Fatal work injuries claimed 75 lives in the metro Boston area in 2016, the most since 2000, according to the federal government.The work-related fatalities here shot up by 27 -- a roughly 56 percent increase -- over 2015 and corresponded with a smaller 7 percent increase in fatal work injuries nationwide in 2016. Among the 75 victims of work-related deaths in the Boston area in 2016, 69 were men.Across the country, according to federal Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers [...]
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