In 1995, there were 6,275 occupational injury deaths in the United States. By 2022, this number had decreased to 5,486 deaths. Occupational injury deaths reached a peak in 1994, with 6,632 deaths. The lowest number of occupational injury deaths recorded was in 2009, with 4,551 deaths.
Number of occupational injury deaths in the United States from 1992 to 2022
Figures prior to 2006 are taken from the previous reports, available here.
Includes fatalities to all workers, regardless of age.
2001 data excludes fatalities due to the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (December 19, 2023). Number of occupational injury deaths in the United States from 1992 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187112/number-of-occupational-injury-deaths-in-the-us-since-1992/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of occupational injury deaths in the United States from 1992 to 2022." Chart. December 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187112/number-of-occupational-injury-deaths-in-the-us-since-1992/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Number of occupational injury deaths in the United States from 1992 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187112/number-of-occupational-injury-deaths-in-the-us-since-1992/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of occupational injury deaths in the United States from 1992 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187112/number-of-occupational-injury-deaths-in-the-us-since-1992/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of occupational injury deaths in the United States from 1992 to 2022 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187112/number-of-occupational-injury-deaths-in-the-us-since-1992/
