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96 minutes - Every 96 minutes a worker dies with an average of 5,486 fatalities a year

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | U.S. Department of Labor. (2023). National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Summary, 2022.  osha.gov/data/commonstats

 

1 Million workers are assaulted each year | 1,000 murdered | 20 homicides every week

NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (1996) Violence in the Workplace: Risk Factors and Prevention.  archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/niosh/updates/violpr.html#

 

1 Thousand workplace homicides every year | 20 every week

NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (1996) Violence in the Workplace: Risk Factors and Prevention.  archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/niosh/updates/violpr.html#

 

2.8 Million Nonfatal Workplace Injuries

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Industry-level data from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses 2022.  data.bls.gov/timeseries/ISU00000000061100