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Countries by fatal workplace accidents per 100,000 workers [2] Rank Country Total Men Women Year 1 India 116.8 2007 2 Pakistan 44.2 2002 3 Cuba 25 2010 4 Dominican Republic 17.9 2008 5 Algeria 17.6 2004 6 Togo 16.3 2004 7 Burundi 13.8 2021 8 Jordan 13.2 2006 9 Egypt 10.7 2015 10 Costa Rica 9.7 2016 11 Philippines 9.6 2017 12
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics men made up 91.4 percent of all workplace fatalities and 85.5 percent of intentional injuries by a person in 2021. [8] In European Union men made up 92.5 percent of all workplace fatalities in 2020 and 66.5 percent of all injuries that required 4 or more days of absence. [9]
But after another decrease in deaths during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, workplace fatalities are on the rise again — up 5.7% from 2021. It is undeniable that some jobs carry more ...
The situation is worse in Canada, where men account for about 95% of workplace fatalities. In this country, the number of workplace deaths among men is about 10.4 per 100,000, while the corresponding figure among women is 0.4 per 100,000. In Taiwan, men account for about 93% of workplace fatalities. [66]
In 2021, Washington had the third-lowest rate of workplace fatalities at 2.1 deaths for every 100,000 workers, according to the AFL-CIO’s most recent “Death on the Job” report. The national ...
In 2007, 5,488 workers died from job injuries, 92% of which were men, [11] and 49,000 died from work-related injuries. [12] NIOSH estimates that 4 million workers in the U.S. in 2007 sustained non-fatal work related injuries or illnesses. [13] Within the U. S. construction industry, the most common work-related fatal injury occurs from worksite ...
While strides have been made toward equal pay across all genders and races, statistics reveal that even in 2021, Americans are still not paid equally. Women have made gains in their decades-long ...
The majority of occupational deaths occur among men. In one US study, 93% of deaths on the job involved men, [18] with a death rate approximately 11 times higher than women. The industries with the highest death rates are mining, agriculture, forestry, fishing, and construction, all of which employ more men than women. [19] Deaths of members in ...