Recently, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released "Fatality Report".

Preliminary data report for 2009 fatal work injuries were 4340 in the US compared to 5214 in 2008. Within the numbers are some interesting things:

1. The 2009 total was the lowest since the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) started keeping this data in 1992.

2. Fatal rate was 3.3 per 100,000 full-time equivalents  for 2009 compared to 3.7 per 100,000 for 2008.

What about economic factors?

Because 2009 had a weaker economy, 6 percent fewer hours worked in 2009 than 2008,  these numbers still show a dramatic reduction. Yes, a full 17 percent lower fatalities in 2009 than in 2008.

There is a debate arising as to what are the reasons for these results.

What do you think the reason is?

The full article is available    http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf

Please come back to voice your opinion on what's happening.