By James L. Curtis, Adam R. Young, Melissa A. Ortega, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Run-through: The Bureau of Labor data addresses the increase in employee deaths in 2022, and anticipated information for 2023.
Today’s statement by the Bureau of Labor Data reveals a 5.7 percent boost in deadly occupational injuries nationally. African-American and Hispanic employees saw the biggest boost in office casualties.
” In 2022, 5,486 employees in the U.S. lost their lives. This corresponds to one employee death every 96 minutes, with deaths the greatest amongst transport and building employees. We likewise saw development in variations for employees of color, consisting of Black employees, whose death rate increased 12.4 percent, and Hispanic employees, whose rate grew by 10.4 percent.”
Ladies comprised just 8.1 percent of all office casualties however represented 15.3 percent of murders in 2022. In regards to age, employees aged 55 to 64 continued to have the greatest variety of casualties in 2022 with 1,175 (21.4 percent of overall casualties), up from 1,140 in 2021. Transport events were the greatest reason for casualties for this age (455 ), followed by falls, slips, and journeys (251 ).
OSHA has actually made a main concentrate on falls and fall risks in 2023, with the Directorate of Building and construction focusing enforcement efforts on avoiding deadly falls. However, job-related casualties due to falls, slips, and journeys increased 1.8 percent in 2022, leading to 865 casualties.
Provided this death information, we expect OSHA companies will continue to focus their enforcement resources on markets with fall risks, disadvantaged market groups, and the dangers of office violence. To find out more on this or any associated subject, please call the authors, your Seyfarth lawyer, or any member of the Work Environment Security and Health (OSHA/MSHA) Group