In 1995, there were 6,275 occupational injury deaths in the United States. By 2021, this number had decreased to 5,190 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 U.S. from 1992 to 2021
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 16, 2022). Number of occupational injury deaths in the U.S. from 1992 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 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 U.S. from 1992 to 2021." Chart. December 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 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 U.S. from 1992 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187112/number-of-occupational-injury-deaths-in-the-us-since-1992/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of occupational injury deaths in the U.S. from 1992 to 2021 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187112/number-of-occupational-injury-deaths-in-the-us-since-1992/
