COVID again leading cause of WA work-related deaths
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state officials said this week that COVID-19 was responsible for about one quarter of the 106 work-related deaths reported in Washington in 2021.
The numbers from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries show coronavirus was the leading cause of work-related deaths in the state for the second year in a row, The Seattle Times reported.
In 2021, 26 people died after contracting the coronavirus while in a workplace, which increased from 24 people in 2020.
In 2021, there were also: 22 construction-related deaths; 16 transportation and warehousing-related deaths; 14 public safety-related deaths; 11 agriculture-related deaths; and 10 worker deaths from falls.
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