The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently reported that roofing contractors had a work fatality rate more than 10 times the average rate of work fatalities per year in 2018.
The alarming figure comes from the BLS’ National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2018 released this month. According to the data, roofing fatalities accounted for 96 of the 5,250 work-related fatal injuries that occurred in 2018.