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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, 2022
Occupation Number of fatal work injuries Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers)

Transportation and material moving

1,620 14.6

Construction and extraction

1,056 13.0

Service

909 4.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair

431 8.8

Management, business, and financial operations

374 1.3

Farming, fishing, and forestry

223 23.5

Professional and related

245 0.7

Sales and related

212 1.6

Production

268 3.3

Office and administrative support

82 0.6

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