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The year 2020 proved to be the deadliest for workplace fatalities in North Carolina in at least 10 years at 91, including 26 related to COVID-19, the state Labor Department
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The Occupational Safety and Health division tracks work-related deaths across the state to pinpoint where fatalities are occurring and address trends and issues that may appear. Struck-by incidents made up the largest number of work-related deaths in North Carolina last year, the OSH division said All of these work-related deaths are difficult to process, no matter the cause,” N.C. labor commissioner Josh Dobson said.
The OHS will create programs attempting to lessen these instances moving forward. In 2021, we will continue working toward our core mission by concentrating our education, training and compliance resources on high hazard industries, while also working with employers and employees on best practices for reducing the risk of COVID-19 in the workplace, Dobson continued.