| CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES (FA) |
| fa.txt |
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| Section Listing |
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| 1. Survey Definition |
| 2. FTP files listed in the survey directory. |
| 3. Time series, series file, data file, & mapping file definitions and |
| relationships |
| 4. Series file format and field definitions |
| 5. Data file format and field definitions |
| 6. Mapping file formats and field definitions |
| 7. Data Element Dictionary |
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| Section 1 |
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| The following is a definition of: CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES (FA) |
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| Survey Description: |
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| The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) produces |
| comprehensive, accurate, and timely counts of fatal work injuries. CFOI is a Federal-State |
| cooperative program that has been active in all 50 States and the District of Columbia since 1992. |
| To compile counts that are as complete as possible, CFOI uses multiple sources to identify, |
| verify, and profile fatal worker injuries. Information about each workplace fatal injury is |
| obtained by cross referencing the source records, such as death certificates, workers' |
| compensation reports, and Federal and State agency administrative reports. To ensure that fatal |
| injuries are work-related, cases are substantiated with two or more independent source documents, |
| or a source document and a follow-up questionnaire. |
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| CFOI publishes detailed data on case characteristics such as the event or exposure leading to the |
| fatal injury, the source of the fatal injury, and worker activity at the time of the incident. |
| Event or exposure, source, and other case characteristic codes are currently based on the BLS |
| Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 3, which can be viewed at our Web |
| site at https://www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/occupational-injuries-and-illnesses-classification-manual.htm. |
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| BLS also tabulates the number of fatal occupational injuries by demographic attributes such as |
| age, sex, race, ethnic origin, and occupation. Occupation classifications are currently based |
| on the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification [SOC] system. These tabulations are also |
| available by major industry sectors or by detailed industry. Industry classifications are currently |
| based on the 2022 North American Industrial Classification System [NAICS]. |
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| Frequency of observations: All data are annual. |
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| Data characteristics: All figures are actual numbers of fatal injuries. |
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| Updating schedule: Updates to the data become available approximately 12 months following the close |
| of the reference year. |
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| The following CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES files are on the BLS internet in the |
| sub-directory pub/time.series/fa: |
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| fa.area - Area codes mapping file |
| fa.case - Case codes mapping file |
| fa.category - Category codes mapping file |
| fa.category2 - Category codes mapping file |
| fa.contacts - Contacts for CFOI |
| fa.data.0.Current - All current year-to-date data |
| fa.data.1.AllData - All data |
| fa.datatype - Data type codes mapping file |
| fa.event - Event codes mapping file |
| fa.footnote - Footnote codes mapping file |
| fa.industry - Industry codes mapping file |
| fa.occupation - Occupation codes mapping file |
| fa.series - All series with beginning and end dates |
| fa.source - Source codes mapping file |
| fa.txt - General information |
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| The definition of a time series, its relationship to and the interrelationship |
| among series, data and mapping files is detailed below: |
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| A time series refers to a set of data observed over an extended period of time |
| over consistent time intervals (e.g. monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, |
| annually). BLS time series data are typically produced at monthly intervals and |
| represent data ranging from a specific consumer item in a specific geographical |
| area whose price is gathered monthly to a category of worker in a specific |
| industry whose employment rate is being recorded monthly, etc. |
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| The FTP files are organized such that data users are provided with the following |
| set of files to use in their efforts to interpret data files: |
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| a) a series file (only one series file per survey) |
| b) mapping files |
| c) data files |
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| The series file contains a set of codes which, together, compose a series |
| identification code that serves to uniquely identify a single time series. |
| Additionally, the series file also contains the following series-level |
| information: |
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| a) the period and year corresponding to the first data observation |
| b) the period and year corresponding to the most recent data observation. |
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| The mapping files are definition files that contain explanatory text |
| descriptions that correspond to each of the various codes contained within each |
| series identification code. |
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| The data file contains one line of data for each observation period pertaining |
| to a specific time series. Each line contains a reference to the following: |
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| a) a series identification code |
| b) year in which data is observed |
| c) period for which data is observed (A01 annual) |
| d) value |
| e) footnote code (if available) |
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| File Structure and Format: The following represents the file format used to |
| define fa.series. Note that the Field Numbers are for reference only; they do |
| not exist in the database. Data files are in ASCII text format. Data elements |
| are separated by tabs; the first record of each file contains the column headers |
| for the data elements stored in each field. Each record ends with a new line |
| character. |
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| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) |
