The Human Toll: Demographic Disparities in Fatal Occupational Injuries

Fatal injury counts and demographic shares are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), 2024. Sex and race/ethnicity totals reflect all 5,070 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2024. Shares are calculated as a percentage of the total.
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