AFL-CIO releases Death on the Job, The Toll of Neglect 2012 Report

The AFL-CIO has released the 2012 Death on the Job Report. (We delayed the release until after Workers Memorial Day in order to incorporate final 2010 fatality data which was released last week by BLS).

The final fatality data reported 4,690 fatal work injuries in 2010, up from 4,551 in 2009 and an increase in the fatality rate from 3.5/100,000 workers in 2009 to 3.6/100,000 in 2010.

The report is available on the AFL-CIO website at:                                                                                                                      http://www.aflcio.org/Issues/Job-Safety/Death-on-the-Job-Report

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