T otal injuries and illnesses
Number of fatal work injuries,
1992–2008
CHART 1
A total of 5,214 work-related fatal
injuries was recorded in 2008, a
decrease of 8 percent from the 5,657
fatal work injuries reported for 2007.
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The general trend of fatal workplace
injuries from CFOI’s inception in 1992 to
2008 has been downward. The number
of fatal work injuries in 2008 was the
lowest total recorded by the census.
The highest number of fatal workrelated injuries was recorded in 1994
(6,632 fatal injuries).
B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T AT I S T I C S • 2 0 0 8
Number of fatal work injuries
7,000
6,632
6,217
6,331
6,275
6,202
6,238
6,000
6,055
6,054
5,920
5,915
5,534
5,575
5,764
5,734
5,840
5,657
5,214
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
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1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
NOTE: Data from 2001 exclude fatalities resulting from the September 11 terrorist attacks.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, April 2010.
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