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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
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Total of 5,070 fatal work injuries in 2024, down 4.0% from 2023
02/19/2026
There were 5,070 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2024, down 4.0 percent from 5,283 in 2023. The fatal work injury rate was 3.3 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in 2024, a decrease from a rate of 3.5 in 2023.
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Employers report 2.5 million injury and illness cases in 2024, down 3.1% from 2023
01/22/2026
In 2024, employers reported 2.5 million injury and illness cases in private industry, down 3.1 percent from 2023. The incidence rate of total recordable cases in private industry was 2.3 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, down from 2.4 in 2023.
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