Death on the job: the toll of neglect. A national and state-by-state profile of worker safety and health in the United States. 22nd ed.
"This 2013 edition of Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect marks the 22nd year the AFL-CIO has produced a report on the state of safety and health protections for America’s workers. More than four decades ago, in 1970, Congress enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act, promising workers...
| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
2013
AFL-CIO |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19117649124919358219-Death-on-the-job-the-toll-of-n.htm |
| Summary: | "This 2013 edition of Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect marks the 22nd year the AFL-CIO has produced a report on the state of safety and health protections for America’s workers. More than four decades ago, in 1970, Congress enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act, promising workers in this country the right to a safe job. Since that time, workplace safety and health conditions have improved. But too many workers remain at serious risk of injury, illness or death as workplace tragedies continue to remind us. In 2010, the explosion at the Massey Energy Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia - the worst coal mine disaster in 40 years - killed 29 miners, and other workplace disasters, including the BP Transocean Gulf Coast Oil rig explosion, caused widespread death and destruction as well. And a few weeks ago we witnessed the catastrophe in West, Texas, where a fire at a fertilizer distributor caused a massive explosion killing 15 people, injuring hundreds and destroying blocks of the surrounding town. But most workplace deaths occur one at a time and receive little attention. The toll to individual workers and their families is just as great. In 2011, according to final fatality data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4,693 workers were killed on the job - an average of 13 workers every day - and an estimated 50,000 died from occupational diseases. More than 3.8 million work-related injuries and illnesses were reported, but this number understates the problem. The true toll of job injuries is two to three times greater - about 7.6 million to 11.4 million job injuries and illnesses each year." |
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| Physical Description: | 192 p. Digital |