:: rawblogXport ::union news / workers rights / construction / safety / irony... | |
today's home page ![]() | |
![]() |
|
carpentersunionbc.com | |
---|---|
google news | |
recent posts: | |
BlogRolling: | |
blogs that link here ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() implementation: email d@ve2300 this weblog is the work of dave livingston, a union carpenter in nelson bc canada ![]() | |
| |
| |
FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of labor and economic issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a "fair use" of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 Chapter 1 Sec.107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. | |
![]() | |
"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez | |
:: Sunday, September 26, 2004 ::
Worked to death: Homicides, accidents are on rise on the job, U.S. notes By Jay Fitzgerald, Boston Herald
Truckers, fishermen, construction workers and loggers face some of the most deadly jobs in America, according to a grisly new government report that also shows workplace homicides on the rise again.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said yesterday that 5,559 people died last year while on the job, slightly higher than 2002's 5,534 count.
In raw numbers, the construction industry was the most fatal sector, with 1,126 workers killed in 2003. The transportation industry, which includes trucking, was the second-deadliest, with 805 fatalities, followed by the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting category, with 707 deaths.------------------------------------------- posted 10:02 AM :: reference link ::
0 comments ::