Occupations with high fatal work injury rates in the U.S. in 2019

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Veera Korhonen,
Jul 5, 2024
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

CharacteristicRate 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 23.2
Structural iron and steel workers 26.3
Helpers, construction trades 40
Grounds maintenance workers 19.8
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Rate per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers68.968.914514561.861.8545435.235.226.826.823.223.226.326.3404019.819.8Logging workersFishers and related fishing workersAircraft pilots and flight engineersRoofersRefuse and recyclable material collectorsDriver/sales workers and truck driversFarmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managersStructural iron and steel workersHelpers, construction tradesGrounds maintenance workers
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December 2020

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Survey time period

2019

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Fatal injury rates exclude workers under the age of 16 years, volunteers, and resident military.

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