In 2021, 5,190 workers died on the job in the U.S.* Each day, 14 people suffer work-related deaths.
These numbers remind us of the dangers many workers face. Behind these numbers, there are people who mourn each loss. For them, these statistics are loved ones: they’re parents, children, siblings, relatives, friends or co-workers. Of these fallen Michiganders, 127 were men and 13 were women. Four were new to careers at 18 or 19 years old, while 24 were close to retirement at 65 years of age or older.