April 28, 1998, has been designated Workers' Memorial Day to
recognize persons who have died from occupational injuries or
diseases and opportunities to prevent these deaths. During
1980-1994, a total of
work-related injuries; in 1992, costs of such injuries were an
estimated $145 billion (1). An estimated additional 60,000 workers
died from occupational diseases.
Additional information about causes and prevention of
work-related injury and disease is available from CDC's National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), telephone
(800) 356-4674; or on the World-Wide Web
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html.
Reference
Leigh JP, Markowitz S, Fahs M, et al. Occupational injury and
illness in the United States: estimates of cost, morbidity, and
mortality. Arch Intern Med 1997;157:1557-68.
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