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October 2004

Work-related multiple-fatality incidents

Dino Drudi, Mark J. Zak

Multiple-fatality work-related incidents claim the lives of 1 out of 10 fatally injured workers and include some of the worst occupational catastrophes: air crashes, bombings, fires, and explosions; using multiyear data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics takes a first-time-ever look at this infrequently occurring phenomenon.

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