BLS: 28 Fatal Work Injuries Reported in South Dakota in 2014

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that 28 fatal work injuries were reported in South Dakota in 2014.

Of those reported to the U.S. Department of Labor bureau, 12 people in South Dakota were killed in transportation incidents, eight died from falls, slips or trips and five people were killed by contact with objects and equipment.

Fatal occupational injuries in the state have ranged from a high of 46 in 1999 to a low of 20 in 2013.

Nationwide, transportation incidents also marked the most frequent fatal workplace events, accounting for 40 percent of fatal work injuries.

The statistics were released Thursday.

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