In 2022, 1,620 people in the transportation and material moving sector died due to a fatal injury at work in the United States. The total number of fatal work injuries in 2022 amounted to 5,486.
Number of occupational injury deaths in the United States in 2022, by industry sector
Private industry sector
Number of occupational injury deaths
Transportation and material moving occupations
1,620
Construction and extraction occupations
1,056
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
431
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
352
Management occupations
342
Protective service occupations
335
Production occupations
268
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
223
Sales and related occupations
212
Food preparation and serving related occupations
123
Office and administrative support occupations
82
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
65
Personal care and service occupations
61
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (December 19, 2023). Number of occupational injury deaths in the United States in 2022, by industry sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187154/occupational-injury-deaths-in-the-us-by-private-industry-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of occupational injury deaths in the United States in 2022, by industry sector." Chart. December 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187154/occupational-injury-deaths-in-the-us-by-private-industry-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Number of occupational injury deaths in the United States in 2022, by industry sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187154/occupational-injury-deaths-in-the-us-by-private-industry-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Occupational Injury Deaths in The United States in 2022, by Industry Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187154/occupational-injury-deaths-in-the-us-by-private-industry-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of occupational injury deaths in the United States in 2022, by industry sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187154/occupational-injury-deaths-in-the-us-by-private-industry-sector/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of occupational injury deaths in the United States in 2022, by industry sector [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187154/occupational-injury-deaths-in-the-us-by-private-industry-sector/
