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4,405 workers died on the job in 2013

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.

9/21/2014 AL: Two workers killed in furnace explosion.

10/1/2014 NJ: Two workers killed in trench collapse.

10/6/2014 MS: Oil rig worker struck and killed by pipe.

10/7/2014 MI: Worker trimming tree killed in fall from lift.

10/16/2014 NC: Worker died from heat stroke.

10/23/2014 IL: Temporary worker killed in fall from third floor loading platform.

10/24/2014 OH: Two workers killed in fall from scaffold.

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"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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