Work-related deaths decrease, say new NIOSH reports
Fatal work-related injuries claimed 93,338 lives from 1980 to 1995, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reported in two new documents.
The new reports, based on a comprehensive NIOSH assessment of data gathered from death certificates nationwide, show numbers and rates of job-related fatalities by occupation, industry, age and cause for the 16-year period. The data will help researchers and policy-makers identify high-risk occupations and industries for focusing injury prevention efforts.