Fatal Work Injuries in Michigan — 2024

Fatal work injuries totaled 152 in 2024 for Michigan, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Michigan was down 8.4 percent from 166 in 2023. (See chart 1.) 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 3.6 in 2023. Nationwide, a total of 5,070 fatal work injuries were recorded in 2024, a 4.0-percent decrease from 5,283 in 2023. These data are from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).

Stacked column chart of fatal occupational injuries by employees status in Michigan from 2015 to 2024. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.

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Chart 1. Number of fatal occupational injuries by employee status, Michigan, 2015–24
Year	Total	Wage and salary	Self-employed
2015	134	85	49
2016	162	116	46
2017	153	102	51
2018	155	110	45
2019	164	111	53
2020	131	97	34
2021	140	99	41
2022	139	108	31
2023	166	121	45
2024	152	105	47
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fatal event or exposure

Transportation incidents (48) were the most frequent type of fatal event in Michigan, accounting for 32 percent of all fatal work injuries in the state. Nationally the share was 38 percent. Worker deaths from transportation incidents were down from 55 over the year. (See chart 2 and table 1.)
Violent acts (32) accounted for 21 percent of Michigan worker fatalities; nationally the share was 14 percent.

Clustered column chart of percent distribution of total fatal occupational injuries by event in the United States and Michigan in 2024. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.

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Chart 2. Percent distribution of total fatal occupational injuries by event, United States and Michigan, 2024
Event	United States	Michigan
Transportation incidents	38	32
Violent acts	14	21
Contact incidents	15	19
Falls, slips, trips	17	15
All other	16	13
Note: Percents may not add to total due to rounding. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Private industry

The construction sector had the highest number of fatalities with 28, down from 39 the previous year. (See table 2.)
Fatal falls, slips, and trips resulted in 12 of the 28 construction sector fatalities.
The specialty trade contractors subsector accounted for 19 of the sector’s fatal workplace injuries.

Occupation

Construction and extraction workers experienced the largest decrease (-9) in fatal work injuries over the year among the major occupational groups. (See table 3.)
The transportation and material moving occupational group had the highest number of fatal workplace injuries with 30. Transportation incidents resulted in 19 fatalities among these workers. Within the major group, heavy and tractor-trailer drivers accounted for 16 of the major group’s 30 fatal workplace injuries.

Worker characteristics

Wage and salary workers accounted for 69 percent of fatal workplace injuries in Michigan; the self-employed comprised the remaining 31 percent. (See chart 1 and table 4.) Nationally, wage and salary workers comprised 82 percent of fatalities.
Fatal workplace injuries among female workers decreased from 15 to 10, with violent acts accounting for 40 percent of fatal events in 2024.
White non-Hispanics accounted for 84 percent of those who died from a workplace injury. Nationwide, this group accounted for 56 percent of work-related deaths.
Workers 25-54 years old accounted for 44 percent of the state’s work-related fatalities, compared to 55 percent of on-the-job fatalities nationally. Workers aged 55 years and older accounted for 47 percent of the state’s work-related fatalities in 2024, compared to 37 percent of on-the-job fatalities nationally.
Workers 25-54 years old had a decrease in worker fatalities from 85 in 2023 to 67 in 2024. Fatalities increased from 31 in 2023 to 38 in 2024 for workers aged 65 and over.

Technical Note

Background of the program. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSHS) program, is a count of all fatalities resulting from workplace injuries occurring in the U.S. during the calendar year. For technical information and definitions for the CFOI, see the national CFOI release Technical notes, the BLS Handbook of Methods, and the CFOI definitions.

Acknowledgments. BLS thanks the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity for their efforts in collecting accurate, comprehensive, and useful data on fatal work injuries. BLS also appreciates the efforts of all federal, state, local, and private sector entities that provided source documents used to identify fatal work injuries nationally. See the national CFOI release Technical Notes for details on cooperating entities.

