The 150 workers die every day from injuries or occupational diseases according to new report on worker safety and health.
from the AFL-CIO
In 2011, 4,693 workers were killed on the job, according to a new AFL-CIO report, Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect. That is an average of thirteen workers every day. In addition, another estimated 50,000 die every year from occupational diseases — an average of 137 a day, bringing the total worker fatalities to 150 a day. North Dakota, Wyoming, Alaska and Arkansas had the highest workplace fatality rates, while New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Washington had the lowest. Latino workers, especially those born outside of the United States, continue to face rates of workplace fatalities fourteen percent higher than other workers, the same as last year.