Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
In partnership with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Quality, Metrics and Statistics Division completes an annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). To access the occupational fatalities database maintained by the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, click here.
The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration maintains a list of Fatalities and High Priority Incidents which result in a safety order here.
The CFOI includes work-related fatalities resulting from unintentional and intentional injuries. CFOI uses multiple data sources to identify, document and verify work-related injury deaths. On an annual basis, thousands of documents including death certificates are reviewed by the QMS division staff. CFOI data is traditionally released annually on reporting in December of each year on data for the previous calendar year.
By the Numbers
- 156 fatal work-related injuries in 2022
- 60 of Indiana's fatal work-related injuries were transportation-related (38.46%)
- 32 fatal work-related injuries involving harmful substances or environments
- 23 fatal work-related injuries involving violence and other injuries by person or animal incidents
Demographic Information
- Driver/Sales workers and truck drivers suffered 30 fatal work-related injuries
- Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers: 12 fatal work-related injuries
- Construction laborers: 8 fatal work-related injuries
- 137 men and 19 women suffered fatal work-related injuries
- 122 fatal work-related injuries were suffered by white (non-Hispanic) workers
- 19 fatal work-related injuries were suffered by Black or African-American workers
- 12 fatal work-related injuries were suffered by Hispanic or Latino workers
- Workers 45 to 54 years of age suffered 36 fatal work-related injuries
- 32 fatal work-related injuries to workers 25-24
- 27 fatal work-related injuries to workers 35-44
- 27 fatal work-related injuries to workers 65 and over
- 28 fatal work-related injuries were suffered by self-employed workers
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 http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfdef.htm. 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.
Fatality Characteristics, Summary Tables, and National Data
Please find the data available for the State of Indiana below below:
A high level analysis of data relating to fatalities from 2003 - 2010 produced by the Quality, Metrics & Statistics division is available here.
