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US Work Fatalities Drop 4% in 2024

2/21/2026

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  • In 2024, the United States recorded 5,070 fatal work injuries, a 4% decline from 2023, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
  • Truck drivers, construction trades, and motor vehicle operators accounted for 798, 788, and 1,018 fatalities, respectively.
  • Homicides and suicides accounted for 470 and 263 deaths, while overdoses fell to 410 from 512 in 2023.
  • Logging and fishing workers had injury rates per 100,000 workers, at 110.4 and 88.8.