Author Question: Explain how today's rate of accidental work deaths compares with the rate in the early 1900s. ... (Read 76 times)

luvbio · **on:** Jul 26, 2018

Explain how today's rate of accidental work deaths compares with the rate in the early 1900s.

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Question 2

What are the leading causes of death in the United States of people between the ages of 25 and 44?

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izzat · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 26, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Work accident rates in this century are evidence of the success of the safety movement in the United States. As the amount of attention given to workplace safety and health has increased, the accident rate has decreased. According to the National Safety Council,
Between 1912 and 2001, accidental work deaths per 100,000 population were reduced 81 percent, from 21 to 4 . In 1912, an estimated 18,000 to 21,000 workers' lives were lost. In 2001, in a workforce more than triple in size and producing 11 times the goods and services, there were approximately 10,000 work deaths.

Answer to Question 2

Accidents 27,500
Motor vehicle 16,500
Poison (solid, liquid) 2,700
Drowning 1,500
Falls 1,100
Fire-related 900
Cancer 20,300
Heart disease 16,000