Construction Worker Fatalities in New York State

Construction Fatalities: Beginning 2022 documents all incidents where a worker performing construction work suffered a work-related fatal injury in New York State. The dataset is collected by the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) under Labor Law section 44. Columns suggest records include the cause of death, union status, business industry, and geospatial location of each incident.

Use Cases

• Analyzing geographic clusters of fatalities using Georeference and Counties columns
• Investigating common causes of death in construction using the Cause of Death column
• Comparing fatality rates between union and non-union workforces using the Union Status column
• Tracking fatalities over time using the Date Death Occurred column
• Identifying high-risk industries within construction using the Business Purpose or Industry column

Strengths

• Data collection is mandated by New York State Labor Law section 44, providing a legal basis for reporting.
• Includes geospatial references (Georeference) for potential mapping and spatial analysis.
• Available on multiple government platforms (Socrata, Data.gov), indicating official dissemination.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, and license are not provided on any platform.
• The last updated date conflicts between sources (2026-05-28 on Socrata vs. 2026-04-11 on Data.gov).
• The description is identical across platforms, suggesting potential lack of detailed documentation or data dictionaries.

Provenance

Source

New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL)

Collection Method

Collected per NY Labor Law section 44, which pertains to reporting work-related fatal injuries in construction.

Time Range

Beginning 2022

Freshness

Last updated date is listed as 2026-05- 28 on the Socrata platform.

Geography

New York State