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The revised 2012
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries was released by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics on April 24. According to the BLS data, 4,628 people lost their
lives on the job in 2012, up from the 4,383 fatalities reported in the August
2013 preliminary census results. Even with the increase, the final 2012 count
is the second-lowest annual total recorded since BLS started conducting the
national census in 1992. It also represents a slight decrease from the 2011
fatal injury rate for the United States. The final fatal work injury rate for
2012 (3.4 fatal injuries per 100,000 workers) is the lowest published by the
program since the conversion to hours-based rates in 2006.
The CFOI compiles
an annual account of all fatal work injuries by using diverse data sources to
identify, verify and profile work-related fatalities. A summary of the revised
2012 fatal data is in the BLS news release, along
with links to detailed information.
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