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Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, Michigan, 2023–24
Event or Exposure (1)	2023	2024
Event or Exposure (1)	Number	Number	Percent (%)
All events and exposures	166	152	100
Violent acts	36	32	21
Homicides (violent acts by other person)	19	18	12
Shooting by other person	17	15	10
Multiple violent acts by other person	--	1	1
Suicides (intentional self-harm)	17	14	9
Intentional self-harm-- shooting	7	8	5
Intentional self-harm-- hanging, strangulation, asphyxiation	6	4	3
Transportation incidents	55	48	32
Aircraft incidents	--	1	1
Aircraft crash during takeoff or landing	--	1	1
Aircraft crash during takeoff or landing into structure, object, or ground	--	1	1
Pedestrian incidents involving motorized land vehicles	12	10	7
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	--	5	3
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area	--	3	2
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle	36	23	15
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)	26	14	9
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)-intersecting, turning	11	5	3
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)-moving in same direction	4	3	2
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)-moving in opposite directions, oncoming	8	2	1
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)-moving and standing vehicle	3	4	3
Roadway collision with object other than vehicle	6	5	3
Collision with object or animal on side of roadway	5	5	3
Roadway noncollision incident	4	4	3
Roadway noncollision- vehicle overturn	4	3	2
Roadway noncollision- fall or jump from moving vehicle	--	1	1
Nonroadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles	7	12	8
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle	--	4	3
Nonroadway noncollision incident	--	7	5
Nonroadway noncollision- vehicle overturn	--	3	2
Nonroadway noncollision- fall or jump from and struck by moving vehicle	--	3	2
Explosions and fires	6	--	--
Falls, slips, trips	22	23	15
Fall to lower level	17	22	14
Other fall to lower level	13	20	13
Other fall to lower level- less than 6 feet	--	4	3
Other fall to lower level- 6 to 30 feet	10	16	11
Exposure to harmful substances, environments	19	15	10
Exposure to electricity	--	2	1
Indirect exposure to electricity	--	2	1
Indirect exposure to electricity- greater than 220 volts	--	2	1
Exposure to temperature extremes	--	3	2
Exposure to environmental heat	--	3	2
Exposure to harmful substances	14	10	7
Drug, alcohol overdose	--	7	5
Contact incidents	28	29	19
Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object	14	20	13
Struck by propelled object or substance	--	3	2
Struck by falling object	--	16	11
Struck by object tipping over	--	1	1
Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached	--	1	1
Struck, caught, or compressed by running powered equipment	10	5	3
Overexertion, repetitive motion, and bodily condition	--	--	--
Footnotes: (1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) version 3 implemented for 2023 data forward.
Note: The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) has published data on fatal occupational injuries for the United States since 1992. During this time, the classification systems and definitions of many data elements have changed. See the CFOI Definitions page (www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element. Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.

Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry, Michigan, 2023–24
Industry	2023	2024
Industry	Number	Number	Percent (%)
Total	166	152	100
Private industry (1)	156	142	93
Natural resources and mining	21	--	--
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	21	24	16
Crop production	16	14	9
Oilseed and grain farming	2	3	2
Soybean farming	1	1	1
Other grain farming	1	2	1
Oilseed and grain combination farming	1	1	1
Vegetable and melon farming	--	1	1
Vegetable and melon farming	--	1	1
Potato farming	--	1	1
Fruit and tree nut farming	1	2	1
Other crop farming	4	4	3
Hay farming	--	3	2
All other crop farming	--	1	1
Forestry and logging	--	5	3
Logging	--	5	3
Logging	--	5	3
Construction	39	28	18
Construction	39	28	18
Construction of buildings	7	5	3
Residential building construction	--	5	3
Residential building construction	--	5	3
Residential remodelers	--	3	2
Heavy and civil engineering construction	8	4	3
Highway, street, and bridge construction	--	4	3
Highway, street, and bridge construction	--	4	3
Specialty trade contractors	24	19	13
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors	9	8	5
Structural steel and precast concrete contractors	--	1	1
Framing contractors	--	1	1
Residential framing contractors	--	1	1
Roofing contractors	6	3	2
Other foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors	--	1	1
Building equipment contractors	4	6	4
Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors	2	1	1
Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors	2	5	3
Nonresidential plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors	--	1	1
Manufacturing	6	16	11
Manufacturing	6	16	11
Food manufacturing	--	3	2
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	--	4	3
Architectural and structural metals manufacturing	--	1	1
Plate work and fabricated structural product manufacturing	--	1	1
Fabricated structural metal manufacturing	--	1	1
Transportation equipment manufacturing	3	7	5
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing	1	4	3
Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing	--	1	1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	35	28	18
Wholesale trade	8	3	2
Retail trade	11	8	5
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers	--	2	1
Building material and supplies dealers	--	2	1
Home centers	--	1	1
Other building material dealers	--	1	1
Food and beverage retailers	3	2	1
Grocery and convenience retailers	--	1	1
Convenience retailers and vending machine operators	--	1	1
Convenience retailers	--	1	1
Beer, wine, and liquor retailers	--	1	1
Beer, wine, and liquor retailers	--	1	1
Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers	--	1	1
Transportation and warehousing	13	17	11
Truck transportation	9	11	7
General freight trucking	6	9	6
General freight trucking, local	--	3	2
General freight trucking, long-distance	--	6	4
Specialized freight trucking	3	2	1
Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local	--	1	1
Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance	--	1	1
Couriers and messengers	--	3	2
Information	--	2	1
Information	--	2	1
Financial activities	--	2	1
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	2	1
Real estate	--	2	1
Lessors of real estate	--	2	1
Lessors of residential buildings and dwellings	--	2	1
Professional and business services	--	13	9
Professional, scientific, and technical services	--	2	1
Professional, scientific, and technical services	--	2	1
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	15	11	7
Administrative and support services	12	10	7
Waste management and remediation services	3	1	1
Waste collection	2	1	1
Waste collection	2	1	1
Educational and health services	7	--	--
Health care and social assistance	7	5	3
Leisure and hospitality	16	12	8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	10	6	4
Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries	5	4	3
Performing arts companies	--	3	2
Spectator sports	--	1	1
Spectator sports	--	1	1
Accommodation and food services	6	6	4
Accommodation	--	3	2
Traveler accommodation	--	3	2
Hotels (except casino hotels) and motels	--	3	2
Food services and drinking places	--	3	2
Restaurants and other eating places	--	3	2
Restaurants and other eating places	--	3	2
Other services (except public administration)	8	9	6
Other services (except public administration)	8	9	6
Repair and maintenance	8	7	5
Government (2)	10	10	7
Federal government	1	--	--
State government	3	4	3
Local government	6	6	4
Footnotes: (1) CFOI has used several versions of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) since 2003 to define industry. For complete information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our concepts page at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cfoi/concepts.htm#industry. (2) Includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. Cases classified as foreign government and other government are included in all government counts, but not displayed separately.
Note: The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) has published data on fatal occupational injuries for the United States since 1992. During this time, the classification systems and definitions of many data elements have changed. See the CFOI Definitions page (www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element. Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.

Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation, Michigan, 2023–24
Occupation (1)	2023	2024
Occupation (1)	Number	Number	Percent (%)
All occupations	166	152	100
Management occupations	20	19	13
Other management occupations	18	16	11
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers	11	14	9
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers	11	14	9
Business and financial operations occupations	--	--	--
Computer and mathematical occupations	--	--	--
Architecture and engineering occupations	--	--	--
Life, physical, and social science occupations	--	1	1
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians	--	1	1
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians	--	1	1
Occupational health and safety specialists	--	1	1
Community and social service occupations	--	--	--
Legal occupations	--	--	--
Educational instruction and library occupations	--	--	--
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	5	4	3
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers	--	4	3
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers	--	1	1
Musicians, singers, and related workers	--	3	2
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	5	5	3
Healthcare support occupations	--	--	--
Protective service occupations	5	--	--
Food preparation and serving related occupations	5	--	--
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	13	11	7
Grounds maintenance workers	9	8	5
Grounds maintenance workers	9	8	5
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	6	7	5
Tree trimmers and pruners	3	1	1
Personal care and service occupations	4	1	1
Animal care and service workers	--	1	1
Animal caretakers	--	1	1
Animal caretakers	--	1	1
Sales and related occupations	9	7	5
Office and administrative support occupations	--	3	2
Information and record clerks	--	1	1
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	--	1	1
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	--	1	1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	9	10	7
Agricultural workers	--	5	3
Miscellaneous agricultural workers	--	5	3
Forest, conservation, and logging workers	--	5	3
Logging workers	--	5	3
Fallers	--	5	3
Construction and extraction occupations	32	23	15
Construction trades workers	29	21	14
Carpenters	4	6	4
Carpenters	4	6	4
Construction laborers	9	4	3
Construction laborers	9	4	3
Construction equipment operators	--	3	2
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	--	3	2
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	--	1	1
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	--	1	1
Roofers	6	3	2
Roofers	6	3	2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	21	15	10
Supervisors of installation, maintenance, and repair workers	--	1	1
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers	--	1	1
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers	--	1	1
Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	1	--	--
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	--	1	1
Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers	--	1	1
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	13	5	3
Automotive technicians and repairers	11	4	3
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	11	4	3
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics	--	1	1
Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians	--	1	1
Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	6	7	5
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	1	3	2
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	1	3	2
Production occupations	--	10	7
Metal workers and plastic workers	--	5	3
Miscellaneous metal workers and plastic workers	--	3	2
Other production occupations	--	2	1
Transportation and material moving occupations	31	30	20
Motor vehicle operators	26	23	15
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	24	21	14
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	19	16	11
Passenger vehicle drivers	1	2	1
Material moving workers	--	5	3
Footnotes: (1) CFOI has used several versions of the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) system since 2003 to define occupation. For complete information on the version of SOC used in these years, see the CFOI definitions page (www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm). Cases where occupation is unknown are included in the total.
Note: The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) has published data on fatal occupational injuries for the United States since 1992. During this time, the classification systems and definitions of many data elements have changed. See the CFOI Definitions page (www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element. Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.

Table 4. Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics, Michigan, 2023–24
Demographic	2023	2024
Demographic	Number	Number	Percent (%)
Total	166	152	100
Employee status
Wage and salary workers (1)	121	105	69
Self-employed (2)	45	47	31
Sex
Male	151	142	93
Female	15	10	7
Age (3)
Under 16 years	--	--	--
16 to 17 years	--	--	--
18 to 19 years	4	1	1
20 to 24 years	10	11	7
25 to 34 years	23	20	13
35 to 44 years	28	21	14
45 to 54 years	34	26	17
55 to 64 years	35	33	22
65 years and over	31	38	25
Race or ethnic origin (4)
White, non-Hispanic	128	127	84
Black or African-American, non-Hispanic	25	17	11
Hispanic or Latino	11	6	4
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	--	--	--
Asian, non-Hispanic	--	--	--
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	--	--	--
Person of multiple races, non-Hispanic	--	--	--
Other or not reported, non-Hispanic	--	--	--
Footnotes: (1) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation. Cases where employment status is unknown are included in the counts of wage and salary workers. (2) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, and may include some owners of incorporated businesses or members of partnerships. (3) Information may not be available for all age groups. (4) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude data for Hispanics and Latinos. Cases where ethnicity is unknown are included in counts of non-Hispanic workers.
Note: The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) has published data on fatal occupational injuries for the United States since 1992. During this time, the classification systems and definitions of many data elements have changed. See the CFOI Definitions page (www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm) for a more detailed description of each data element. Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.

Last Modified Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

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Fatal Work Injuries in Michigan — 2024