Two New Jerseyans were killed and nearly two dozen more were severely injured on the job each month during 2018, according to a USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey analysis.

At least 22 New Jerseyans died on the job during 2018, compared with 23 deaths reported in 2017, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Fatal Inspection data.

At least another 283 people were severely injured in private sector jobs in 2018, up from 239 people injured in 2017, according to the OSHA Severe Injury Report database.

OSHA requires employers to report all severe work-related injuries, which include amputations, loss of an eye or other injuries that require inpatient hospitalization.

The federal OSHA data only tracks severe injuries of New Jerseyans who work in private sector. New Jersey has separate regulations for state, county and local government employees who are injured on the jobs.

The federal workplace fatality data, however, includes both private and public sector employee deaths.

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Fatalities

Description: Work-related deaths that were investigated by federal or state OSHA

Work-related deaths that were investigated by federal or state OSHA 2017: 23

23 2018: 22

Traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord

Description: Includes bone fractures, paralysis resulting from traumatic spinal cord injury and pinched nerves resulting from traumatic injury

Includes bone fractures, paralysis resulting from traumatic spinal cord injury and pinched nerves resulting from traumatic injury 2017: 84

84 2018: 98

Open wounds

Description: Includes amputations, cuts and lacerations, gunshot wounds, stabbing or impaling wounds.

Includes amputations, cuts and lacerations, gunshot wounds, stabbing or impaling wounds. 2017: 71

71 2018: 78

Other traumatic injuries and disorders

Description: Includes asphyxiations, strangulations, drownings, electrocutions, internal injuries, crushing injuries and poisonings.

Includes asphyxiations, strangulations, drownings, electrocutions, internal injuries, crushing injuries and poisonings. 2017: 32

32 2018: 38

Traumatic injuries and disorders unspecified

Description: Traumatic injuries for which details are not available. This may include car crashes where injuries were not provided or nonfatal blunt force trauma where the body part affected is not known.

Traumatic injuries for which details are not available. This may include car crashes where injuries were not provided or nonfatal blunt force trauma where the body part affected is not known. 2017: 6

6 2018: 18

Intracranial injuries

Description: Traumatic injuries to the brain or skull

Traumatic injuries to the brain or skull 2017: 8

8 2018: 9

Burns and corrosions

Description: Includes burns to bodily tissue caused by healt, flame, hot substances, lightning, radiation, extreme cold, electricity, chemicals or fumes.

Includes burns to bodily tissue caused by healt, flame, hot substances, lightning, radiation, extreme cold, electricity, chemicals or fumes. 2017: 14

14 2018: 11

Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders

Description: A classification used when a worker suffers multiple traumatic injuries that are equal in severity, such as a burn and a fracture.

A classification used when a worker suffers multiple traumatic injuries that are equal in severity, such as a burn and a fracture. 2017: 9

9 2018: 11

Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints

Description: Includes dislocations, herniated discs, sprains or torn muscles.

Includes dislocations, herniated discs, sprains or torn muscles. 2017: 5

5 2018: 7

Effects of environmental conditions

Description: Includes hypothermia, frostbite, heat stroke, divers' palsy

Includes hypothermia, frostbite, heat stroke, divers' palsy 2017: 2

2 2018: 5

Surface wounds and bruises

Description: Includes traumatic injuries that generally do not involve an open wound, such as blisters, abrasions and bruises.

Includes traumatic injuries that generally do not involve an open wound, such as blisters, abrasions and bruises. 2017: 5

5 2018: 5

Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions

Description: A classification used when a worker has symptoms where no other diagnosis is available.

A classification used when a worker has symptoms where no other diagnosis is available. 2017: 1

1 2018: 1

Non classifiable

Description: A classification used when there are not enough details to acertain the injury

A classification used when there are not enough details to acertain the injury 2017: 0

0 2018: 1

Circulatory system diseases

Description: Includes heart attack, stroke, aneurysm

Includes heart attack, stroke, aneurysm 2017: 2

2 2018: 0

Disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Description: Includes boils, skin infections or other skin conditions caused by long-term exposure at the workplace.

Includes boils, skin infections or other skin conditions caused by long-term exposure at the workplace. 2017: 0

0 2018: 1

Susanne Cervenka covers Monmouth County government and property tax issues, winning several state and regional awards for her work. She's covered local government for 15 years, with stops in Ohio and Florida before arriving in New Jersey in 2013. Contact her at @scervenka; 732-643-4229; scervenka@gannettnj.com.