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146 Virginians Honored for Workers Memorial Day

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Monday, April 28, 2014   

RICHMOND, Va. - The list is 146 names long this year for Workers Memorial Day in Virginia today. That's how many lost their lives because of a traumatic injury at work in the state in just one year. Almost every death could be prevented, according to Jessica Martinez, deputy director, National Council on Occupational Safety and Health.

"In workplaces across this country, workers continue to be exposed to well-known hazards that are poorly regulated and inadequately controlled - hazards like silica, and explosion hazards like combustible dust," Martinez said.

Martinez's group has issued a report showing that nationally, more than 4,300 people died because of a traumatic injury at work, based on 2012 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, Martinez said, the death list grows by thousands when fatalities from long-term occupational illnesses are included: more than 50,000 a year.

Worker deaths can be categorized as transportation incidents, violence at work, equipment malfunctions, falls, exposures to harmful substances, and fires and explosions, she explained, adding that those most at risk of death and injury are Latino workers and workers born in other countries.

"In addition to sometimes facing some of the fears that come with being new to this country, they have language obstacles, lack of training at workplaces, awkward relationships with employers," she said.

Safety systems, equipment, training and enforcement all could save lives, Martinez noted.

The report, "Preventable Deaths," is at www.coshnetwork.org.




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