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The BLS used to track fatalities by industry and had two relevant ones: "Industrial truck and tractor operators" and "Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand"
They both had about one fatality per 13,000 workers annually, which was about double the average rate.
bls.gov/iif/oshcfoiarchive.htm
  • Posted 17 Apr 2018 06:29
  • By Bob48
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