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DirectionsMNOSHA Compliance: Fatalities investigated
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