text: There were 422 fatal injuries on the job in California in 2018, compared to 376 fatalities in 2017, 376 in 2016, 388 in 2015, 344 in 2014, 396 in 2013, 375 in 2012, 390 in 2011, 326 in 2010, 409 in 2009 and 465 in 2008. Source: The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for California 2018