2019 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries — 2020-12-16

There were 5,333 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2019, a 2 percent increase from the 5,250 in 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) The fatal work injury rate was 3.5 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers, which was the rate reported in 2018. (See chart 2.) These data are from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). - The 5,333 fatal occupational injuries in 2019 represents the largest annual number since 2007. - A worker died every 99 minutes from a work-related injury in 2019. - Fatalities among workers age 55 and over increased 8 percent from 1,863 in 2018 to 2,005 in 2019, which is the largest number ever recorded for this age group. - Hispanic or Latino worker fatalities were up 13 percent to 1,088 in 2019�a series high since 1992.