an additional 180 job-related fatal injuries were identified, bringing the total

job-related fatal injury count for 2013 to 4,585. 3 Less than or equal to 0.5 percent. p Data for 2014 are preliminary. Revised and final 2014 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2016.

Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals

because of rounding. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal

agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

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Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2014p

Industry1

Fatal injuries Selected event or exposure2

(percent of total for industry)

Number Percent Homicides Roadway3 Falls, slips,

trips

Struck by

object or

equipment

Total ............................................................................... 4,679 100 9 23 17 11

Private industry .................................................................. 4,251 91 8 22 18 11

Goods producing ............................................................. 1,964 42 1 15 24 15

Natural resources and mining4 .................................... 749 16 1 18 9 24

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting ....................... 568 12 1 12 8 25

Crop production ......................................................... 248 5 2 13 11 17

Animal production ...................................................... 156 3 – 12 8 21

Forestry and logging .................................................. 92 2 – 16 4 70

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction4 .............. 181 4 – 36 9 20

Mining, except oil and gas ......................................... 38 1 – 3 13 16

Support activities for mining ....................................... 125 3 – 46 7 21

Construction .................................................................. 874 19 1 14 40 8

Construction ................................................................... 874 19 1 14 40 8

Construction of buildings ........................................... 175 4 4 10 46 7

Heavy and civil engineering construction .................. 138 3 – 23 12 13

Specialty trade contractors ........................................ 545 12 1 13 45 8

Manufacturing ................................................................ 341 7 4 12 14 11

Manufacturing ................................................................ 341 7 4 12 14 11

Food manufacturing ................................................... 54 1 7 13 17 –

Fabricated metal product manufacturing ................... 32 1 – – 19 19

Service providing ............................................................. 2,287 49 13 29 13 8

Trade, transportation, and utilities ............................... 1,198 26 13 39 9 7

Wholesale trade ............................................................. 179 4 4 30 16 16

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ....................... 99 2 3 21 13 23

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ................. 78 2 5 41 19 5

Retail trade .................................................................... 267 6 39 13 13 4

Motor vehicle and parts dealers ................................. 45 1 11 29 7 13

Food and beverage stores ......................................... 68 1 66 – 12 –

Transportation and warehousing ................................... 735 16 6 50 6 7

Truck transportation ................................................... 477 10 1 65 5 6

Transit and ground passenger transportation ............ 66 1 47 32 – 8

Utilities ........................................................................... 17 5 () – 24 6 –

Information ..................................................................... 32 1 3 50 28 –

Financial activities ......................................................... 114 2 18 27 17 4

Finance and insurance .................................................. 29 1 10 34 14 –

Real estate and rental and leasing ................................ 85 2 20 25 18 5

Professional and business services ............................ 418 9 10 18 22 14

Professional and technical services ............................... 78 2 9 13 15 –

Administrative and waste services ................................. 337 7 10 19 24 17

Educational and health services .................................. 144 3 10 21 14 –

Educational services ...................................................... 37 1 3 14 14 –

Health care and social assistance ................................. 107 2 13 23 14 –

Leisure and hospitality .................................................. 207 4 23 11 10 6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ............................... 78 2 3 5 8 12

Accommodation and food services ................................ 129 3 36 14 11 2

Other services, except public administration ............. 174 4 14 9 17 17

Government6 ...................................................................... 428 9 16 28 9 3

Federal government ........................................................... 92 2 8 22 10 –

State government .............................................................. 70 1 10 31 7 4

Local government .............................................................. 265 6 20 30 9 3

1 Industry data are based on the North American Industry Classification System, 2012. 2 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. The figure shown is the percent of the total fatal

injuries for that industry group. 3 "Roadway" includes deaths to vehicle occupants resulting from traffic incidents that occur on the public roadway, shoulder, or surrounding area. It excludes incidents

occurring entirely off the roadway, such as in parking lots and on farms; incidents involving trains; and deaths to pedestrians or other nonpassengers. 4 Includes fatal injuries at all establishments categorized as Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (Sector 21) in the North American Industry Classification System,

2012, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.

5 Less than or equal to 0.5 percent. 6 Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. p Data for 2014 are preliminary. Revised and final 2014 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2016.

Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. 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. There were zero fatal injuries for which there

was insufficient information to determine a specific industry classification.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

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Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and selected event or exposure, 2014p

Occupation1

Fatal injuries Selected event or exposure2

(percent of total for occupation)

Number Percent Homicides Roadway3 Falls, slips,

trips

Struck by

object or

equipment

Total ................................................................................................... 4,679 100 9 23 17 11

Management occupations ................................................................... 427 9 7 13 14 13

Top executives ................................................................................... 24 1 4 29 – –

Operations specialties managers ....................................................... 28 1 14 14 18 –

Other management occupations ........................................................ 365 8 7 11 14 15

Business and financial operations occupations .............................. 25 1 4 32 20 –

Computer and mathematical occupations ........................................ 16 4 ( ) – – 19 –

Architecture and engineering occupations ....................................... 33 1 – 30 9 –

Engineers ........................................................................................... 19 4 ( ) – 37 – –

Life, physical, and social science occupations ................................ 18 4 ( ) – 17 – –

Community and social services occupations ................................... 31 1 13 45 13 –

Legal occupations ............................................................................... 7 4 ( ) – – 14 –

Education, training, and library occupations .................................... 27 1 7 22 22 4

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ......... 47 1 15 4 13 6

Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers .................. 26 1 4 8 – 12

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations ........................ 53 1 13 23 8 –

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners ...................................... 31 1 13 10 – –

Health technologists and technicians ................................................. 18 4 ( ) 17 28 – –

Healthcare support occupations ........................................................ 14 4 ( ) – 21 21 –

Protective service occupations .......................................................... 211 5 36 25 5 –

Fire fighting and prevention workers .................................................. 26 1 4 15 – 4

Law enforcement workers .................................................................. 104 2 44 35 – –

Other protective service workers ....................................................... 61 1 44 11 10 –

Food preparation and serving related occupations ......................... 53 1 28 13 8 –

Supervisors, food preparation and serving workers ........................... 18 4 ( ) 22 28 – –

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ...... 245 5 5 9 31 18

Building cleaning and pest control workers ........................................ 55 1 15 7 42 5

Grounds maintenance workers .......................................................... 153 3 2 10 26 24

Personal care and service occupations ............................................ 61 1 21 11 16 –

Sales and related occupations ........................................................... 234 5 45 12 11 4

Supervisors, sales workers ................................................................ 120 3 48 7 6 5

Retail sales workers ........................................................................... 77 2 57 5 16 –

Sales representatives, services ......................................................... 16 4 ( ) 6 56 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ........................ 12 4 ( ) – 42 – –

Office and administrative support occupations ............................... 98 2 21 21 18 4

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers 50 1 16 34 20 6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ...................................... 253 5 1 13 5 34

Agricultural workers ........................................................................... 143 3 – 17 4 15

Fishing and hunting workers .............................................................. 22 4 () – – – –

Forest, conservation, and logging workers ........................................ 77 2 – 8 4 81

Construction and extraction occupations ......................................... 885 19 1 14 38 10

Supervisors, construction and extraction workers ............................. 130 3 2 17 29 12

Construction trades workers .............................................................. 611 13 2 11 46 8

Extraction workers ............................................................................. 87 2 – 26 14 18

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .......................... 391 8 4 12 22 18

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 122 3 2 11 10 39

Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ................... 212 5 2 13 26 9

Production occupations ...................................................................... 206 4 3 1 18 15

Supervisors, production workers ........................................................ 22 4 ( ) – – – 14

Metal workers and plastic workers ..................................................... 70 1 1 – 14 19

Transportation and material moving occupations ........................... 1,289 28 5 47 6 8

Air transportation workers .................................................................. 83 2 – – – –

Motor vehicle operators ..................................................................... 927 20 5 62 5 7

Water transportation workers ............................................................. 15 4 () – – – –

Material moving workers .................................................................... 221 5 4 13 14 15

Military occupations5 .......................................................................... 55 1 – 11 – –

1 Occupation data are based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, 2010. 2 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. The figure shown is the percent of the total

fatal injuries for that occupation group. 3 "Roadway" includes deaths to vehicle occupants resulting from traffic incidents that occur on the public roadway, shoulder, or surrounding area. It excludes incidents

occurring entirely off the roadway, such as in parking lots and on farms; incidents involving trains; and deaths to pedestrians or other non passengers. 4 Less than or equal to 0.5 percent. 5 Includes fatal injuries to persons identified as resident armed forces regardless of individual occupation listed. p Data for 2014 are preliminary. Revised and final 2014 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2016.

Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. 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. There were zero fatal injuries

for which there was insufficient information to determine a specific occupation classification.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

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Table 4. Fatal occupational injuries by selected worker characteristics and selected event or exposure, 2014p

Characteristic

Fatal injuries Selected event or exposure1

(percent of total for characteristic category)

Number Percent Homicides Roadway2 Falls,

slips, trips

Struck by

object or

equipment

Total ....................................................................................... 4,679 100 9 23 17 11

Employee status

Wage and salary3 .................................................................. 3,632 78 8 26 16 9

Self-employed4 ...................................................................... 1,047 22 11 11 20 15

Gender5

Male ....................................................................................... 4,320 92 8 23 17 11

Female ................................................................................... 359 8 19 19 16 4

Age6

Under 16 years ...................................................................... 8 7 ( ) – 38 – –

16 to 17 years ........................................................................ 13 7 ( ) 8 31 – –

