This statistic shows preliminary data for the top 10 occupations by fatal work injury deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers in the U.S. in 2019. In 2019, the highest occupational injury death rate was to be found among fishers and related fishing workers with a rate of 145 deaths per 100,000 workers.
Occupations with high fatal work injury rates in the U.S. in 2019
Characteristic
Rate per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers
Logging workers
68.9
Fishers and related fishing workers
145
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
61.8
Roofers
54
Refuse and recyclable material collectors
35.2
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
26.8
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (December 16, 2020). Occupations with high fatal work injury rates in the U.S. in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284870/occupational-with-high-fatal-work-injury-rates-in-the-us-in-2012/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Occupations with high fatal work injury rates in the U.S. in 2019." Chart. December 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284870/occupational-with-high-fatal-work-injury-rates-in-the-us-in-2012/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Occupations with high fatal work injury rates in the U.S. in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284870/occupational-with-high-fatal-work-injury-rates-in-the-us-in-2012/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Occupations with High Fatal Work Injury Rates in The U.S. in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284870/occupational-with-high-fatal-work-injury-rates-in-the-us-in-2012/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupations with high fatal work injury rates in the U.S. in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284870/occupational-with-high-fatal-work-injury-rates-in-the-us-in-2012/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Occupations with high fatal work injury rates in the U.S. in 2019 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284870/occupational-with-high-fatal-work-injury-rates-in-the-us-in-2012/
