Work kills one American every
eight minutes
6,023
workers died from traumatic injuries in 1999
More than 50,000
died from occupational diseases in 1999
5.7 million
workers were injured on the job in 1999
8.39 million
state and local public employees are still not covered by OSHA
Job related injuries and illness
cost far more than AIDS
OSHA has the staff to inspect each
work place every 109 years
