Injuries Workplace Fatalities 1915 rate estimated to be 60. https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2016/article/the-life-of-american-workers-in-1915.htm The baby boomers have caused the relatively higher death rate aged 55+ groups to almost double their share of total workers. While the death rate for EACH age group has gone down in the last 20 years, the blended average has been flat for the … Continue reading Good News: Lower US Workplace Injury and Death Rates