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Workplace Safety Report Uncovers Hazards12 Percent Of Occupational Fatalities Related To TransportationPOSTED: 11:07 pm EDT April 27, 2009 UPDATED: 6:39 am EDT April 28, 2009 BOSTON -- A detailed report will be released Tuesday about workplace safety in Massachusetts, revealing the most dangerous hazards. Chris Augeri buried his son, Robert Augeri, 31, of Londonderry, N.H., who was fatally struck by a dump truck on June 3, 2008, that was backing up on the job site along Interstate 495 in Lawrence (Full Story)."He'll always be Bobby to me," Augeri said. "He always had a great smile, especially as a grown man. He had a great smile."The numbers in the report obtained by NewsCenter 5 on Monday revealed that 21 percent of all occupational fatalities are related to transportation."They expected that that individual would go to work and return home with lives and limb in tact, and that's not often the case," said Marcy Goldstein Gelb, executive director of the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health.Falls accounted for one fifth of all deaths, and most falls occurred in the construction industry. From 2000 to 2008, fishing was the most dangerous single occupation in Massachusetts."What concerns us is that when an economy goes sour, employers often go short shrift on safety and that's often the first to go," Gelb said.For the Augeri family, healing continues."We are still very much in survival mode," Augeri said. "It's not where we should be." Copyright 2009 by TheBostonChannel.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | |||||