Report Cites High Workplace Death Rate, Low Benefits

Mississippi workers die on the job at a rate double that of the national average, according to a new report by the National Employment Law Project. The national average is 3.4 deaths per 100,000 workers, while Mississippi’s rate is 6.8, the fourth highest number in the country for 2015 behind North Dakota’s more than 12, Wyoming’s 10 and Montana’s 7.5, NELP says. The leading fatal work injuries by occupation were 35% for transportation/material moving and 17% for construction/extraction, the report states, citing U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics. The bureau does not t...