Figure 5. Workplace fatalities per 100,000 workers, 1970–2013
Year Number

1970

 18.0

1975

 15.0

1980

 13.0

1985

 11.0

1990

 9.0

1995

 4.9

2000

 4.3

2005

 4.0

2010

 3.6

2013

 3.3

Source: 1970–90, National Safety Council; 1995–2013, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.