Dive Brief:

• The number of fatal construction injuries was down slightly last year compared with 2012, but higher than 2011.

• The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 796 construction workers died on the job in 2013.

• More than one-third of the fatalities were the result of falls, the most common cause of death on the job, the report said. Transportation “incidents,” including driving accidents and being struck by vehicles, claimed the second-highest number of lives.

Dive Insight:

Seventeen percent of all workplace injuries across industries involved construction workers, the BLS reported. That means construction remains the most dangerous occupation in America.