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IIF News Releases5,333 fatal work injuries in 2019, up 2% from 201812/16/2020
A total of 5,333 workers died from a work-related injury in the U.S. in 2019, up 2 percent from the 2018 total of 5,250. The fatal work injury rate was 3.5 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers, which was the rate reported in 2018. Employer-reported injury and illness rate was 2.8 cases per 100 workers in 201911/04/2020
In 2019, the rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses among private industry employees was 2.8 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Private industry workers incurred 2.8 million injuries or illnesses in 2019, unchanged from 2018. Schedule
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