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Workers' Memorial Day, April 28, 2004
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On April 28, Workers' Memorial Day, the United States will join the international labor community in remembering
those workers who have died or been injured on the job. On an average day in the United States, as a result of work-related injuries or illnesses, nearly 11,000 workers are treated in emergency departments, and
approximately 200 of these workers are
hospitalized (1). An estimated 7,000 private-sector workers require time away from their jobs
(2), 15 workers die from their injuries
(3), and 134 die from work-related diseases
(4). The emotional, economic, and social costs of these injuries and illnesses are immense.
In 2001, workers' compensation costs for employers
alone totaled $64 billion (5).
Workers' Memorial Day also will commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Act, which created the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health within CDC and the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration within the U.S. Department of Labor to lead the effort to create safer workplaces.
Additional information about workplace safety is available at
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html or telephone,
800-356-4674.
Steenland K, Burnett C, Lalich N, Ward E, Hurrel J. Dying for work: the magnitude of US mortality from selected causes of death associated with occupation. Am J Ind Med 2003;43:461--82.
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