NAICS 491
Subsector of NAICS 48-49 · Transportation and Warehousing

Postal Service

Source: BLS SOII + CFOI · Rates derived from NAICS 48-49 sector data · Per 100 FTE workers

2022 Rates

BLS SOII + CFOI · Per 100 FTE
TRIR
4.7
Total Recordable Incident Rate
↓ vs 2021
DART
3.2
Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred
↓ vs 2021
DAFW Rate
2.0
Days Away from Work Rate
Fatal Rate
13.9
Fatal injuries per 100,000 FTE · National avg: 3.4

4-Year Trend

YearTRIRDARTDAFW
20195.03.52.2
20204.63.22.0
20214.83.32.1
2022(latest)4.73.22.0

Rates derived from NAICS 48-49 sector data. BLS SOII publishes granular subsector rates in supplemental tables.

Causes & Nature of Incidents

NAICS 48-49 sector-level data · CFOI + SOII 2022

Leading Causes of Fatality (CFOI 2022)
1. Transportation incidents60%

Highway crashes — trucking accounts for the majority; also rail and air incidents

2. Violence and other injuries15%

Taxi, rideshare, and delivery driver assaults

3. Falls, slips, trips10%

Falls from trailers, loading docks, warehouse racking

4. Contact with objects and equipment8%

Struck by cargo, dock equipment incidents

Nature of Non-Fatal Injuries (SOII 2022)
1. Sprains, strains, tears34%
2. Soreness, pain17%
3. Multiple injuries10%
4. Fractures9%

Workforce Demographics

Fatal injury rates by age and race/ethnicity. Source: BLS CFOI 2022, national private industry data.

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 (NAICS 48-49)

Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino workers are overrepresented in trucking and courier roles with above-average fatality exposure. Long-haul trucking, where fatality risk is highest, has a workforce that is roughly 15% Hispanic/Latino and 15% Black/African American.

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