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Sources of data on fatal work injuries

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Sources of data on fatal work injuries, 2021
Source Number of documents

Death certificate

4,938

All other

5,422

News media reports

2,591

Coroner/Medical examiner/Autopsy

3,868

OSHA

2,104

Toxicology

1,762

State workers' compensation

1,120

Police Reports

797

Other government

1,119

State follow-up

184

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