Insects in US – Occupational injuries and illnesses

Although not often associated with injuries and deaths at the workplace, insects, arachnids, and mites were involved in 83 fatal occupational injuries from 2003 to 2010.1 The majority of these workplace deaths were due to bee stings. Annual nonfatal work-related injury and illness case counts involving insects, arachnids, and mites that led to days away from work ranged from 4,930 to 6,870 between 2008 and 2010. Most of these nonfatal cases were due to stings or bites, some venomous and some nonvenomous.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Fatal injuries and nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving insects, arachnids, and mites : Beyond the Numbers: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Source: Labor Department: Bees Are the No. 1 Bug Killer of Workers – Real Time Economics – WSJ.