Workplace Fatalities in the U.S.: By The Numbers

Sept. 18, 2007
Last year saw an improvment over the year before

Here are some statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

5,703 Fatal work injuries in the United States in 2006

5,734 Fatal work injuries in 2005

5,202 Fatal work injuries in private industry in 2006

447 Fatal work injuries in manufacturing in 2006

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