North Dakota, Wyoming, Alaska & Arkansas have highest fatality rates
OSHA remains underfunded, understaffed and unarmed with penalties high enough to deter violations, according to the AFL-CIO’s annual report on occupational fatalities in the U.S., which provides background analysis in addition to the data.
The report, “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect” shows that 4,694 workers were killed on the job in 2011 – an average of 13 a day. Another estimated 50,000 die every year from occupational diseases – an average of 137 a day, which brings the total worker fatalities to 150 a day.