Labor organizations and a workplace safety advocacy group say 69 people died of work-related causes in Massachusetts last year, down slightly from 74 in 2017. The 28-page report released Friday by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational …
There were 5,190 workplace fatalities reported in the U.S. in 2016, a seven percent increase over the previous year. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries, the fatal injury rate increased from 3.4 per …
In 2013, there were 493 fatal occupational injuries in Texas, an 8 percent decrease from 536 in 2012, the Texas Department of Insurance reported. The figures are based on preliminary data released release by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau …
Private sector occupational injuries in New York cost the state economy $10.9 billion between 2010 and 2012, according to a report released this month from the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen. The report, titled “Aim Higher: New York Should Reform …
