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CPWR recently published its latest Data Bulletin, which examines examines fatal and nonfatal on-the-job injuries, as well as suicides and overdoses, among construction workers. Acording to the data points: In 2023, 982 construction workers 16 to 64 years old died from on-the-job injuries, nearly 16,000 from overdoses, and more than 5,000 from suicide. From 2012 to 2023, the number of fatal injuries in construction increased 29.4% (849 to 1,099), while the rate of fatal injuries per 100,000 FTEs declined 5.4% (9.7 to 9.2 per 100,000 FTEs). From 2022 to 2023, the number of suicides among workers aged 16 to 64 years old decreased, but the number of at-work suicides increased 72.7% (22 to 38). During the same period, both overdoses and at-work overdoses among construction workers decreased. Click here to download the full report.
CPWR recently published its latest Data Bulletin, which examines examines fatal and nonfatal on-the-job injuries, as well as suicides and overdoses, among construction workers.
Acording to the data points:
In 2023, 982 construction workers 16 to 64 years old died from on-the-job injuries, nearly 16,000 from overdoses, and more than 5,000 from suicide.
From 2012 to 2023, the number of fatal injuries in construction increased 29.4% (849 to 1,099), while the rate of fatal injuries per 100,000 FTEs declined 5.4% (9.7 to 9.2 per 100,000 FTEs).
From 2022 to 2023, the number of suicides among workers aged 16 to 64 years old decreased, but the number of at-work suicides increased 72.7% (22 to 38). During the same period, both overdoses and at-work overdoses among construction workers decreased.
Click here to download the full report.