Another 45 workers were pedestrians struck by a vehicle. Assaults and violent acts were involved in 157 job-related fatalities. Of the 138 homicides, firearms were used in 109. Top Worker characteristics Among young women, over 50 percent of job-related deaths were due to homicides. Top Industry Job-related deaths for young workers was slightly higher in the retail industry than in agriculture, forestry, and fishing industries.
Retail jobs require minimal levels of skill and often employ teens.
Overall, retail sales workers are subject to high rates of assaults and violent acts, and young workers in such establishments are no exception. Those aged 18 to 19 have the largest number of job-related fatalities in the retail industry. Forty-seven of the fatalities in these two age groups were for youths working on a family farm. The BLS CFOI program uses diverse data sources to identify, verify and profile fatal work injuries. This method assures counts are as complete and accurate as possible.