Over 6,300 people die daily from work-related accidents or illnesses, totaling 2.3 million deaths annually, with agriculture, construction, and mining being the most dangerous industries. Poor occupational safety costs 4% of global GDP yearly. North Dakota is the deadliest state to work in America.
We work to live and often live to work. But the staggering facts are that 6,300 people die every day from workplace accidents or work-related illnesses, including cancer, heart disease and stroke, according to the United Nations International Labor Organization. This equates to 2.3 million deaths per year, far more annual deaths than have occurred in any armed conflict since World War II. The stats have nearly doubled in the past 15 years; there were 1.2 million occupational deaths in 2000. The ILO lists the three most dangerous industries as agriculture, construction and mining. A worker dies every 15 seconds from an accident at work or an occupational disease. And even when they are not fatal, there are approximately 317 million occupational accidents each year.
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The ILO reports that the cost of poor occupational safety standards worldwide amounts to approximately 4% of global gross domestic product each year.
In the United States, the AFL-CIO says more than 510,000 lives have been saved since Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970.
Statistically, North Dakota has been ranked as the most dangerous and deadly place to work in America. In 2015, for the third consecutive year, North Dakota was the state with the highest number of workplace fatalities.
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