Workplace Deaths by Age: Why Counts and Rates Tell Different Stories

Lean Blog by Mark Graban · Jul 29, 2026

A pitch from a personal injury law firm showed up in my inbox. The subject line was about older workers dying on the job. The numbers were real. I checked them against the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. The problem is the story the firm wrapped around those numbers. It points toward a conclusion that the data do not support. Here is the case they made: In 2024, workers aged 55 […] The post Workplace Deaths by Age: Why Counts and Rates Tell Different Stories by Mark Graban appeared first at Lean Blog by Mark Graban.