State's Work-Related Injury and Illness Rate Drops for 2010

Louisiana’s private industry rate of work-related injuries and illnesses dropped in 2010 to the lowest level since the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration revised its record-keeping rules in 2002, the Louisiana Workforce Commission has reported.The commission announced last week that Louisiana ranked fourth in the nation, tied with New York and Texas in the 2010 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. The survey found non-fatal work-related injuries and illnesses in Louisiana dropped to 2.7 per 100 full-time workers, down from 2.8 the prior year, and remains belo...