Workplace fatalities were the highest since 2008, says BLS's annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injury report, which was released in December 2016. However, overall fatal workplace injuries have decreased dramatically compared to the previous decade. Between 2003 and 2008, an average 5,630 workplace fatalities were recorded, while from 2009 to 2015 an average of 4,686 people died while on the job.
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