New data bulletin examines construction fatalities
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Silver Spring, MD – Nearly 1,100 construction workers died in 2022, according to a recent data bulletin published by CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training.
The 1,092 deaths marks a 7.6% increase from the 1,015 in 2021 and the seventh consecutive year that the construction industry experienced more than 1,000 fatalities, the bulletin states.
The fatality rate in 2022 was 9.3 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers, an increase from 9.1 per 100,000 FTEs in 2021, but lower than a recent high of 9.8 per 100,000 FTEs in 2012.
Other findings:
- Hispanic workers accounted for 37.4% of fatalities in 2022 and workers 55 and older accounted for 31.1%
- Falls to a lower level were the cause of 36.4% of fatalities in 2022, while vehicular incidents on roadways accounted for nearly 14%.
Roofers had the highest fatality rate among construction workers at 57.5 per 100,000 FTEs, followed by “helpers, construction trade” at 38.5 per 100,000 FTEs.
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