Occupational Health and Safety worker fatality and critical injury counts report

The numbers reflect incidents that were reported to and tracked by the Ministry of Labour. They exclude death from natural causes, death of non- workers at a workplace, suicides, death as a result of a criminal act or traffic accident (unless the OHSA is also implicated) and death from occupational exposures that occurred in the past. Data from the Ministry of Labour reflects Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Employment Standards (ES) information at a point in time and/or for specific reporting purposes. As a result, the information above may not align with other data sources. Notes on critical injuries : For the purposes of the data provided, a critical injury of a serious nature includes injuries that: 1. "Place life in jeopardy" 2. "Produce unconsciousness" 3. "Result in substantial loss of blood" 4. "Involve the fracture of a leg or arm but not a finger or toe" 5. "Involve the amputation of a leg, arm, hand or foot but not a finger or toe" 6. "Consist of burns to a major portion of the body" 7. "Cause the loss of sight Only critical injury events reported to the ministry are included here. This represents data that was reported to the ministry and may not represent…

Publisher

Government of Ontario

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4

Catalogue metadata updated

2026-02-25