NAICS 44-45

Retail Trade

Establishments primarily engaged in retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. Retail establishments are organized to sell merchandise in small quantities to the general public.

Source: BLS SOII · Private industry · Rates per 100 FTE workers

2022 Rates

BLS SOII + CFOI · Per 100 FTE except fatal rate

TRIR

3.2

Total Recordable Incident Rate

↓ vs 2021

DART

2.4

Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred

— vs 2021

DAFW Rate

1.5

Days Away from Work Rate

Fatal Rate

1.7

Fatal injuries per 100,000 FTE · National avg: 3.4

4-Year Trend

Year	TRIR	DART	DAFW	TRIR Change
2019	3.6	2.7	1.7	—
2020	3.2	2.4	1.5	-0.4
2021	3.3	2.4	1.5	+0.1
2022(latest)	3.2	2.4	1.5	-0.1

12 Subsectors — 3-Digit NAICS

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441

3.5 TRIR

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers

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442

3.0 TRIR

Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores

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443

3.7 TRIR

Electronics and Appliance Stores

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444

2.8 TRIR

Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers

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445

3.3 TRIR

Food and Beverage Retailers

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446

2.9 TRIR

Health and Personal Care Stores

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores

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451

3.4 TRIR

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores

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452

2.7 TRIR

General Merchandise Stores

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453

3.5 TRIR

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

Causes & Nature of Incidents

Leading Causes of Fatality (CFOI 2022)

1. Violence and other injuries35%

Robberies and assaults — highest rate of any sector for workplace violence fatalities

2. Transportation incidents28%

Delivery vehicles, parking lot incidents

3. Falls, slips, trips18%

Falls on same level, stocking-related falls

4. Contact with objects and equipment10%

Struck by falling merchandise, baler injuries

Nature of Non-Fatal Injuries (SOII 2022)

1. Sprains, strains, tears38%

2. Soreness, pain18%

3. Cuts, lacerations10%

4. Bruises, contusions9%

Workforce Demographics

Fatal injury rates by age and race/ethnicity. Source: BLS CFOI 2022.

Fatal Injury Rate by Age Group (per 100,000 FTE)

Under 251.7

Younger workers — lower fatal rate but highest non-fatal rate

25–342.6

Rising risk as workers take on heavier roles

35–443.1

Near national average

45–543.5

Above national average

55–645.2

Significantly elevated — experience does not offset physical risk

65+8.1

Highest fatal injury rate of any age group

Fatal Injury Rate by Race/Ethnicity (per 100,000 FTE)

Hispanic or Latino4.7

Overrepresented in high-hazard sectors; construction and agriculture disparity is significant

American Indian / Alaska Native8.0

Highest rate of any racial/ethnic group; concentrated in extractive and construction industries

Black or African American3.5

Above average; disproportionately represented in transportation and service sector fatalities

White (non-Hispanic)3.0

Near national private industry average

Asian1.8

Below national average; occupational distribution skews toward lower-hazard sectors

Sector Note

Retail workforce is diverse. Black/African American workers are overrepresented in workplace violence fatalities in retail — a pattern consistent with higher employment in customer-facing urban retail locations with elevated robbery risk.

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