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Federal-fiscal-years 2019 through 2023

(Oct. 1, 2018, through Sept. 30, 2023)

Cause of fatality 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total
Asphyxiation 1 2 1 3 1 8
Contact with object/equipment 11 5 13 12 6 47
COVID-19 0 10 6 17 0 33
Drowning 1 0 0 2 0 3
Electrocution 0 1 4 3 1 9
Explosion 0 0 0 0 1 1
Fall 7 9 8 10 6 40
Other 1 3 3 3 9 19
Total 21 30 35 50 24 160
             
Percent in construction industry 33% 27% 37% 20% 37% 29%
Percent in general industry 67% 73% 63% 80% 63% 71%
             
Number in construction industry 7 8 13 10 9 47
Number in general industry 14 22 22 40 15 113

Updated March 2024

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