Report: 19 Mainers died at work in 2012
Nineteen Maine workers died from work-related injuries in 2012, a 27% decrease from the previous year's 26 fatalities, according to a new report from a research unit of the Maine Bureau of Labor Standards.
The Maine Department of Labor announced Monday that Maine’s occupational fatality rate was 3.2 per 100,000 workers for 2012, slightly below the national rate of 3.4 per 100,000 workers and representing a 1% decrease from the state’s 4.2 rate in 2011. The report is based upon 2012 Census figures.
Gov. Paul LePage said in a prepared statement that lawmakers and businesses “use this information to make safety improvements that protect Maine’s workers.” He added: “No Maine worker should ever die on the job. We are continuing our efforts to reduce the number of injuries and deaths in our workplaces.”
The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries report, which can be read here, found that transportation accidents were the most common cause of death in the workplace, which includes motorized accidents, aircraft accidents and collisions with people, animals or objects.
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