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Workplace Deaths Down in North Dakota Oil Patch

The number of work-related deaths in the North Dakota oil patch in 2015 dropped from the previous year. Occupational Safety and Health Administration data show three such fatalities last year, down from seven in 2014 and 10 in 2013. Eric …

Workplace Fatalities Decline in Michigan

Michigan’s rate of job-related deaths has decreased in recent years even as more people enter the workforce following the economic recession. The Detroit News reports federal data show Michigan’s rate of workplace fatalities declined from 3.6 per 100,000 workers in …

Indiana Sees Slight Decline in Workplace Deaths

The number of workplace deaths in Indiana declined in 2012 to the lowest level in the past two decades, according to a new report by the state Department of Labor. The report, released Aug. 22, said Indiana had 113 worker …