BLS Occupational Risk & Hazard Matrix BLS CFOI & SOII Data

Normalized per-capita fatality rates (per 100k FTE), absolute casualties, and cause-of-death event decompositions.

Occupational Hazard Breakdown
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Violence / Assaults
Transportation Incidents
Falls, Slips, Trips
Contact w/ Equipment
Exposure to Substances
Fires & Explosions / Other
Head-to-Head Analysis
BLS CFOI Breakdown
Police and sheriff's patrol officers
Fatal Rate / 100k
12.8
Annual Deaths
105
Driver/sales workers & truck drivers
Fatal Rate / 100k
28.3
Annual Deaths
1,014
Key Etiological Insight: While commercial truck drivers, roofers, and loggers suffer higher total fatality rates primarily from vehicle crashes and falls, police officers face a dramatically higher concentration of fatalities from intentional violence and firearm homicides (46.8% vs <3%).
Statistical Deconstruction: Rates per 100,000 FTE vs Raw Casualties

Comparing workplace risks requires distinguishing individual hazard rates from total industry fatalities. Truck driving has ~1,000+ deaths annually because millions work in transportation. Conversely, roofers and loggers face astronomical per-capita risks (59.0 to 82.2 per 100k) despite fewer total deaths due to smaller workforce sizes.

Etiology (Primary Hazard Type) Matters

Law enforcement fatalities are distinct: ~47% stem from intentional homicides and violent assaults, and ~43% from highway pursuits/accidents. For trade occupations, fatalities are overwhelmingly mechanical, structural falls, or transport collisions.

Full Occupational Safety Benchmark Table (BLS CFOI / SOII)
Click columns to sort. Data based on verified Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries benchmarks.
Occupation Fatal Rate (per 100k) Annual Fatalities Violence / Assault % Transport % Falls % Primary Hazard Vector
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