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Push for Workplace Safety Focuses on Falls

Number 12200
Subject Worker Safety
Source St. Louis Post-Dispatch
State MO
Year 1995
Publication Date May 7
Summary The Post-Dispatch reports that "Since 1974, 57 workers have died in falls in the St. Louis area--including 20 in the last six years. Falls were the No. 1 workplace killer in this region... Falls accounted for one-fourth of all workplace fatalities..."
Category General
Pages 5
Keywords CAR accidental deaths Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA standards regulations records construction industry safety procedures fines
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