Work-related fatalities dipped 6%, to 5,488 (or 3.7 per 100,000 workers), according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ National Census of Fatal Occupation Injuries report. That’s the lowest fatality rate since the government started keeping track of those stats in 1992. Workplace safety experts say the decline in fatalities was due in part to lower employment nationwide, particularly in the construction and manufacturing industries. (Construction-related deaths, still the highest  [ Read More ]