In 2021, occupational fatalities in the United States as a result of exposure to temperature extremes rose to 62, a 17 percent increase over the previous year. This was the highest number of occupational deaths from extreme temperatures since 2011, when 63 fatalities were recorded.
Number of fatal occupational injuries due to exposure to temperature extremes in the United States from 2011 to 2020
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (December 16, 2021). Number of fatal occupational injuries due to exposure to temperature extremes in the United States from 2011 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090855/us-fatal-occupational-injuries-temperature-extremes/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of fatal occupational injuries due to exposure to temperature extremes in the United States from 2011 to 2020." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090855/us-fatal-occupational-injuries-temperature-extremes/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Number of fatal occupational injuries due to exposure to temperature extremes in the United States from 2011 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090855/us-fatal-occupational-injuries-temperature-extremes/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Fatal Occupational Injuries Due to Exposure to Temperature Extremes in The United States from 2011 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090855/us-fatal-occupational-injuries-temperature-extremes/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of fatal occupational injuries due to exposure to temperature extremes in the United States from 2011 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090855/us-fatal-occupational-injuries-temperature-extremes/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of fatal occupational injuries due to exposure to temperature extremes in the United States from 2011 to 2020 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090855/us-fatal-occupational-injuries-temperature-extremes/
