Form CFOI-1 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Report

Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Department of Labor

Census of Fatal
Occupational Injuries Report

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SECTION I. DECEASED WORKER AND EMPLOYER NAME: _________________________________________________________________

1. Legal name: (Please print): _________________________________________________________
   (Last) (First) (Middle)

2. Social Security Number: ______________________

3. Direct employer at the time of the incident (company that paid deceased’s wages):

_____________________________________________________________________________

(Company name)

_____________________________________________________________________________

(Street address)

_____________________________________________________________________________

(City) (State) (Zip code)

(___________________) ___________________________________________________

(Area code) (Phone number)

BLS CFOI - 1

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ST ID

4. Date of birth: ________________________________________________________________

(Month) (Day) (Year)

5. Ethnicity and race: (Select one or more: if unknown leave blank)

 American Indian or Alaska Native  Asian

 Black or African American  Hispanic or Latino

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander  White

6. Gender:  Male  Female

7. In what state did the deceased reside? _____________________________________________

SECTION II. EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

1. Which of the following BEST describes the deceased's employment status at the time of

the incident? (Check only ONE)

 Active duty, Armed Forces

 Self-employed, partner, or owner of a business, farm, or professional practice

(Check only ONE:  incorporated  unincorporated )

 Working for the family business, except owner (includes paid or unpaid work)

 Working for pay or other compensation (such as room and board) in other than the family business

 Working as a volunteer without pay or other compensation

 Other (Please specify:) _________________________________________________________

 Don't know

2. Occupation of deceased at the time of the incident: (Examples include: cashier, drywall installer,
   farm foreman) _______________________________________________________

3. How long did the deceased work in the position held at the time of the incident?

years months (if less than 1 year)

4. Which of the following best describes the type of employer the deceased was directly employed by? (Check only ONE)

 a private company or self-employed  a Federal government agency

 a local government agency  a foreign or international government agency

 a State government agency  other governmental body, such as a regional

or interstate commission

5. Describe the nature of the business or the main type of activity performed by the direct employer at the establishment. (Examples include: manufacturer of storage batteries, grocery store, computer programming services, etc.)

________________________________________________________________________________

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ST ID

6. On average, about how many persons work for the establishment of the direct employer? (Check only ONE)

 1-10  11-19  20-49  50-99  100 or more  don't know

SECTION III. INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCIDENT

1. Date of death: ___________________________________________________________________

(Month) (Day) (Year)

2. State in which death occurred: _____________________________________________________

3. Date the incident occurred: ________________________________________________________

(Month) (Day) (Year)

4. Where did this incident occur?

State: _______________________________________________________________________

County: _____________________________________________________________________

Type of location (Examples include: farm, highway, bank, etc.):
_____________________________________________________________________

5. Did the incident occur on the direct employer's premises?

• No

• Yes If YES, where did the incident occur?

 in a work area  in a hallway, stairway, rest room, or cafeteria

 in the company parking lot  some other place (Please specify):

 on an outside walkway ____________________________________

 in a recreational area  don’t know

6. Was the site where the employee was working at the time of the incident under the control of his/her direct employer, or was the employee working at a site where a different company exercised overall responsibility for the operations at the site?

 Direct employer

 Different company If different company:

1. Describe the nature of the business or the main type of activity performed by this different company at the establishment. (For example, a plumber for a repair firm was killed while working at a restaurant to fix a dishwasher. The direct employer is the repair firm since it paid the plumber’s wages. The different company is the restaurant since it exercised overall responsibility for the operations at the site)

___________________________________________________________________________

2. Which of the following best describes the type of employer this different company is? (Check only ONE)

 a private company  a Federal government agency

 a local government agency  a foreign or international government agency

 a State government agency  other governmental body, such as a regional

or interstate commission

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ST ID

7. What was the deceased doing at the time of the incident? (Mark ALL that apply.)

 normal commute between home and usual work location

 job-related errand or travel other than commuting to or from work

 attending training provided or required by the employer

 routine or typical work activity (Please specify): ___________________________________

 other activity on the employer premises

• work-related activity (Please specify): ___________________________________________

• non-work-related activity (Please specify): _______________________________________

 non-work-related personal business

 don't know

8. What time did the incident occur? Check only ONE:  AM  PM

9. What time did the deceased's workday

begin on the day the incident occurred? Check only ONE:  AM  PM

10. The injury/illness resulted from: (Check the MOST accurate statement.)

 an incident, such as a fall, explosion, shooting, etc.

 an exposure to a chemical, substance, or environmental factor lasting a day or less

 an exposure to a chemical, substance, or environmental factor lasting more than a day

 heart attack/stroke

 natural causes other than heart attack or stroke

 other (Please specify): ____________________________________________________

11. Please provide more specific details to describe the injury/illness and the events which

resulted in the injury/illness:

a. Include information about how the injury/illness occurred.

b. Identify any equipment, objects, or substances involved in the incident and describe

how they were involved. (Please use additional pages if more space is needed.)

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

SECTION IV. RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION

Please provide the following information:

1. Your name: _____________________________________________________________________

2. Your job title: ___________________________________________________________________

3. Your daytime phone number: (__________) _____________________________________

(Area code) (Phone number)

4. Date you completed this form: ____________________________________________________

(Month) (Day) (Year)