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43 work-related deaths due to environmental heat exposure in 2019
September 01, 2021
There were 43 work-related deaths due to environmental heat exposure in 2019. This was lower than the high of 61 deaths in 2011 but higher than the number in all but one year from 2012 to 2018.
Number of work-related deaths from exposure to environmental heat, 2011–2019
Year
Number
2011
61
2012
31
2013
34
2014
18
2015
37
2016
39
2017
32
2018
49
2019
43
Fifty-seven deaths (16.6 percent) occurred to workers ages 55 to 64 from 2011 to 2019. During that period, 144 workers (41.9 percent) died from environmental heat exposure while they were engaged in construction, repair, or cleaning, and 54 workers (15.7 percent) died while conducting materials handling operations.
United States Department of Labor
