Feds Were Much More Likely to Die on the Job Last Year Than Other U.S. Workers

Government Executive: More civilian federal employees died on the job in 2013 than in any year in the last decade, according to data recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 124 federal fatalities marked a dramatic 19 percent increase from the number of deaths in 2012, and was the highest total since 2002. The increase was in direct contrast to the private sector, where workplace fatalities decreased 6 percent in 2013.

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