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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.