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DirectionsMNOSHA Compliance: Fatalities investigated
Federal-fiscal-years 2016 through 2020
(Oct. 1, 2015, through Sept. 30, 2020)
| Cause of fatality | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asphyxiation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Contact with object/equipment | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 42 |
| COVID-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 10 |
| Drowning | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Electrocution | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Explosion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fall | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 32 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Total | 16 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 30 | 109 |
| Percent in construction industry | 38% | 41% | 16% | 33% | 27% | 29% |
| Percent in general industry | 62% | 59% | 84% | 67% | 73% | 71% |
| Number in construction industry | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| Number in general industry | 10 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 77 |
Updated December 2020