Hauler deaths flat in 2017

摘要

Thirty trash and recyclables collectors were killed on the job in 2017, roughly equal to the number who lost their lives the year before, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS reported the 30 deaths equaled a fatal work injury rate of 35 per 100,000 full-time equivalent work hours. In 2016, 31 haulers were killed and the rate was 34.1. Both years are down from 2015, when 33 people were killed, for a fatal injury rate of 38.8.