Fatal Work Injuries in Florida — 2024

Fatal work injuries totaled 284 in 2024 for Florida, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Florida was down 7.2 percent from 306 in 2023. (See chart 1.) The fatal work injury rate was 2.9 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in 2024, a decrease from a rate of 3.1 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).

Chart 1. Stacked column chart displaying number of fatal occupational injuries by employee status, Florida, 2015–24. 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, Florida, 2015–24
Year	Total	Wage and salary	Self-employed
2015	272	225	47
2016	309	263	46
2017	299	255	44
2018	332	294	38
2019	306	269	37
2020	275	234	41
2021	315	275	40
2022	307	277	30
2023	306	280	26
2024	284	249	35
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fatal event or exposure

Transportation incidents (109) were the most frequent type of fatal event in Florida, accounting for 38 percent of all fatal work injuries in the state. Nationally the share was also 38 percent. Worker deaths from transportation incidents were up from 104 over the year (See chart 2 and table 1.)
Falls, slips, and trips (66) accounted for 23 percent of Florida worker fatalities; nationally the share was 17 percent.

Chart 2. Stacked bar chart of percent distribution of total fatal occupational injuries by event, United States and Florida, 2024. 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 Florida, 2024
Event	United States	Florida
Transportation incidents	38	38
Falls, slips, trips	17	23
Exposure to harmful substances, environments	14	12
Contact incidents	15	12
All other	17	14
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 88, down from 92 the previous year. (See table 2.)
Fatal falls, slips, and trips resulted in 39 of the 88 construction sector fatalities.
The foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors industry group accounted for 22 of the sector’s fatal workplace injuries.

Occupation

Transportation and material moving workers experienced the largest decrease (-9) in fatal work injuries over the year among the major occupational groups. (See table 3.)
The construction and extraction occupational group had the highest number of fatal workplace injuries with 82. Incidents involving falls, slips, and trips resulted in 34 fatalities among these workers. Construction laborers accounted for 18 of the major group’s 82 fatal workplace injuries.

Worker characteristics

Wage and salary workers accounted for 88 percent of fatal workplace injuries in Florida; the self-employed comprised the remaining 12 percent. (See chart 1 and table 4.) The most frequent fatal event for both wage and salary workers as well as self-employed workers was transportation incidents.
Fatal workplace injuries among female workers decreased from 27 to 16, with transportation incidents accounting for 50 percent of fatal events in 2024.
Hispanic or Latino workers accounted for 42 percent of those who died from a workplace injury. Nationwide, this group accounted for 24 percent of work-related deaths. White non-Hispanics accounted for 35 percent of work-related fatalities in Florida, compared to 56 percent nationally.
Workers 45-54 years old had a decrease in worker fatalities from 66 in 2023 to 53 in 2024.

