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Fatal work injury counts by event or exposure, recent years

Charts related to the latest "Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries" news release   |   More chart packages

Fatal work injury counts by event or exposure
Event or exposure 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Transportation incidents

2,080 2,122 1,778 1,982 2,066

Falls, slips, trips

791 880 805 850 865

Contact with objects and equipment

786 732 716 705 738

Violence and other injuries by persons or animals

828 841 705 761 849

Exposure to harmful substances or environments

621 642 672 798 839

Fires and explosions

115 99 71 76 107

See data definitions at www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfdef.htm.