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Sources of data on fatal work injuries

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Sources of data on fatal work injuries, 2022
Source Number of documents

Death certificate

5,329

All other

5,839

News media reports

2,810

Coroner/Medical examiner/Autopsy

3,970

OSHA

2,255

Toxicology

1,850

State workers' compensation

1,322

Police Reports

773

Other government

1,229

State follow-up

120

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