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Thirty-nine percent of all fatal workplace injuries happened in transportation incidents, which include car accidents, overturned vehicles and plane crashes.
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For example, there is evidence that unions are effective at decreasing workplace injuries.
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Forty-one percent of all fatal workplace injuries happened in transportation incidents, which include car accidents, overturned vehicles and plane crashes.
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The report states that severe stress could trigger depression, anxiety, workplace injuries and suicide, and lead to a greater risk of heart disease.
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Even so, OSHA insists enough evidence exists to move forward with ergonomics programs, pointing to numerous success stories where employers have already reduced workplace injuries by voluntarily making adjustments.
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Last month the Democratic administration also put in place a final safety standard, vigorously opposed by business, which it says will prevent 460, 000 painful workplace injuries a year caused by repetitive motion.
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Slips, falls and trips killed 666 deaths in 2011, or about 14% of all workplace injuries, and a total of 472 workers were fatally injured after being struck by equipment or objects on the job.
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Can the NFL be held responsible for CTE as any OSHA-regulated industry would be responsible for injuries in the workplace?
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Wage loss will be taxed, but if you suffered physical injuries or physical sickness from workplace harassment, maybe not.
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Unlike a workplace accident, the origins of repetitive injuries are "subtle, " he adds.
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