MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Fatal workplace injuries increased in Wisconsin year-to-year by almost 20 percent.
Newly released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that in 2022, 125 work injuries that led to deaths were reported in the Badger State. That number is the highest for Wisconsin since the state reached an all-time high of 138 in 2013, and it’s also up from a total of 105 in 2021.
Nationally, deadly work injuries went up from 2021 to 2022 by 5.7%. In neighboring states, the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries shows Illinois totaled 177 of those injuries in 2022, while Minnesota had 81.