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    :: Friday, September 29, 2006 ::

    Report: The Cost of Unsafe - BC Forest Safety Council
    In 2005, a record 43 forest worker fatalities were recorded. To date, seven fatalities have occurred so far in 2006. From 1993 - 2003, 265 workers died in the forest sector, nearly 4,000 suffered serious injuries causing long-term disability, and more than 31,000 had injuries requiring short-term disability payments.
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