Report Analyzes Fatalities Involving Hispanic Workers

A report issued Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a total 11,303 Hispanic workers died from work-related injuries in the 1992-2006 period, with deaths in California, Texas and Florida accounting the majority of the fatalities.The report notes Hispanics are “among the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. workforce,” with an estimated 19.6 million workers in the United States in 2006 being Hispanic, of whom 56% were foreign born.Data in the report was compiled from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and “certain state agencies” for 1992...