Helpers in construction trades had a fatal work injury rate of 27.4 fatal injuries per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers in 2023.schwartstock/Getty ImagesRoofers, construction helpers, and grounds maintenance workers have higher fatal injury rates than many other jobs.Last year, logging workers had the highest rate per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers at 98.9.The overall rate dropped from 3.7 fatal injuries per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers in 2022 to 3.5.Logging, transportation, and hunting work can be risky jobs in the US based on the latest fatal work injury rates released by the Labor Department.The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently published data on fatal injuries at work in 2023 by industry and occupation.Fatal injury rates at work were down overall last year.