The number of nonfatal construction workplace injuries and illnesses declined in 2021 and the industry’s injury/illness rate was unchanged from the previous year's level, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.
The latest annual BLS occupational injuries/illnesses report, released on Nov. 9, shows that construction’s “recordable cases” of nonfatal injuries and illnesses last year were down by 4,900, or 2.8%, from the 2020 level, to 169,200.