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| 1. series_id 17 FAU00X00000080N00 |
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| 2. category_code* 3 00X |
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| 3. datatype_code* 1 8 |
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| 4. case_code* 1 0 |
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| 5. industry_code* 6 000000 |
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| 6. event_code* 6 0000XX |
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| 7. source_code* 6 0000XX |
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| 8. occupation_code* 6 000000 |
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| 9. area_code* 3 N00 |
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| 10. begin_year 4 2023 |
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| 11. begin_period 3 A01 |
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| 12. end_year 4 2023 |
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| 13. end_period 3 A01 |
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| *Note fields/data elements denoted with an * indicate parts of the series id that |
| are also broken out separately in the fa.series file. A more detailed breakdown of the |
| series id is described below. |
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| The series_id (FAU00X00000080N00) can be broken out into: |
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| Code Value |
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| survey abbreviation = FA |
| seasonal(code) = U |
| category_code = 00X |
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| Detailed category codes (choose one) |
| industry_code* = 000000 |
| event_code* = 0000XX |
| source_code* = 0000XX |
| occupation_code* = 000000 |
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| datatype_code = 8 |
| case_code = 0 |
| area_code = N00 |
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| *Please note that there are four possible detailed category codes (industry, event, source, |
| and occupation) that make up the 6 character length in the 7-12 positions of the series_id. |
| Any of the four can be selected, but only one at any given time. |
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| Section 5 |
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| File Structure and Format: The following represents the file format used to |
| define each data file. Note that the field numbers are for reference only; they |
| do not exist in the database. Data files are in ASCII text format. Data |
| elements are separated by tabs; the first record of each file contains the |
| column headers for the data elements stored in each field. Each record ends |
| with a new line character. |
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| The fa.data file is partitioned into two separate files: |
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| 1. fa.data.0.Current - All current year-to-date data |
| 2. fa.data.1.AllData - All data |
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| Both of the above data files have the following format: |
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| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) |
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| 1. series_id 17 FAU00X00000080N00 |
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| 2. year 4 2023 |
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| 3. period 3 A01 |
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| 4. value 12 4609 |
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| 5. footnote_codes 10 It varies |
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| The series_id (FAU00X00000080N00) can be broken out into: |
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| Code Value |
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| survey abbreviation = FA |
| seasonal(code) = U |
| category_code = 00X |
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| Detailed category codes (choose one) |
| industry_code* = 000000 |
| event_code* = 0000XX |
| source_code* = 0000XX |
| occupation_code* = 000000 |
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| datatype_code = 8 |
| case_code = 0 |
| area_code = N00 |
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| *Please note that there are four possible detailed category codes (industry, event, source, |
| and occupation) that make up the 6 character length in the 7-12 positions of the series_id. |
| Any of the four can be selected, but only one at any given time. |
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| Section 6 |
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| File Structure and Format: The following represents the file format used to |
| define each mapping file. Note that the field numbers are for reference only; |
| they do not exist in the database. Mapping files are in ASCII text format. |
| Data elements are separated by tabs; the first record of each file contains the |
| column headers for the data elements stored in each field. Each record ends |
| with a new line character. |
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| File Name: fa.area |
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| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) |
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| 1. area_code 3 N00 |
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| 2. area_text 100 Text |
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| 3. display_level 2 0 |
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| 4. selectable 1 T |
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| 5. sort_sequence 5 00001 |
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| File Name: fa.case |
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| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) |
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| 1. case_code 1 9 |
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| 2. case_text 100 Text |
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| File Name: fa.category |
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| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) |
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| 1. case_code 1 9 |
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| 2. category_code 3 00X |
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| 3. category_text 100 Text |
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| 4. display_level 2 0 |
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| 5. selectable 1 T |
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| 6. sort_sequence 5 00001 |
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| File Name: fa.category2 |
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| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) |
