Workers' safety concerns not reflected in reality

摘要

While American workers recognize safety as a serious issue, their perceptions of their greatest safety risks do not mirror reality, according to a National Safety Council survey. In the Council's 2006 American Worker Safety Survey, accidental injury, which is the leading cause of death for people under 40 and the fifth leading cause of death for all ages, followed violent crime and natural disasters as the top safety concerns among American workers.