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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
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Total of 5,486 fatal work injuries in 2022, up 5.7% from 2021

12/19/2023

There were 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2022, a 5.7-percent increase from 5,190 in 2021. The fatal work injury rate was 3.7 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers, up from 3.6 per 100,000 FTE in 2021.
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Employers report 2.6 million injury and illness cases in 2023, down 8.4% from 2022

11/08/2024

In 2023, employers reported 2.6 million injury and illness cases in private industry, down 8.4 percent from 2022. Illness cases decreased 56.6 percent to 200,100, while injuries remained essentially unchanged at 2.4 million cases in 2023.
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