The jobs with the highest number of deaths were linked to the transportation and transfer industry. Photo: Alejandro Cano / Real America News / ImpreMedia
In 2019 were recorded 5, 333 worker deaths in the United States , according to a report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS, for its acronym in English).
The latest agency report points out that fatal accidents reported a increase of 2% , with respect to to the incidents presented during 2018 .
In 2019 we had the figure highest deaths since 2007, since on average, one worker died from a workplace accident every 99 minutes .
Last year also increased by 13% the number of Latinos who died while working, up to 1,088 deaths .
The Most worker deaths were related to transportation incidents . In 2019 a increase of 2 % , until reaching 2, 100 cases , turning out to be the year with the highest number of events of this type from 2011 .
The rest of employee deaths were related to exposure to substances or harmful environments, injuries caused by other people or animals , overdose unintentional due to the use of drugs or alcohol , as well as fires and explosions.
Jobs with the highest mortality rate for each 100, 000 full-time workers: 1. Fishing and hunting workers : 145 deaths for each 100 a thousand people.
2. Tree felling: 68. 9 deaths for each 100 thousand workers.
3. Aircraft pilots and flight engineers : 61. 8 deaths per thousand people.
4. Roofers : 54 deaths for each 100 thousand workers.
5. Construction Helpers : 40 deaths For each 100 thousand people.
The jobs with the highest number of deaths were linked to these industries: 1. Transportation and transfer of materials: 1, 481 deaths.
2. Construction and extraction: 1, 066 deaths.
3. Services: 762 deaths .
4. Installation , maintenance and repair: 438
5. Administration , business, financial operations: 333
Fatal occupational injuries by event: 1. transport incidents: 2, 122
2. Falls , slips, trips: 841
3. Violence and other injuries done by people or animals (includes homicides and suicides ): 841
4. Contact with objects and equipment: 732
5. Exposure to substances or harmful environmental conditions (includes substance overdose ): 642
One worker died every 99 minutes from a work-related injury in 2019 https://t.co/HNURBmIezX # BLSdata pic.twitter.com / 48 twjyOab3
– BLS -Labor Statistics (@BLS_gov) December 20, 2020
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