Deaths on the job decrease
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Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 18 Sep 2003 16:32
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, it's safer to collect a paycheck this year.
A total of 5,524 fatal work injuries were recorded in 2002, a decline of 6.6 percent from 2001. The count for 2002 was the lowest ever recorded since its inception in 1992.
Construction continued to record the highest number of fatal injuries of any major industry, although the total for construction was down 9 percent from the series high recorded in 2001. Fatalities in mining also were lower, due to declines in coal mining and in oil and gas extraction. Fatal work injuries in manufacturing, transportation and public utilities, retail and wholesale trade, services, and government also declined from 2001 levels.
The only major fatality event recording an increase was exposure to harmful substances or environments (up 8 percent). The increase in this event category was led by a sharp increase in the number of fatalities involving contact with temperature extremes (such as heat stroke), which increased from 35 fatalities in 2001 to 60 in 2002. Electrocutions also increased slightly in 2002.
To see the full report, go to ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/news.release/cfoi.txt
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