NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2021
There were 5,190 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2021, an 8.9-percent increase from 4,764
in 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) The fatal work injury rate
was 3.6 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers, up from 3.4 per 100,000 FTE in 2020 and up
from the 2019 pre-pandemic rate of 3.5. (See chart 2.) These data are from the Census of Fatal Occupational
Injuries (CFOI).