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| 1. category_code 3 00X |
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| 2. category_text 100 Text |
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| File Name: fa.datatype |
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| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) |
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| 1. datatype_code 1 8 |
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| 2. datatype_text 100 Text |
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| File Name: fa.event |
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| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) |
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| 1. event_code 6 0000XX |
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| 2. event_text 100 Text |
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| 3. display_level 2 0 |
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| 4. selectable 1 T |
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| 5. sort_sequence 5 00001 |
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| File Name: fa.industry |
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| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) |
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| 1. industry_code 6 000000 |
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| 2. industry_text 100 Text |
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| 3. display_level 2 0 |
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| 4. selectable 1 T |
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| 5. sort_sequence 5 00001 |
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| File Name: fa.occupation |
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| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) |
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| 1. occupation_code 6 000000 |
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| 2. occupation_text 100 Text |
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| 3. display_level 2 0 |
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| 4. selectable 1 T |
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| 5. sort_sequence 5 00001 |
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| File Name: fa.source |
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| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) |
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| 1. source_code 6 0000XX |
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| 2. source_text 100 Text |
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| 3. display_level 2 0 |
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| 4. selectable 1 T |
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| 5. sort_sequence 5 00001 |
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| File Name: fa.footnote |
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| Field #/Data Element Length Value(Example) |
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| 1. footnote_code 1 P |
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| 2. footnote_text 100 Text |
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| Section 7 |
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| CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES (FA) DATABASE ELEMENTS |
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| Data Element Length Value(Example) Description |
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| area_code 3 N00 Unique code used to identify |
| a specific geographic region. |
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| area_text 100 Text Describes the specific |
| geographic region. |
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| begin_year 4 2023 Identifies first year for |
| which data are available. |
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| begin_period 3 A01 Identifies first data |
| observation within the first |
| year for which data are |
| available. |
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| category_code 2 00X The code identifies the |
| category of the observation. |
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| category_text 100 Text Describes the category of the |
| observation. |
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| case_code 1 S The code identifies the type |
| of case for which data are |
| available. |
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| case_text 100 Text Describes case for which data |
| are available. |
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| datatype_code 1 8 Code identifying the |
| datatype of the observation. |
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| datatype_text 100 Text Describes the datatype of the |
| observation. |
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| end_year 4 2023 Identifies last year for |
| which data are available. |
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| end_period 3 A01 Identifies last data |
| observation within the first |
| year for which data are |
| available. |
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| event_code 6 0000XX Names the event which |
| resulted in the reported |
| injury. |
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| event_text 100 Text Describes the event which |
| resulted in the reported |
| injury. |
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| footnote_code 1 P Identifies footnote for |
| the data series. |
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| footnote_codes 10 It varies Identifies footnotes for |
| the data series. |
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| footnote_text 100 Text Contains the text of the |
| footnote. |
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| industry_code 6 000000 The code identifies the |
| industry for which data are |
| observed. |
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| industry_text 100 Text Describes the industry for |
| which data are observed. |
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| occupation_code 6 000000 The code identifies the |
| occupation of the person |
| experiencing the injury. |
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| occupation_text 100 Text Describes the occupation of |
| the person experiencing the |
| injury. |
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| series_id 17 FAU00X80000000N00 Code identifying the |
| specific series. |
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| source_code 6 0000XX The code identifies the |
| source of injury. |
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| source_text 100 Text Describes the |
| source of injury. |
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| value 12 Variable Data value for series. |
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| year 4 2023 Identifies year of |
| observation. |
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