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STATISTICS

Unsafe Workplace
 
 

Types of Occupation (5)

  • In service, (household, protective, other) there are 2,131 Latinos working compared to whites who have 13,201 working in same field.

women workers

  • In operators, fabricators, and laborers there are 22,472 Latinos as compared to whites who are 14,416.

Estimated Occupational Disease Morbidity in the United States (6)

  • Cancer: 6,679 - 11,113

  • Coronary Heart Disease: 3,650 - 7,300

  • Cerebrvascular Disease: 505 - 1,440

Percentage of Latinos in Ten Occupations with the Largest number of Occupational Injuries/Illnesses (5)

  • Laborers (nonconstruction): 106,900 - 11.5%

  • Nurses' aides: 91,300 - 7.6%

  • Janitors and cleaners: 45,800 - 20.0%

  • Cooks: 31,500 - 12.8%

  • Stock Handlers: 29,200 - 8.4%

In recent years the rate of work-related deaths for Latinos has been 20% higher than for Whites or African Americans. (3)

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