DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) -- New federal statistics show there 78 workplace fatalities in Iowa during 2009.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the numbers Tuesday, saying they show there were 15 fewer workplace fatalities in 2009 than in 2008. The bureau says the most common fatal workplace events were highway incidents. Also high on the list were falls and being struck by an object or equipment.
The bureau says highway incidents accounted for 41 percent of Iowa workplace deaths, the highest since 1992. Nationally the bureau says highway incidents account for 20 percent of all workplace fatalities. Statistics also show 95 percent of the workers who died were men and nearly half were between the ages of 25 and 54.
The agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector saw the largest number of fatalities.
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