The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released fatality data for 2008, and there was an increase in solid waste collection employee deaths in 2008 compared to 2007. Truck rollovers, backing and being struck by a car were the most common causes of these fatal accidents. The majority of those killed worked for small haulers and local governments. NSWMA believes that even one workplace fatality per year is one too many, and will continue its effort to provide safety information to solid waste companies and local governments that helps them reduce their accidents and injuries.
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