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Deaths At Work: Truck Drivers Had Highest Number of Fatal Injuries Compared to Any Other Job
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 3289375" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/truck-drivers-workplace-fatalities-rate-fatal-injuries-771920" target="_blank"><strong>Deaths At Work: Truck Drivers Had Highest Number of Fatal Injuries Compared to Any Other Job - Newsweek</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Truck drivers and delivery workers had the highest number of workplace fatalities in 2016, more than any other occupation, according to data from the <a href="https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm" target="_blank">Bureau of Labor Statistics</a>. The report, released in December, found that 918 truck drivers and driver sales workers died on the job.</p><p></p><p>There were 5,190 fatal work injuries across all occupations and industries in 2016, a 7 percent increase from the year before and the highest number since 2008. The number of fatal injuries among truck drivers far exceeds the 260 fatalities for farmers and agricultural managers, the occupation with the next-highest number of fatal workplace injuries.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 3289375, member: 1"] [URL='http://www.newsweek.com/truck-drivers-workplace-fatalities-rate-fatal-injuries-771920'][B]Deaths At Work: Truck Drivers Had Highest Number of Fatal Injuries Compared to Any Other Job - Newsweek[/B][/URL] Truck drivers and delivery workers had the highest number of workplace fatalities in 2016, more than any other occupation, according to data from the [URL='https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm']Bureau of Labor Statistics[/URL]. The report, released in December, found that 918 truck drivers and driver sales workers died on the job. There were 5,190 fatal work injuries across all occupations and industries in 2016, a 7 percent increase from the year before and the highest number since 2008. The number of fatal injuries among truck drivers far exceeds the 260 fatalities for farmers and agricultural managers, the occupation with the next-highest number of fatal workplace injuries. [/QUOTE]
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