The number of workplace fatalities in Florida fell from 422 deaths to 404 in 2005, which marks the first reduction in workplace deaths in three years.
Among other things, the data showed that males suffer the majority of workplace fatalities, while the transportation and construction industries continue to be the most hazardous. The workplace data is based on an annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, which is a federal and state survey, conducted by the Division of Workers' Compensation and the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey utilizes a variety of databanks to record all workplace deaths and not just those recorded under the state's workers' comp law. The census is designed to help employers identify industries and workers who are at the highest risk of suffering an occupational fatality.
Census Results
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