One worker died every 99 minutes from a work-related injury in 2019

There were 5,333 fatal workplace injuries recorded in the United States in 2019, a 2-percent increase over the 2018 count of 5,250. This represents the largest fatal case count since 2007. The fatal work injury rate for 2019 was 3.5 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers.

Transportation incidents were at a high in 2019 with 2,122 cases. This was an increase of 2 percent. Falls, slips, and trips increased 11 percent over the previous year for a total of 880 deaths. Workplace deaths due to fires and explosions decreased 14 percent from 115 in 2018 to 99 in 2019.

These data are from the Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities program. To learn more, see “National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2019.” We also have more charts on fatal workplace injuries.