diff --git a/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/iace/datasources/bls_cfoi_fatal_2024.md b/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/iace/datasources/bls_cfoi_fatal_2024.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f76aa290 --- /dev/null +++ b/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/iace/datasources/bls_cfoi_fatal_2024.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +# Fatal occupational injuries by event/exposure (US, 2023–2024) + +US supplementary severity anchor for the IACE risk model. Ingested into the core +RAG collection `bp_iace_accident_stats` alongside the Eurostat ESAW data. + +## Source — US BLS CFOI + +- **Source:** US Bureau of Labor Statistics — Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) +- **Tables:** Summary Table 2 (selected events, 2023–24) + Table A-1 (by industry × event, 2024) +- **License:** US Government work — **public domain** (17 U.S.C. §105), free for any use +- **Attribution:** `Source: US BLS, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), public domain` +- **Retrieved:** 2026-06 · **URL:** https://www.bls.gov/iif/fatal-injuries-tables.htm +- Classification: BLS OIICS v3. Total US fatal work injuries: **5,283 (2023)** / **5,070 (2024)** (3.5 / 3.3 per 100,000 FTE). + +## Fatal event/exposure — all US industries + +| Event/exposure | 2023 | 2024 | Share 2024 | +|---|---|---|---| +| Transportation incidents | 1,942 | 1,937 | 38.2 % | +| Falls, slips, trips | 885 | 844 | 16.6 % | +| Exposure to harmful substances/environments | 820 | 687 | 13.6 % | +| Contact incidents (struck/caught/compressed) | 779 | 756 | 14.9 % | +| Violent acts | 740 | 733 | 14.5 % | +| Explosions and fires | 104 | 93 | 1.8 % | + +## Machine-relevant detail — "Contact incidents" + +| Contact sub-event | 2023 | 2024 | +|---|---|---| +| Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object | 394 | 357 | +| **Struck, caught, or compressed by running powered equipment** | **226** | **213** | +| Collapse, engulfment | 73 | 80 | +| Contact with non-running objects/equipment | 38 | 54 | + +"Struck, caught, or compressed by running powered equipment" is the direct +machine point-hazard fatal category (maps to BreakPilot contact modes +`crushing` / `entanglement` / `struck_by`). + +## Manufacturing — the machine-intensive industry (2024) + +| Event | Manufacturing fatalities | Share | +|---|---|---| +| **Contact incidents** | **104** | **29.5 %** | +| Exposure to harmful substances | 69 | 19.5 % | +| Transportation incidents | 65 | 18.4 % | +| Falls, slips, trips | 52 | 14.7 % | +| Violent acts | 49 | 13.9 % | +| Explosions and fires | 11 | 3.1 % | +| **Total** | **353** | 100 % | + +Key finding: in **manufacturing**, machine **contact** is the LEADING cause of +fatal injury (29.5 %) — ahead of falls and transport. This independently supports +the IACE model's emphasis on mechanical contact hazards at the machine. +(For comparison: construction is fall-dominated — 389 of 1,034.) + +## How these numbers are used + +- **Severity (S):** the fatal share of a contact mode anchors its typical + severity tier. The high fatal weight of struck/caught/compressed-by-powered- + equipment confirms the GT-calibrated severity for `crushing`/`entanglement`. +- **US complement to ESAW:** CFOI (US, fatal) cross-checks the Eurostat ESAW + (EU, fatal+non-fatal) ordering. Both are anchors only; tier VALUES stay + GT-calibrated. No standard's risk table reproduced.