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Fatal Occupational Injuries Increase

Posted on December 19, 2019 by curata
There were 5,250 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2018, a 2 percent increase from the 5,147 in 2017, 
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) The fatal work injury rate remained 
unchanged at 3.5 per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers. (See chart 2.) These data are from the Census of Fatal 
Occupational Injuries (CFOI). 

Fatal event or exposure: 

  - Transportation incidents remained the most frequent type of fatal event at 2,080, accounting for 40 percent of all 
    work-related fatalities. (See chart 3 and table 2.)
  - Incidents involving contact with objects and equipment increased 13 percent (from 695 to 786), driven by a 39 percent 
    increase in workers caught in running equipment or machinery and a 17 percent increase in workers struck by falling 
    objects or equipment.
  - Unintentional overdoses due to nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol while at work increased 12 percent from 272 to 305. 
    This is the sixth consecutive annual increase.
  - Violence and other injuries by persons or animals increased 3 percent in 2018, due to an 11 percent increase in 
    work-related suicides from 275 to 304. 
  - Fatal falls, slips, and trips decreased 11 percent to 791, after reaching a series high of 887 in 2017. This decline 
    was due to a 14 percent drop in falls to a lower level (713 to 615), the lowest total since 2013. 
Read the source article at U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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