Construction Fatalities Hit Highest Number Since 2011Construction Fatalities Hit Highest Number Since 2011

Construction last year counted the highest number of workplace deaths in the sector since 2011, according to newly released federal data. At the same time, the rate at which construction workers died on the job remained unchanged.

Construction had 1,075 fatalities in 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries released today. The BLS measured a fatal work injury rate of 9.6 deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers, the same rate as a year ago. 

The fatal injury rate in construction has hovered at around 10 for over a decade. 

Meanwhile, the BLS found falls, slips and trips — some of the deadliest hazards in the industry every year — counted for 421, or 39.2%, of all construction fatalities.

The BLS reported that construction had the highest number of deaths of any private industry. However, it also listed 1,454 deaths in the trade, transportation and utilities sector, a broad area that includes retail workers and transportation and warehouse employees.

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