Transportation, equipment contact lead fatal work injury categories

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded 5,250 fatal work injuries in 2018, a 2 percent increase from the prior year’s 5,147 total, but notes that the rate for such incidents last year remained unchanged at 3.5 per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers. Data are from the agency’s just-released Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) for 2018, and indicate:

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Eagle Roofing expands Sunshine State tile production, distribution

Source: Eagle Roofing Products, Rialto, Calif.

Eagle Roofing projects a spring 2020 completion for a 90,000-sq.-ft. addition to its Sumterville, Fla., operation. The massive enclosure will provide space for a fourth high-speed concrete tile production line, plus added storage for raw materials and a growing component offering, led by the new Eagle Armor by APOC self-adhered underlayment. 

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