CHART 39
G ender , age , ethnicity, and region of worker
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In 2008, 16 percent of fatal work
injuries involved foreign-born workers.
The country of origin of foreign-born
workers fatally injured on the job
encompassed approximately 100
nations in 2008. Workers born in Mexico
accounted for the largest portion (43
percent) of foreign-born workers who
died from injuries at work in the United
States.
B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T AT I S T I C S • 2 0 0 8
Fatal occupational injuries to foreignborn workers, by region of birth, 2008
In percent
Canada, 2
Africa, 5
Australia and Oceania, less than 1
South America, 5
Caribbean, 6
Central America,
except Mexico, 10
Mexico,
43
Europe, 11
Total = 835
Asia, 18
NOTE: Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, April 2010.
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