Utah Injury Rate Declines to Record Low

The rate at which Utah workers suffered work-related injuries and illnesses dropped in 2000 to its lowest level since the state began compiling the data in the early 1970s, according to a recent news report from the Salt Lake Tribune. The Tribune reports that employers reported 47,500 injuries and illnesses, down 8 percent from 1999. The stats were released by the Utah Labor Commission, which compiles the data in partnership with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This equates to an injury and illness rate of 6.7 cases per 100 full-time workers, compared to 7.4 cases a year earlier a...