July 28, 1999 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Hazards of refuse collection
Refuse collection is one of the
most hazardous jobs in the country. From 1992 to 1997, the fatality rate for refuse
collectors was 10 times the overall on-the-job fatality rate.
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The fatality rate for refuse collectors averaged 46 deaths
per 100,000 workers per year. The fatality rate for all occupations was 4.7 deaths per
100,000 workers.
There were 132 fatally injured refuse collectors in the 1992-97 period. The annual
number of fatalities ranged from 18 in 1993 to 29 in 1995. Vehicles inflicted most deaths
involving refuse collectors.
These data are a product of the BLS Safety and Health Statistics
Program. Additional information is available from "Job Hazards in the Waste Industry"
(PDF 38K), Compensation
and Working Conditions, Summer 1999.
Of interest
Spotlight on Statistics: National Hispanic Heritage Month
In this Spotlight, we take a look at the Hispanic labor force—including labor force participation, employment and unemployment, educational attainment, geographic location, country of birth, earnings, consumer expenditures, time use, workplace injuries, and employment projections.
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