18 to 19 years ........................................................................ 41 1 – 29 – 15

20 to 24 years ........................................................................ 289 6 10 22 8 10

25 to 34 years ........................................................................ 742 16 11 25 12 10

35 to 44 years ........................................................................ 838 18 11 23 13 10

45 to 54 years ........................................................................ 1,127 24 10 24 17 10

55 to 64 years ........................................................................ 965 21 5 25 21 11

65 years and over .................................................................. 656 14 5 16 27 13

Race or ethnic origin8

White (non-Hispanic) ............................................................. 3,174 68 6 23 17 11

Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) ............................. 457 10 19 29 9 8

Hispanic or Latino .................................................................. 789 17 9 21 22 10

American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) ................. 33 1 – 39 12 15

Asian (non-Hispanic) ............................................................. 134 3 32 16 13 7

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) ............... 5 7 () – – – –

Multiple races (non-Hispanic) ................................................ 20 7 ( ) – 25 30 15

Other or not reported (non-Hispanic) ..................................... 67 1 7 30 18 6

1 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. The figure shown is the

percent of the total fatal injuries for that demographic characteristic. 2 "Roadway" includes deaths to vehicle occupants resulting from traffic incidents that occur on the public roadway, shoulder, or surrounding area. It

excludes incidents occurring entirely off the roadway, such as in parking lots and on farms; incidents involving trains; and deaths to pedestrians or other

nonpassengers. 3 May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation. 4 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. 5 There were zero fatal injuries for which there was insufficient information to determine the gender of the decedent. 6 There were zero fatal injuries for which there was insufficient information to determine the age of the decedent. 7 Less than or equal to 0.5 percent. 8 Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude Hispanic and Latino workers. p Data for 2014 are preliminary. Revised and final 2014 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2016.

Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. 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: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal agencies, Census of Fatal

Occupational Injuries

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Table 5. Fatal occupational injuries by state and event or exposure, 2013-2014

State of injury

Total fatal injuries1 Event or exposure4

2014

20132

(revised) 20143,p

Violence

and other

injuires by

persons or

animals5

Transportation

incidents6

Fires and

explosions

Falls,

slips, trips

Exposure

to harmful

substances or

environments

Contact

with

objects

and

equipment

Total ......................................................................... 4,585 4,679 749 1,891 137 793 390 708

Alabama ....................................................................... 78 70 17 29 – 8 5 8

Alaska .......................................................................... 32 30 7 16 – – – 3

Arizona ......................................................................... 95 86 16 33 – 12 14 9

Arkansas ...................................................................... 63 67 7 33 3 12 4 8

California ...................................................................... 396 334 72 116 3 69 34 37

Colorado ....................................................................... 65 83 12 41 – 9 6 14

Connecticut .................................................................. 29 33 8 11 1 8 3 2

Delaware ...................................................................... 11 11 3 8 – – – –

District of Columbia ...................................................... 25 11 5 – – – – 3

Florida .......................................................................... 239 221 37 78 – 50 39 15

Georgia ........................................................................ 117 148 32 59 – 30 3 22

Hawaii .......................................................................... 11 31 4 14 – 7 – 3

Idaho ............................................................................ 30 34 3 18 – 3 – 6

Illinois ........................................................................... 176 163 31 58 – 30 11 31

Indiana ......................................................................... 127 127 25 52 12 16 7 15

Iowa .............................................................................. 72 90 6 32 3 25 5 19

Kansas ......................................................................... 55 69 8 30 – 12 6 11

Kentucky ...................................................................... 86 82 12 35 – 14 7 14

Louisiana ...................................................................... 114 120 17 58 8 15 9 13

Maine ........................................................................... 19 18 – 11 – – – 6

Maryland ...................................................................... 79 73 24 21 – 12 4 11

Massachusetts ............................................................. 57 51 11 17 2 11 2 8

Michigan ....................................................................... 135 138 31 49 3 23 11 21

Minnesota ..................................................................... 69 62 8 25 – 9 5 14

Mississippi .................................................................... 68 71 8 30 4 11 9 9

Missouri ........................................................................ 118 106 11 42 – 23 6 22

Montana ....................................................................... 28 27 3 9 – 9 1 5

Nebraska ...................................................................... 39 54 7 25 2 9 1 10

Nevada ......................................................................... 42 40 10 10 – 6 6 7

New Hampshire ............................................................ 14 17 4 6 – 3 3 –

New Jersey .................................................................. 102 85 11 35 3 24 – 10

New Mexico .................................................................. 54 50 6 31 – – – 7

New York (including N.Y.C.) ........................................ 178 203 38 69 8 34 16 38

New York City .......................................................... 56 78 25 14 4 20 7 8

North Carolina .............................................................. 109 128 16 46 6 24 18 18

