Roofers work on a new home. Workplace deaths from falls, slips or trips increased 6% o 849 in 2016; up more than 25% for roofers, carpenters and tree-trimmers, as well as truck drivers. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

(Bloomberg) – Last year was the deadliest for U.S. workers in nearly a decade.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 5,190 people were killed on the job in 2016, the most since 2008. The rate of fatal injuries for full-time workers rose to 3.6 per 100,000, the highest since 2010.

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