| Workplace Losses and Deaths, 2013-2022 |
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Economic loss (1) ($ millions) |
Preventable deaths (2) |
| Year |
Workers (3)
(000) |
Dollars when
occurred |
In 2022
dollars (4) |
Number |
Per 100,000
workers |
| 2013 |
145,171 |
$206,100 |
$261,402 |
3,899 |
2.9 |
| 2014 |
146,307 |
140,000 |
174,097 |
4,132 |
3.0 |
| 2015 (5) |
150,031 |
142,500 |
176,906 |
4,190 |
3.0 |
| 2016 |
152,632 |
151,000 |
185,920 |
4,398 |
3.1 |
| 2017 |
154,511 |
161,500 |
195,471 |
4,414 |
3.1 |
| 2018 |
156,948 |
170,800 |
200,805 |
4,493 |
3.1 |
| 2019 |
158,725 |
171,000 |
197,463 |
4,572 |
3.1 |
| 2020 |
148,982 |
163,900 |
187,416 |
4,113 |
3.0 |
| 2021 |
153,691 |
167,000 |
181,236 |
4,472 |
3.1 |
| 2022 |
159,379 |
167,000 |
167,000 |
4,695 |
3.2 |
(1) Economic loss from unintentional injuries. These estimates are not comparable from year to year.
(2) Preventable deaths from unintentional injuries.
(3) Age 16 and over, gainfully employed, including owners, managers and other paid employees, the self-employed, unpaid family workers and active duty resident military personnel.
(4) Adjusted to 2022 dollars by the Insurance Information Institute using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Inflation Calculator.
(5) The 2015 National Safety Council cost estimate model represents a complete redesign and is not comparable to previous cost estimates. The 2014 estimate should be considered a data break from previous years.
Source: Deaths reflect National Safety Council (NSC) analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). Economic loss and fatalities are NSC estimates based on data from BLS. Economic loss in 2022 dollars calculated by the Insurance information Institute using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Inflation Calculator. |
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