The U-S Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary report shows there were 90 fatal workplace injuries in Iowa in 2014, an increase of 18 from 2013. Bureau economist, Paul Laporte, says 32 fatal accidents involved transportation issues, the most in any category….
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Laporte says one of the key industries in the state had the most deaths.
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Laporte says the construction industry saw an increase in deaths on the job.
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He says many of the construction workplace deaths involved falls. Eighty-five of the 90 — or 94 percent — of those who died in workplace accidents in Iowa last year were men. Laporte says that is about the same percentage seen in the rest of the country.
