Worker deaths in Utah

Seventy-eight Utah workers died from injuries sustained on the job between 2010 and 2015.
Construction is the most hazardous for fatal injuries, which most frequently occurred when
workers were hit, struck or crushed by falling or swinging objects.
Top industries for fatalities, 2006-2016 Top fatal accidents,
Construction Services Transportation 2006-2016
40
35
38
60 35 14
30
25 31
20
15
10 15
5
0
Hit, struck Worker Crushed
or crushed falls between
by object two
Industry fatalities, 2010-2015 objects
15 15 Source: Utah
Occupational Safety
14 and Health records
obtained by the Utah
13 13 Investigative
Journalism Project.
12 12 Does not include some
categories like certain
11 fatalities on roadways,
or on-the-job deaths
that do
not result from the
workplace, such as
9 heart attacks,
10 11 12 13 14 15 strokes, etc.
GRAPHIC BY TODD ADAMS | The Salt Lake Tribune