Number and rate of fatal work injuries, by private industry sector
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Number and rate of fatal work injuries, by private industry sector, 2023
Industry
Number of fatal work injuries
Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers)
Construction
1,075 9.6
Transportation and warehousing
930 12.9
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
448 20.3
Professional and business services
555 2.9
Manufacturing
391 2.5
Leisure and hospitality
265 2.3
Retail trade
306 2.1
Other services (exc. Public admin.)
209 3.1
Wholesale trade
177 5.4
Educational and health services
178 0.8
Financial activities
113 1.1
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
113 16.9
Information
29 1.1
Utilities
41 3.3
See data definitions at www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm .
United States Department of Labor
