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What happened
Wisconsin recorded 109 fatal workplace injuries in 2024 per newly released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Confirmed breakdown from the tip: 30 transportation-related deaths; 22 from falls, slips, or trips; 19 from exposure to harmful substances or environments; 19 from contact with objects or equipment. Men accounted for 94 deaths; self-employed workers 42 deaths; workers age 65 and older 28 fatalities (highest age group). Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting accounted for 30 deaths.
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Timeline
- 2024109 fatal occupational injuries occurred in Wisconsin (BLS count)
- 2025 (newly released)BLS published Wisconsin 2024 fatal occupational injury data
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Why it happened
Confirmed counts and categories come directly from the submitted BLS tip and linked state data page. The BLS applies the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) and excludes illness-related deaths unless triggered by an injury event. Industry and demographic patterns (male, self-employed, older workers, agriculture) are stated in the source material; no independent verification of raw microdata was performed for this draft.
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What can be learned
Transportation incidents were the single largest cause. Agriculture/forestry/fishing/hunting, construction, and transportation remained the most hazardous sectors. Inference (clearly labeled): concentrated risk among self-employed and workers 65+ may reflect differences in oversight, physical demands, or equipment exposure common in those groups.
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Risks
Continued elevated fatality risk in agriculture (machinery and vehicle incidents), construction, and transportation; disproportionate impact on men, self-employed workers, and those 65+.
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Opportunities
Targeted safety training, equipment standards, and outreach for high-risk industries and older or self-employed workers could reduce future counts (inferred public-health opportunity, not a BLS finding).
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Safety review
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workplace fatalities · transportation · falls · agriculture · older workers · self-employed
- Prioritize transportation and machinery safety controls in agriculture and related sectors
- Expand fall-prevention and hazardous-substance protocols
- Increase outreach and training for self-employed and workers age 65+
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Associated jobs
- Agricultural, forestry, fishing, and hunting workers. Sector recorded 30 fatalities, including machinery- and vehicle-related incidents
- Construction workers. Identified among the most hazardous industries
- Transportation workers. Transportation incidents were the leading cause of workplace death overall
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Sources
- Fatal occupational injuries in Wisconsin, 2024 — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics