The latest fatality statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are out. Read the article to find out what sectors are seeing an increase in workplace deaths.
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Preliminary results from the BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries show the rate of workplace fatalities in 2014 was 3.3 per 100,000 full-time employees. While the overall rate is the same as the final rate for 2013, there was a considerable rise in fatalities in the construction sector, which OSHA notes was accompanied by an increase in construction employment.
And while the number of Hispanic workers who died in 2014 (789) was below the 2013 figure of 817, Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez called the number “still unacceptably high.” Perez added that far too many people—13 per day—are still losing their lives at work. Read more.