Work Deaths Up 5.7% in 2022

The 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded in 2022 represented a 5.7% increase from the 5,190 work deaths in 2021, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau reports that the fatal work injury rate climbed to 3.7 deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers in 2022, up from 3.6 in 2021. “This equates to one worker death every 96 minutes, with deaths the highest among transportation and construction workers,” said Doug Parker, the Department of Labor’s assistant secretary for occupational safety and health, in a statement. “We also sa...