The federal government’s statistics for workplace safety in the roofing supplier industry showed a mixed bag of positive and negative statistics for 2021, with fatalities increasing over the previous year despite a drop in nonfatal accidents.
In its annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries report, the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated the number of work-related fatalities occurring in the “lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers” category totaled 13 in 2021, up from eight the year before, a whopping 63% increase. Details leading to the causes of death were not included in the report.