The latest census reports almost 400 people died in 2013 in work-related accidents, representing a slight increase in the number of 2012 worker deaths but still fewer than the average annual pre-recession deaths, according to the California Department of Industrial Relations.
A total of 396 people died in 2013, according to the latest numbers available, with the largest increase in deaths -- almost 48% since 2012 -- among workers between 35 and 44 years old, according to data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
Compared to 2012, when 375 total worker deaths occurred, 2013 i...
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