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Fatal work injuries down in 2024
March 06, 2026
There were 5,070 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2024, down 4.0 percent from 5,283 in 2023. A worker died every 104 minutes from a work-related injury in 2024 compared with 99 minutes in 2023.
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
2015 | 4,836 |
2016 | 5,190 |
2017 | 5,147 |
2018 | 5,250 |
2019 | 5,333 |
2020 | 4,764 |
2021 | 5,190 |
2022 | 5,486 |
2023 | 5,283 |
2024 | 5,070 |
The fatal work injury rate was 3.3 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in 2024, a decrease from a rate of 3.5 in 2023.
| Year | All Workers |
|---|---|
2015 | 3.4 |
2016 | 3.6 |
2017 | 3.5 |
2018 | 3.5 |
2019 | 3.5 |
2020 | 3.4 |
2021 | 3.6 |
2022 | 3.7 |
2023 | 3.5 |
2024 | 3.3 |
These data are from the Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities program. To learn more about fatal work injuries, see "National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2024." Also see charts of fatal occupational injuries data.
SUGGESTED CITATION
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Fatal work injuries down in 2024 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/fatal-work-injuries-down-in-2024.htm (visited March 07, 2026).
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