Update: Common incidents that lead to work fatalities
What’s one thing business execs often say after they experience an employee fatality in their workplace? “I never thought it’d happen here.” A new report sheds light on common situations that have led...
View ArticleWorkplace fatalities: Where does your state rank?
Previously, we looked at the causes of workplace fatalities in 2008 according to government figures. Now, let’s take a look at where the deaths are occurring. Texas had the highest number of workplace...
View ArticleWoman dies after being struck by fire hose
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says 10% of all workplace deaths are caused by employees being struck by objects or equipment. In this case, it was a bystander who was hit, but the story still conveys...
View ArticleWorkplace deaths reach all-time low
The federal government has reported the smallest annual total of workplace deaths since the census of occupational injuries was started. Preliminary numbers show 4,340 fatal work injuries in 2009 (12...
View ArticleWorker deaths up — in this economy?
Attention, those who believe that OSHA has gone overboard with its workplace safety regulations: You’ve got one less fact to support your argument. When all is said and done, the final count of worker...
View ArticleTop 10 jobs with high death rates
Just how dangerous are the jobs at your company? The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has just released its preliminary count of workplace fatalities for 2010. The average rate of fatalities per...
View ArticleHow safety is saving money for U.S. businesses: New injury stats
The latest statistics on workplace injuries and illnesses contain good news for U.S. workers and their employers, particularly in these challenging economic times. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...
View ArticleRevised stats: Workplace deaths in U.S. increase
It’s official: More workers died in the U.S. in 2010 than in 2009. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has finalized the 2010 numbers. When it released preliminary report in August 2011, BLS said there had...
View ArticleSurvey: Only 54% of occupational injuries covered by workers’ comp
It’s been suggested that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) under-counts the number of workplace injuries each year, and that looking at how many workers’ comp claims are filed would provide a better...
View ArticleWorkplace deaths decreased in 2011 … or did they?
Preliminary numbers from the federal government show the number of workers who died on the job in 2011 declined from the year before. But the report comes with a big asterisk. A total of 4,609...
View ArticleLabor Dept.: No improvement in injury/illness rates in last year
For the first time in a decade, the rate of nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses did not decrease from one year to the next. The question is: Why? Private industry employers reported almost 3.0...
View ArticleWorkplace fatalities decreased in 2012
After two years of increases, the government reports workplace fatalities decreased in 2012 compared to 2011. The preliminary total of occupational deaths last year is 4,383 (an average of 12 per day),...
View ArticleSerious injuries down, but workers stay out longer
Federal government figures show employees suffered fewer serious injuries in the workplace in 2012 compared to 2011, but they stayed out of work longer because of these injuries. The Bureau of Labor...
View ArticleNew OSHA injury reporting rules begin 1/1/15; workplace fatalities down
On the day that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced the preliminary count of workplace fatalities in 2013, OSHA also revealed changes in injury reporting that will begin in less than four...
View ArticleAre occupational injuries under-reported by 86 percent?
Researchers say the federal government may be seriously undercounting the number of occupational injuries that occur each year. Michigan State University’s Department of Occupational and Environmental...
View ArticleReport: Worker injuries decline
While there’s good news to report in the federal government’s annual tally of workplace injuries and illnesses, the statistics also point to places where employers need to improve on this front....
View ArticleFalls requiring time off from work increase
A new report shows good news overall regarding occupational injuries that require time off from work. But some types of these injuries are up. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) annual report,...
View ArticleWorkplace fatalities increase for these 2 types of events
The federal government has released its revised, final number of workplace fatalities in the U.S. for 2013. The overall number is down from the previous year, but not by much. The final count of...
View ArticleWorkplace deaths increase by 2%: 4,679 killed in one year
The number of workplace deaths increased by 2% from 2013 to 2014, according to the federal government. A preliminary total of 4,679 work fatalities were reported in the U.S. in 2014. That’s 3.3 deaths...
View ArticleWorker fatality rate increases for first time in four years
The federal government’s final count of fatal occupational injuries in 2014 shows an increase from 2013 – the first one since 2010. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational...
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