PR posts higher workplace injury rates than US
By : KEVIN MEAD
Nonfatal workplace injuries among private industry employers in Puerto Rico rose in 2009, bucking a national trend that saw a decline in such cases.
In Puerto Rico, the rate rose to 4 cases per 100 full-time workers, up from the 3.8 cases in 2008, according to a newly released report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Nationally, nonfatal workplace injuries among private industry employers fell to 3.6 cases per 100 full-time workers last year, down from 3.9 cases in 2008.
The rate in the U.S. Virgin Islands, meanwhile, fell to 2.2 cases in 2009 from 2.3 a year earlier.
According to the 2009 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, Puerto Rico was more likely to register cases that involved days away from work. The rate was 2.8 cases per 100 full-time workers, compared to a national average of 1.1 cases, which was mirrored in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics also recently released its annual report on fatal occupational injuries.
The number of on-the-job killings in Puerto Rico surged to 23 in 2009, up from 14 fatal workplace assaults registered a year earlier, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
Last year’s mark was the highest since 1995, when 32 fatal workplace assaults and violent acts were registered in Puerto Rico.
The overall number of work-related fatalities in Puerto Rico fell to 44 in 2009, one less than in 2008.
In 2009, 19 of the 44 fatal occupational injuries in Puerto Rico involved shootings.
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Nationally, nonfatal workplace injuries among private industry employers fell to 3.6 cases per 100 full-time workers last year, down from 3.9 cases in 2008.
The rate in the U.S. Virgin Islands, meanwhile, fell to 2.2 cases in 2009 from 2.3 a year earlier.
According to the 2009 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, Puerto Rico was more likely to register cases that involved days away from work. The rate was 2.8 cases per 100 full-time workers, compared to a national average of 1.1 cases, which was mirrored in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics also recently released its annual report on fatal occupational injuries.
The number of on-the-job killings in Puerto Rico surged to 23 in 2009, up from 14 fatal workplace assaults registered a year earlier, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
Last year’s mark was the highest since 1995, when 32 fatal workplace assaults and violent acts were registered in Puerto Rico.
The overall number of work-related fatalities in Puerto Rico fell to 44 in 2009, one less than in 2008.
In 2009, 19 of the 44 fatal occupational injuries in Puerto Rico involved shootings.
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De primera intencion al leer el titulo de este reporte me dio la impresion de que en Puerto Rico las condiciones de trabajo con mas peligrosas, a nivel nacional, que en Estados Unidos. Pero, la estadistica no muestra un alza mucho mayor que la de EU. Aunque, si me preocupa que la severidad de los accidentes causados en el trabajo en PR representara una estadistica mucho mas alta cuando se trata de ausentarse varios dias luego del trauma. Seria interesante comparar estadisticamente,con EU, la cantidad de dias que en promedio se ausenta un trabajador tomando en cuenta la similitud de los accidentes.
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