据劳工统计局报道，非致命的建设工作场所的伤害和疾病在2020年的年度较高水平下降了13％，行业的伤害损失率也继续下降。
But the BLS's关于职业伤害和疾病的年度报告，于11月3日发行，还表明衰退属于受伤类别。
Illnesses, on the other hand, climbed and nonfatal construction respiratory illnesses spiked, in part reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
BLS总体而言，该行业在该行业中的可记录非致命伤害和疾病的数量在2020年下降了13％，达到174,100。这是至少2014年以来最低的总数。
The 2020 injury-illness rate per 100 full-time workers—a key measure of safety trends—also was down in 2020, to 2.5 per 100 full-time workers, from 2.8 in 2019. That continues a steady annual decline in the rate in recent years.
Brian Turmail, Associated General Contractors of America vice president for public affairs and strategic initiatives, said in an email to ENR, “Ultimately, the decline in the injury rate is an affirmation that the industry’s continued focus on improving worker health and safety, supported by AGC and other groups, is working.”
Turmail says, “While we are still too far away from zero injuries and fatalities, it is encouraging to see this kind of safety progress.”
CPWR（建筑研究与培训中心）执行主任克里斯·特拉汉·凯恩（Chris Trahan Cain）说，受伤损伤案件的减少可能部分反映了由于大流行而导致的整体建筑业就业下降。该中心是由北美建筑工会创建的。
Cain said in comments emailed to ENR: “While we believe overall construction safety and health continues to improve, I don’t think the injury reduction in 2020 suggests a significant improvement.”
她指出，致命的施工在2019年攀升，并补充说：“为了提高建筑安全和健康，我们还有很长的路要走。”
伤害占165300,or 95%, of construction’s 174,100 nonfatal total.
2020年的建筑疾病增长了67％，达到8,700。建筑呼吸道疾病总计5,300，比2019年的600倍增加了八倍以上。
Story corrected on Nov. 8, 2021: Increase in construction respiratory illnesses was more than eightfold in 2020, not 61%.
