{"id":32696,"date":"2010-10-12T15:56:15","date_gmt":"2010-10-12T15:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/onthejob_deaths_decreased_47_i\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T15:49:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:49:30","slug":"onthejob-deaths-decreased-47-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/onthejob-deaths-decreased-47-i\/","title":{"rendered":"On-The-Job Deaths Decreased 47% In 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the late 70&#8217;s and early 80&#8217;s while I was employed in the Georgia claims department of a major insurance company, we had a very significant number of workers compensation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serious-injury-litigation.com\/index.html\">death<\/a> cases. Part of the reason was that the company wrote alot of assigned risk business but another reason was that the economy was doing well. Construction was booming and there were lots of jobs, especially construction jobs. Recently released statistics demonstrate that this is not the case now..<br \/>\nIn August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics&#8217; National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries reported that in 2009 there were 96 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serious-injury-litigation.com\/index.html\">workplace deaths<\/a> in Georgia compared to 182 workplace deaths in 2008&#8212; a 47% decline in just one year.<br \/>\nSpecifically, the Bureau of Labor Statistics&#8217; National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries broke down the causes of the Georgia on-the-job deaths as follows: 3 from fires or explosions; 14 from assaults or violent acts; 11 from contact with objects or equipment; 11 from falls; 10 from exposure to harmful substances or environments; and 47 related to transportation incidents.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/onthejob-deaths-decreased-47-i\/#more-32696\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the late 70&#8217;s and early 80&#8217;s while I was employed in the Georgia claims department of a major insurance company, we had a very significant number of workers compensation death cases. 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