Workplace Deaths Up in Texas.

According to The Texas Tribune, more people died on the job in Texas than any other state in 2014, according to data released yesterday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report showed that 524 people died in Texas from work-related injuries last year, up from 508 in 2013. Texas deaths accounted for over 11 percent of the nation's total for 2014. Texas far exceeded other states, with California as its closest competition with 334 deaths. Most deaths occurred in transportation-related incidents. Even though Texas’ booming economy over the past decade might affect the number of people killed on the job, I think we should take this result more seriously, why Texas has led the nation in total workplace deaths in 11 of the past 14 years and whether the people are given adequate protection and safety information or not.