Work Zone Safety Facts & Statistics
- Over the last five years, the number of persons killed in motor vehicle crashes in work zones has risen from 989 in 2001 to 1,074 in 2005 (an average of 1,068 fatalities a year).
- Eighty-five percent of those killed in a work zone are drivers or occupants.
- On average from 2001 to 2005 about 15 percent of the fatalities resulting from crashes in work zones were non-motorists (pedestrians and bicyclists).
- More than 40,000 people are injured each year as a result of motor vehicle crashes in work zones.
- Of the 1,074 work zone fatalities in 2005, 235 occurred in crashes involving large trucks.
- In addition:
- approximately half of all fatal work zone crashes occurred during the day.
- more than two times as many fatal work zone crashes occurred on weekdays as on weekends.
- fatal work zone crashes occurred most often in the summer and the fall.
Roadways Keep America Moving. Drive Safely in Work Zones!
Sources: Fatal crashes and fatalities - Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
Injuries - General Estimates System (GES)
