Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries
Construction is one of the most dangerous industries in the U.S., including having the most workplace deaths in 2023. As a result, it is important to understand the trends in workplace injuries across factors such as subsector, ethnicity, age, and injury characteristics. This data, when combined with information on employment, can help guide targeted interventions to address populations disproportionately impacted by injuries.
This interactive story-dashboard characterizes fatal and nonfatal injuries in construction from 2011 through 2024. There is one dashboard level filter, Year, for both tabs, and three chart-level filters, Subsector, Demographic Characteristic, and Injury Characteristic, that 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 screens, 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 this chapter in the PDF version of the Construction Chart Book-7th edition. Data will be updated annually as available.
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About the Data
Sarah Flood, Miriam King, Renae Rodgers, Steven Ruggles, J. Robert Warren, Daniel Backman, Etienne Breton, Grace Cooper, Julia A. Rivera Drew, Stephanie Richards, David Van Riper, and Kari C.W. Williams. IPUMS CPS: Version 13.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2025. https://doi.org/10.18128/D030.V13.0 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries 2011-2024.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses 2011-2024.
- Two-year estimates are used throughout due to SOII moving to biennial estimates for the latest reporting period.
Definitions and Chart Notes
Chart Notes
- Due to changes in OIICS (Occupational Injuries and Illness Classification System) 3.0 from OIICS 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 the default when all years are selected for event/exposure and part of body. OIICS 2.0 is used when 2011-2022 are selected individually, while OIICS 3.0 is used when 2023-2024 are selected. Categories are largely comparable, except animals moved from OIICS 1.0 to OIICS 6.0.
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.