Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries
Construction is one of the most dangerous industries in the U.S., experiencing the most workplace deaths in 2023. As a result, it is important to understand the underlying trends in construction workplace injuries across a variety of factors such as subsector, ethnicity, age, and injury characteristics among others. Combined with information on employment, this data can help guide targeted interventions to address specific populations that are disproportionately impacted by injuries.
This interactive story-dashboard characterizes fatal and nonfatal injuries in construction from 2011 through 2023 (for fatal, nonfatal injuries go through 2022). There is one dashboard level filter Year for both tabs, and three chart level filters Subsector, Demographic Characteristic, and Injury Characteristic which update their respective charts and the bolded and underlined key findings.. Click on the boxes at the top of the dashboard to switch between the two sheets, Fatal and Nonfatal.
Beneath the interactive dashboard, you will find more information on the data source, definitions, chart notes, a downloadable data file, and a recommended citation. This interactive data dashboard corresponds to several chapters in the upcoming PDF version of the Construction Chart Book-7th edition, which will be published later this summer. Data will be updated annually or as available. If you have questions or comments, please email [email protected].
About the Data
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries 2011-2023.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages 2011-2023.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses 2011-2022.
- Two-year estimates are used throughout due to SOII moving to biennial estimates for the latest reporting period.
Definitions and Chart Notes
Definitions
- Event /exposure – The manner in which the injury or illness was produced or inflicted, such as a fall, heat-related illness, etc. Based on the OIICS 3.0 manual for 2023 and onward, and the OIICS 2.0 manual for 2011 through 2022.
Chart Notes
- Due to changes in OIICS (Occupational Injuries and Illness Classification System) 3.0 from 2.0, comparison between pre and post 2023 estimates by event/exposure should be made with caution.
- For display purposes, OIICS 2.0 category names are used throughout for event/exposure.