Report Says Workplace Deaths for Hispanic, Immigrants Rose 7%

A new report by the AFL-CIO on workplace fatalities shows on-the-job deaths increased more than 7% for Latino and immigrant workers in 2006 from 2005, with a total 990 fatalities among the group of workers, which the report calls “the highest number ever reported.”The fatality rate among Hispanic workers in 2006 was 25% higher than the fatal injury rate for all U.S. workers, the report states.The report was released Monday to mark the 20th commemoration of Workers’ Memorial Day, which was observed by labor groups and state agencies throughout the country. In Texas, the state ...