On August 19, 2010 the US Department of Labor announced that preliminary results show that workplace fatalities for 2009 are below 2008. These results show a decline in workplace fatalities in 2009 compared with 2008.
Last year, 4,340 workers died from work-related injuries, down from a final count of 5,214 fatal work injuries in 2008.
For more information, please check out the press release on the OSHA site.
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