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The number and rate of fatal work injuries among 16 to 17 year-old workers were higher in 2008 .

A total of 5,071 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2008, down from a total of 5,657 fatal work injuries reported for 2007 Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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The number and rate of fatal work injuries among 16 to 17 year-old workers were higher in 2008 .

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  1. A total of 5,071 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2008, down from a total of 5,657 fatal work injuries reported for 2007 • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  2. Fatal work injuries in the private construction sector in 2008 declined by 20 percent from the updated 2007 total, twice the all-worker decline of 10 percent. • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  3. Fatal workplace falls, which had risen to a series high in 2007, also declined by 20 percent in 2008 • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  4. Workplace suicides were up 28 percent to a series high of 251 cases in 2008, but workplace homicides declined 18 percent in 2008. • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  5. The number and rate of fatal work injuries among 16 to 17 year-old workers were higher in 2008. • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  6. Fatal occupational injuries involving Hispanic or Latino workers in 2008 were 17 percent lower than in 2007. • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  7. Fatalities among non-Hispanic Black or African American workers were down 16 percent. • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  8. The number of fatal workplace injuries in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations rose 6 percent in 2008 after declining in 2007. • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  9. Transportation incidents, which accounted for approximately two-fifths of all the workplace fatalities in 2008, fell 13 percent from the previous series low of 2,351 cases reported in 2007. • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  10. The number of fatal work injuries involving fires and explosions was up 14 percent in 2008; fatalities involving contact with objects or equipment were also up slightly in 2008. • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  11. Overall, 90 percent of the fatal work injuries involved workers in private industry. • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  12. Workers in construction incurred the most fatalities of any industry in the private sector in 2008 with 969 cases. • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  13. Fatalities were also slightly higher in manufacturing (404 in 2008, up from 400 fatalities in 2007). • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  14. 102 Oklahomans died on the job in 2008. • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  15. In Oklahoma… • Transportation related incidents were the number one cause of death with 55 people perishing. • Next were • struck-bys(18) • fires/ explosions (10) • Exposure to environment/ substances (9) • falls and assaults (5 each) • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  16. On a typical workday in America… • 165 workers will die from an occupational illness • 5 from motor vehicle crashes • 4 murdered • 2 in a ‘struck by’ • 1 worker is electrocuted • International Association of Safety Professionals

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