2024 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries — 2026-02-19

NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2024 There were 5,070 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2024, down 4.0 percent from 5,283 in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 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 3.5 in 2023. (See chart 2.) These data are from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). - A worker died every 104 minutes from a work-related injury in 2024 compared to 99 minutes in 2023. - The fatal injury rate of 3.3 fatalities per 100,000 FTE workers decreased for the second year in a row. - The decrease in fatal injuries in 2024 was largely driven by a 16.2 percent drop in fatalities due to exposure to harmful substances or environments (to 687 cases from 820).