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 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, Florida, 2023–24
Event or Exposure (1)	2023	2024
Event or Exposure (1)	Number	Number	Percent (%)
All events and exposures	306	284	100
Violent acts	33	33	12
Homicides (violent acts by other person)	20	27	10
Shooting by other person	13	22	8
Suicides (intentional self-harm)	13	6	2
Transportation incidents	104	109	38
Aircraft incidents	9	5	2
Pedestrian incidents involving motorized land vehicles	16	30	11
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in road work zone	4	5	2
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway	6	18	6
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway	6	13	5
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway	--	1	0
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	5	7	2
Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area	--	1	0
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area	2	1	0
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle	66	57	20
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)	34	37	13
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)-intersecting, turning	13	10	4
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)-moving in same direction	13	4	1
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)-moving in opposite directions, oncoming	5	17	6
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s)-moving and standing vehicle	3	6	2
Roadway collision with object other than vehicle	25	14	5
Collision with object or animal on side of roadway	20	14	5
Roadway noncollision incident	7	5	2
Roadway noncollision- vehicle overturn	4	3	1
Nonroadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles	11	13	5
Explosions and fires	4	--	--
Falls, slips, trips	68	66	23
Fall to lower level	60	55	19
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact	1	1	0
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact- more than 30 feet	--	1	0
Other fall to lower level	52	50	18
Other fall to lower level- 6 to 30 feet	30	30	11
Other fall to lower level- more than 30 feet	10	8	3
Slip, trip, stumble or fall on same level	6	9	3
Fall on same level	5	9	3
Fall on same level due to slip or trip	--	4	1
Exposure to harmful substances, environments	60	35	12
Exposure to electricity	21	20	7
Direct exposure to electricity	9	10	4
Direct exposure to electricity- 220 volts or less	4	7	2
Direct exposure to electricity- greater than 220 volts	5	2	1
Exposure to harmful substances	30	10	4
Drug, alcohol overdose	28	7	2
Contact incidents	37	34	12
Collapse, engulfment	--	3	1
Collapse, engulfment- building or structure	--	3	1
Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object	27	17	6
Struck by falling object	23	13	5
Struck, caught, or compressed by running powered equipment	4	10	4
Caught or entangled in running powered equipment	--	3	1
Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery	1	4	1
Contact with non-running objects or equipment	--	2	1
Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects-non-running	--	2	1
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, Florida, 2023–24
Industry	2023	2024
Industry	Number	Number	Percent (%)
Total	306	284	100
Private industry (1)	291	262	92
Natural resources and mining	--	15	5
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	11	15	5
Forestry and logging	--	2	1
Logging	--	2	1
Logging	--	2	1
Support activities for agriculture and forestry	3	10	4
Support activities for crop production	3	10	4
Support activities for crop production	3	10	4
Postharvest crop activities (except cotton ginning)	--	1	0
Construction	92	88	31
Construction	92	88	31
Construction of buildings	6	13	5
Residential building construction	--	8	3
Residential building construction	--	8	3
New multifamily housing construction (except for-sale builders)	--	1	0
Residential remodelers	--	7	2
Nonresidential building construction	3	5	2
Industrial building construction	--	1	0
Commercial and institutional building construction	--	4	1
Heavy and civil engineering construction	16	17	6
Highway, street, and bridge construction	6	10	4
Highway, street, and bridge construction	6	10	4
Specialty trade contractors	66	55	19
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors	33	22	8
Poured concrete foundation and structure contractors	2	3	1
Residential poured concrete foundation and structure contractors	2	1	0
Nonresidential poured concrete foundation and structure contractors	--	2	1
Structural steel and precast concrete contractors	2	3	1
Nonresidential structural steel and precast concrete contractors	1	1	0
Framing contractors	3	3	1
Residential framing contractors	2	3	1
Masonry contractors	5	3	1
Residential masonry contractors	--	1	0
Nonresidential masonry contractors	--	1	0
Roofing contractors	19	8	3
Residential roofing contractors	9	5	2
Nonresidential roofing contractors	10	3	1
Building equipment contractors	17	11	4
Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors	6	5	2
Residential electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors	--	3	1
Nonresidential electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors	--	1	0
Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors	9	5	2
Residential plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors	4	1	0
Nonresidential plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors	4	4	1
Other building equipment contractors	2	1	0
Other nonresidential building equipment contractors	1	1	0
Building finishing contractors	11	12	4
Drywall and insulation contractors	1	4	1
Painting and wall covering contractors	7	5	2
Residential painting and wall covering contractors	--	3	1
Nonresidential painting and wall covering contractors	--	2	1
Other specialty trade contractors	5	9	3
Manufacturing	15	10	4
Manufacturing	15	10	4
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	--	1	0
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	--	1	0
Asphalt paving, roofing, and saturated materials manufacturing	--	1	0
Chemical manufacturing	--	4	1
Basic chemical manufacturing	--	1	0
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	5	2	1
Cement and concrete product manufacturing	3	2	1
Ready-mix concrete manufacturing	--	1	0
Other concrete product manufacturing	--	1	0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	73	--	--
Wholesale trade	12	10	4
Retail trade	14	15	5
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	--	5	2
Other motor vehicle dealers	--	3	1
Motorcycle, boat, and other motor vehicle dealers	--	3	1
Boat dealers	--	2	1
Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers	--	2	1
Automotive parts and accessories retailers	--	1	0
Tire dealers	--	1	0
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers	--	2	1
Building material and supplies dealers	--	2	1
Home centers	--	1	0
Other building material dealers	--	1	0
Food and beverage retailers	4	3	1
Health and personal care retailers	--	2	1
Health and personal care retailers	--	2	1
Gasoline stations and fuel dealers	3	2	1
Gasoline stations	3	2	1
Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers	--	1	0
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods retailers	--	1	0
Transportation and warehousing	46	37	13
Truck transportation	32	25	9
General freight trucking	23	14	5
General freight trucking, long-distance	9	5	2
General freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload	--	1	0
Specialized freight trucking	9	11	4
Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local	--	8	3
Support activities for transportation	7	8	3
Support activities for road transportation	5	4	1
Information	3	--	--
Financial activities	--	2	1
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	2	1
Real estate	4	1	0
Lessors of real estate	--	1	0
Lessors of nonresidential buildings (except miniwarehouses)	--	1	0
Rental and leasing services	5	1	0
Consumer goods rental	--	1	0
Other consumer goods rental	--	1	0
Professional and business services	42	49	17
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	37	47	17
Administrative and support services	34	38	13
Investigation and security services	3	6	2
Investigation, guard, and armored car services	--	6	2
Security guards and patrol services	--	6	2
Services to buildings and dwellings	27	29	10
Landscaping services	22	26	9
Waste management and remediation services	3	9	3
Remediation and other waste management services	--	4	1
Remediation services	--	1	0
Educational and health services	--	--	--
Educational services	8	3	1
Educational services	8	3	1
Technical and trade schools	7	3	1
Technical and trade schools	7	3	1
Flight training	--	3	1
Leisure and hospitality	16	16	6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3	5	2
Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries	--	1	0
Spectator sports	--	1	0
Spectator sports	--	1	0
Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	--	4	1
Accommodation and food services	13	11	4
Other services (except public administration)	18	12	4
Other services (except public administration)	18	12	4
Repair and maintenance	12	9	3
Automotive repair and maintenance	7	5	2
Government (2)	15	22	8
Federal government	--	--	--
State government	--	5	2
Local government	9	15	5
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 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, Florida, 2023–24
Occupation (1)	2023	2024
Occupation (1)	Number	Number	Percent (%)
All occupations	306	284	100
Management occupations	5	5	2
Other management occupations	--	4	1
Business and financial operations occupations	--	--	--
Computer and mathematical occupations	--	--	--
Architecture and engineering occupations	3	--	--
Life, physical, and social science occupations	--	--	--
Community and social service occupations	--	--	--
Legal occupations	--	--	--
Educational instruction and library occupations	--	--	--
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	4	2	1
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers	1	1	0
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers	1	1	0
Media and communication equipment workers	--	1	0
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	3	--	--
Healthcare support occupations	--	--	--
Protective service occupations	12	14	5
Other protective service workers	6	7	2
Security guards and gambling surveillance officers	4	7	2
Security guards	4	7	2
Food preparation and serving related occupations	8	7	2
Cooks and food preparation workers	4	4	1
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	32	30	11
Grounds maintenance workers	22	26	9
Grounds maintenance workers	22	26	9
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	--	16	6
Tree trimmers and pruners	--	10	4
Personal care and service occupations	5	--	--
Sales and related occupations	13	9	3
Supervisors of sales workers	--	3	1
First-line supervisors of sales workers	--	3	1
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	--	3	1
Retail sales workers	9	5	2
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	--	1	0
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	--	1	0
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	--	1	0
Office and administrative support occupations	--	--	--
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	10	11	4
Agricultural workers	5	11	4
Agricultural inspectors	--	1	0
Agricultural inspectors	--	1	0
Miscellaneous agricultural workers	5	10	4
Construction and extraction occupations	81	82	29
Supervisors of construction and extraction workers	6	10	4
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	6	10	4
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	6	10	4
Construction trades workers	70	68	24
Carpenters	6	10	4
Carpenters	6	10	4
Construction laborers	15	18	6
Construction laborers	15	18	6
Construction equipment operators	--	8	3
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	--	3	1
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	--	5	2
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers	--	1	0
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	--	1	0
Electricians	5	8	3
Electricians	5	8	3
Painters and paperhangers	7	5	2
Painters, construction and maintenance	7	5	2
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	5	1	0
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	--	1	0
Plasterers and stucco masons	--	2	1
Plasterers and stucco masons	--	2	1
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	--	1	0
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	--	1	0
Roofers	17	8	3
Roofers	17	8	3
Structural iron and steel workers	2	1	0
Structural iron and steel workers	2	1	0
Other construction and related workers	--	2	1
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers	--	1	0
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers	--	1	0
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	27	29	10
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	13	14	5
Automotive technicians and repairers	2	5	2
Automotive glass installers and repairers	--	1	0
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	2	4	1
Small engine mechanics	--	3	1
Production occupations	14	10	4
Metal workers and plastic workers	6	2	1
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers	--	2	1
Other production occupations	3	4	1
Miscellaneous production workers	2	2	1
Transportation and material moving occupations	81	72	25
Air transportation workers	9	5	2
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	9	5	2
Commercial pilots	8	5	2
Motor vehicle operators	58	52	18
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	51	52	18
Driver/sales workers	3	5	2
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	45	36	13
Light truck drivers	3	11	4
Material moving workers	14	13	5
Industrial truck and tractor operators	4	1	0
Industrial truck and tractor operators	4	1	0
Laborers and material movers	7	5	2
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	--	1	0
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	--	4	1
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	1	4	1
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	1	4	1
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, Florida, 2023–24
Demographic	2023	2024
Demographic	Number	Number	Percent (%)
Total	306	284	100
Employee status
Wage and salary workers (1)	280	249	88
Self-employed (2)	26	35	12
Sex
Male	279	268	94
Female	27	16	6
Age (3)
Under 16 years	--	--	--
16 to 17 years	--	--	--
18 to 19 years	7	--	--
20 to 24 years	24	--	--
25 to 34 years	48	54	19
35 to 44 years	56	54	19
45 to 54 years	66	53	19
55 to 64 years	59	64	23
65 years and over	45	38	13
Race or ethnic origin (4)
White, non-Hispanic	129	100	35
Black or African-American, non-Hispanic	38	58	20
Hispanic or Latino	130	119	42
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	--	--	--
Asian, non-Hispanic	4	4	1
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 13, 2026

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Fatal Work Injuries in Florida — 2024