The latest numbers from the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics show that workers in construction and extraction occupations had the second highest number of fatalities in 2022 compared to other industries.
A total of 1,056 construction workers, along with those in oil and gas and minerals extraction, died as a result of injuries on the job in 2022. BLS said the fatality rate for workers in construction and extraction increased by 11%, from 12.3 deaths per 100,000 full-time employees in 2021 to 13 in 2022.