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Fatal Occupational Injuries by Year, All Industries, New Jersey and the United States, 2008 to 2023

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Year20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220230.00.51.01.52.02.53.03.54.0Rate per 100,000 Employed Persons Aged 16 Years and OlderFatal Occupational Injuries by Year, All Industries, New Jersey and the United States, 2008 to 2023New JerseyUnited States
New Jersey, United StatesYearRate per 100,000 Employed Persons Aged 16 Years and Older

New Jersey

 34000New Jersey200820082.3
 34000New Jersey200920092.6
 34000New Jersey201020102.2
 34000New Jersey201120112.6
 34000New Jersey201220122.4
 34000New Jersey201320132.6
 34000New Jersey201420142.1
 34000New Jersey201520152.3
 34000New Jersey201620162.4
 34000New Jersey201720171.6
 34000New Jersey201820182.0
 34000New Jersey201920191.8
 34000New Jersey202020202.2
 34000New Jersey202120212.7
 34000New Jersey202220222.7
 34000New Jersey202320231.8

United States

 100000United States200820083.7
 100000United States200920093.5
 100000United States201020103.6
 100000United States201120113.5
 100000United States201220123.4
 100000United States201320133.3
 100000United States201420143.4
 100000United States201520153.4
 100000United States201620163.6
 100000United States201720173.5
 100000United States201820183.5
 100000United States201920193.5
 100000United States202020203.4
 100000United States202120213.6
 100000United States202220223.7
 100000United States202320233.5

Why Is This Important?

Each day, U.S. workers suffer injury, disability, and death from workplace incidents. In 2023, 5,283 U.S. workers died from an occupational injury and approximately 2.6 million workers had a nonfatal injury or illness. Occupational injuries are largely preventable, and ongoing surveillance of occupational fatalities can help public health and other governmental agencies track and prevent future work-related fatal injuries.

Definition

Fatal occupational injuries among employed persons age 16 years and older, when the injury occurred while the individual was working for pay, or volunteering in the same capacity as other paid workers, at the time of the event, and engaged in a legal work activity either on or off of the employer's premises.

Data Notes

The numerator and denominator refer to the Fatal Occupational Incidence Rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Individuals under 16 years of age are included in the counts, but are excluded from the incidence rates since the Current Population Survey hours of exposure data exclude them: http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshnotice10.htm

Data Source

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
(https://www.bls.gov/)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of fatal occupational injuries during a specified time interval, excluding workers under the age of 16, volunteers, or resident military.

  • Denominator:

    Estimated number of employed persons age 16 years and older during a specified time interval. Fatal injury rates exclude workers under the age of 16 years, volunteers, and resident military.

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