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Total of 5,190 fatal work injuries in 2021, up 8.9 percent from 2020
December 20, 2022
There were 5,190 fatal work injuries in the United States in 2021, meaning a worker died every 101 minutes from an occupational injury over the course of the year. The number of fatal work injuries increased 8.9 percent from 4,764 in 2020, but decreased 2.7 percent from 5,333 in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fatal injury rate was 3.6 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers in 2021, up from 3.4 per 100,000 full-time workers in 2020. The pre-pandemic rate in 2019 was 3.5 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers. The 2021 rate was the highest annual rate since 2016.
United States Department of Labor
