Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28, 2004

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  On April 28, Workers' Memorial Day, the United States will join the international labor community in remembering those workers who have died or been injured on the job. On an average day in the United States, as a result of work-related injuries or illnesses, nearly 11,000 workers are treated in emergency departments, and approximately 200 of these workers are hospitalized. An estimated 7,000 private-sector workers require time away from their jobs, 15 workers die from their injuries, and 134 die from work-related diseases. The emotional, economic, and social costs of these injuries and illnesses are immense. In 2001, workers' compensation costs for employers alone totaled $64 billion. Workers' Memorial Day also will commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Act, which created the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to lead the effort to create safer workplaces. Additional information about workplace safety is available at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ or telephone, 800-356-4674. Erratum published MMWR 53(17):372, May 7, 2004 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5317a7.htm [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Mining Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Disabled-workers Injuries Lost-work-days Mortality-data Occupational-accidents Occupational-diseases Occupations Statistical-analysis Workers
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025680
• Citation:
  MMWR 2004 Apr; 53(15):311
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183346/cdc_183346_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 114.50 KB ]