The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. This edition of the census counts 2022 deaths, the most recent national data available.
“In 2022, 5,486 workers in the U.S. lost their lives,” says Doug Parker, the U.S. Department of Labor’s assistant secretary for occupational safety and health. “This equates to one worker death every 96 minutes, with deaths the highest among transportation and construction workers."