Federal report reveals 43 Nevada workers died from ‘fatal work injuries’ in 2021

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A brand new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that 43 work-related fatalities occurred in Nevada in 2021.

The newly-issued report reveals that the variety of deadly office accidents in Nevada has gone up from the 37 reported in 2020. In 2016, the bureau reported 54 work-related fatalities in Nevada, which stays the very best variety of deaths within the state’s current historical past.

In keeping with the report, transportation incidents accounted for 19 deadly office accidents in 2021, with the subsequent highest classes being “falls, slips, journeys” and “violence or accidents by individuals or animals.”

Total, the proportion of transportation-related deaths in Nevada (44%) in 2021 is up from the earlier 12 months, throughout which solely reported 14 deaths in that method have been reported. Moreover, transportation incidents in Nevada topped the nationwide common in 2021, reporting 6 extra deaths than the 38 nationwide deaths.

The one reported class to drop from the earlier 12 months was “falls, slips, journeys,” which fell by eight deaths from 2020.

The report identifies Nevada’s non-public development business sector because the occupation with essentially the most deadly office accidents at 13 fatalities. Moreover, specialty commerce contractors — a subsection of the “non-public development business” — accounted for 9 of the 13 deadly office accidents.

In Nevada, White non-Hispanics accounted for 53 p.c of those that died from a office harm. Nationwide, this group accounted for 60 p.c of work-related deaths.

Additionally, staff aged 25 to 54 years outdated accounted for 56 p.c of the state’s work-related fatalities in 2021, in comparison with 57 p.c of on-the-job fatalities nationally.

The report additionally signifies that, of the 43 deadly work accidents in Nevada, 88 p.c labored for wages and salaries; the rest have been self-employed.