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What's the leading cause of fatal occupational injury in the united states?
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Motor vehicle crash: Construction and transportation workers are the ones most often killed on the job. Highway crashes are the most common method of death.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Transportation - 41%: The best place to go to get that information is the bureau of labor statistics. Here is the information for 2012: http://www.Bls.Gov/news.Release/pdf/cfoi.Pdf.
Answered 5/4/2015
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