4,405 workers died on the job in 2013

7/2/14 IN: One worker killed and five hospitalized in automotive plant explosion.

7/3/14 PA: Worker on ladder electrocuted after contacting power lines.

7/10/14 TX: Worker performing demolition crushed by falling debris.

7/10/14 IL: Worker struck and killed by falling tree.

7/10/14 AR: Worker died from fall inside grain storage bin.

7/11/14 CA: Worker died from heat stress while performing asbestos remediation.

7/14/14 FL: Worker killed in fall from catwalk.

7/24/14 NC: Worker killed in trench cave-in.

7/26/14 ND: Worker fatally engulfed after falling into grain bin.

7/27/14 GA: Worker killed in fall down manhole.

7/31/14 PA: Worker performing flagging duties struck and killed by vehicle.

7/31/14 WV: Tree care worker electrocuted when power line contacted chain link fence.

8/4/14 ID: Worker killed in fall from man basket.

8/4/14 TN: Worker killed when mowing tractor rolled over.

8/9/14 IN: Worker struck and killed by log that rolled off truck.

8/11/14 NY: Worker killed in fall from roof.

8/15/14 MD: Worker performing maintenance killed when vehicle fell off jack.

8/21/14 NM: Worker electrocuted when aerial lift contacted power line.

8/23/14 OH: Worker killed in fall from roof.

8/28/14 ID: Two workers asphyxiated in oxygen-deficient manhole.

8/28/14 ME: Worker in aerial lift struck and killed by falling tree.

9/5/14 IL: Roof worker died from heat exposure.

9/10/14 MA: Worker killed in fall from ladder.

9/10/14 VT: Worker struck and killed by falling tree.

9/16/2014 IN: Worker killed in fall from water transfer tower.

9/16/2014 MO: Worker struck and killed by front-end loader.

"No one should have to sacrifice their life for their livelihood, because a nation built on the dignity of work must provide safe working conditions for its people."
Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez

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