[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]2014 preliminary work-injury number show decrease from previous year[/title][fusion_text]Friday, September 18th 20115
A preliminary total of 62 fatal work-injuries were recorded in Minnesota in 2014, a decrease from the final count of 69 fatal work injuries in 2013 and 70 fatal work-injuries in 2012. The 2014 total is below the average of 66 cases a year for 2009 through 2013. These and other workplace fatality statistics come from the annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Transportation incidents accounted for 25 fatalities, the most for any incident type. There were 34 transportation incident fatalities in 2013. Men accounted for 60 of the 62 fatally injured workers in 2014. Workers age 55 and older accounted for 28 fatalities. Self-employed workers accounted for 27 fatalities. There were 18 fatalities to self-employed in 2013.
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