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workplace_injuries
BLS announced that nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private industry employers declined in 2009 to a rate of 3.6 cases per 100 equivalent full time workers, down from a total case rate of 3.9 in 2008. Continue reading Decline in Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Reported According to the BLS, the number of reported nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases that required days away from work to recuperate decreased by 9% in 2009 for private industry, state, and local government. (Note, this number reflects a decrease in construction and overall employment.) Continue reading OSHA Statement Regarding Lost Work Days for 2009 [hamlet-nc-chicken-plant-fire-2_tn] On September 3, 1991 a fire in the Imperial Foods chicken processing plant in Hamlet, NC, claimed 25 lives and injured 54 employees. Locked emergency exits made it difficult for employees to exit the building during the fire. Continue reading 17 Years After The Chicken Plant Fire (from The Workplace Safety Council) OSHA has cited SeaWorld of Florida LLC for three safety violations, including one classified as willful, following the death of an animal trainer in February. Continue reading OSHA Cites SeaWorld for Killer Whale Accident |
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