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  2. List of countries by rate of fatal workplace accidents

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    The List of countries by rate of fatal workplace accidents sorts countries by the rate of workplace fatalities per 100,000 workers. Data is provided by the International Labour Organization (ILO). According to estimates, around 2.3 million people die yearly from work-related accidents or diseases every year.

  3. Occupational fatality - Wikipedia

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    Common causes of occupational fatalities include falls, machine-related incidents, motor vehicle accidents, exposure to harmful substances or environment, homicides, suicides, fires, and explosions. In 2021, 3.6 of every 100,000 full-time workers experienced a fatal workplace injury. [2] Oftentimes, occupational fatalities can be prevented.

  4. Work accident - Wikipedia

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    A work accident, workplace accident, occupational accident, or accident at work is a "discrete occurrence in the course of work" leading to physical or mental occupational injury. [1] According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), more than 337 million accidents happen on the job each year, resulting, together with occupational ...

  5. Worker dies a day after recent accident at Wolfspeed ...

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    The state is currently investigating the firm for the workplace accident, now categorized as a fatality, which occurred on July 17. ... The July 17 incident was the second fatal accident to occur ...

  6. The 10 most dangerous US states to work in - AOL

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    The above map, based on the BLS data, shows overall workplace fatality rates in each state for 2018, measured as the number of deaths that year per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers. 28 states ...

  7. 'Could have been prevented': OSHA slams construction ... - AOL

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    BROCKTON — Federal investigators say a Stoughton general contractor failed to follow safety rules, leading to a fatal accident at a Brockton Hospital construction site.. Worker Roger Porter of ...

  8. Occupational injury - Wikipedia

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    In 2007, 5,488 workers died from job injuries, 92% of which were men, [11] and 49,000 died from work-related injuries. [12] NIOSH estimates that 4 million workers in the U.S. in 2007 sustained non-fatal work related injuries or illnesses. [13] Within the U. S. construction industry, the most common work-related fatal injury occurs from worksite ...

  9. OSHA ends investigation of on-duty death of American ... - AOL

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    A Wall Street Journal analysis of OSHA data found the rates of injuries per 100 employees that led to at least one day away from work increased 17% last year compared with 2019.