North Dakota ................................................................ 56 38 – 17 – 6 3 10

Ohio .............................................................................. 149 184 31 62 5 34 17 35

Oklahoma ..................................................................... 92 91 4 60 5 7 3 12

Oregon ......................................................................... 49 69 12 29 1 10 4 13

Pennsylvania ................................................................ 183 175 23 74 8 25 16 29

Rhode Island ................................................................ 10 10 – – – 6 – –

South Carolina ............................................................. 75 62 14 25 4 11 4 4

South Dakota ............................................................... 20 28 – 12 – 8 – 5

Tennessee ................................................................... 95 124 15 56 5 23 9 16

Texas ........................................................................... 508 524 66 237 24 67 53 76

Utah .............................................................................. 37 54 7 22 – 3 9 12

Vermont ........................................................................ 7 8 – 4 – – – –

Virginia ......................................................................... 128 116 20 52 – 18 7 19

Washington .................................................................. 56 86 15 23 – 16 9 21

West Virginia ................................................................ 61 38 3 12 – 10 4 8

Wisconsin ..................................................................... 97 97 15 38 – 16 5 22

Wyoming ...................................................................... 26 37 6 16 – 9 – 3

1 State totals include other events and exposures, such as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown separately. 2 Totals for 2013 are revised and final. Preliminary 2013 data issued September 11, 2014, reported a total of 4,405 fatal work injuries for calendar year 2013. Since then,

an additional 180 job-related fatal injuries were identified, bringing the total job-related fatal injury count for 2013 to 4,585. Includes four fatal injuries that occurred within the

territorial boundaries of the United States, but a State of incident could not be determined. 3 Includes five fatal injuries that occurred within the territorial boundaries of the United States, but a State of incident could not be determined.

4 Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. 5 Includes violence by persons, self-inflicted injuries, and attacks by animals. 6 Includes highway, nonhighway, air, water, and rail fatal injuries, and fatal injuries resulting from being struck by a vehicle. p Data for 2014 are preliminary. Revised and final 2014 data are scheduled to be released in spring 2016.

 Note: 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: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

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Table 6. CFOI participating agencies and telephone numbers

State Agency Telephone number

Alabama Department of Labor (334) 242-3463

Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (907) 465-4539

Arizona Industrial Commission (602) 542-3737

Arkansas Department of Labor (501) 682-4542

California Department of Industrial Relations (510) 622-5051

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (303) 692-2970

Connecticut Department of Labor (860) 263-6291

Delaware Department of Labor (302) 761-8219

Dist. of Columbia Department of Health (202) 442-9010

Florida Bureau of Labor Statistics - Atlanta Region (404) 893-8339

Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner (404) 463-0735

Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (808) 586-9002

Idaho Department of Labor (208) 332-3570 ext. 3220

Illinois Department of Public Health (312) 814-5278

Indiana Department of Labor (317) 232-2668

Iowa Division of Labor Services (515) 281-5151

Kansas Department of Labor (785) 296-5000 ext. 2595

Kentucky Labor Cabinet (502) 564-4125

Louisiana Workforce Commission (225) 342-7568

Maine Bureau of Labor Standards (207) 623-7907

Maryland Division of Labor and Industry (410) 527-4463

Massachusetts Department of Public Health (617) 624-5632

Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (517) 284-7790

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (651) 284-5568

Mississippi Department of Health (601) 206-8247

Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (573) 751-2663

Montana Department of Labor and Industry (406) 444-3297

Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court (402) 471-3547

Nevada Division of Industrial Relations (702) 486-9197

New Hampshire Division of Vital Records Administration (603) 271-4647

New Jersey Department of Health (609) 826-4984

New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (505) 476-8702

New York State Department of Health (518) 402-7900

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (646) 632-6729

North Carolina Department of Labor (919) 733-0337

North Dakota Bureau of Labor Statistics - Chicago Region (312) 353-7253

Ohio Department of Health (614) 644-0135

Oklahoma Department of Labor (405) 521-6858

Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (503) 947-7838

Pennsylvania Department of Health (717) 783-2548

Rhode Island Department of Health (401) 222-2804

South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (803) 896-7673

South Dakota Bureau of Labor Statistics - Chicago Region (312) 353-7253

Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (615) 741-1749

Texas Dept. of Insurance, Div. of Workers' Compensation (512) 804-5020

Utah Labor Commission, BLS Unit (801) 530-6926

Vermont Department of Labor (802) 828-5985

Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (804) 786-1035

Washington Department of Labor and Industries (360) 902-5510

West Virginia Bureau of Labor Statistics - Philadelphia Region (215) 861-5637

Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (608) 221-6293

Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (307) 473-3810

Guam Department of Labor (671) 300-6339

Puerto Rico Negociado de Estadisticas (787) 754-5353 ext. 3056

U.S. Virgin Islands Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (340) 776-3700 ext. 2019