Workplace fatalities are on the rise in United States, including in the roofing trade.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 5,190 work fatalities occurred last year in the U.S. in 2021, the latest year of recorded statistics available. That’s roughly a 9% increase from 4,764 recorded in 2020. The fatal work injury rate was 3.6 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers, which was also up for the second consecutive year, according the bureau’s 2021 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. It’s the highest the rate has been since 2016.
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