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Number and rate of fatal work injuries, civilian workers, by major occupational group

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

Number and rate of fatal work injuries, civilian workers, by major occupational group, 2021
Occupation Number of fatal work injuries Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers)

Transportation and material moving

1,523 14.4

Construction and extraction

951 12.3

Service

855 4.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair

475 9.7

Management, business, and financial operations

350 1.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry

218 20.0

Professional and related

214 0.6

Sales and related

200 1.5

Production

242 3.1

Office and administrative support

91 0.6

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