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Worker deaths across the U.S.

Published: Saturday, March 13, 2004 8:47 p.m. MST
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The 38 states where at least five Mexican-born workers died on the job in the years 1996 through 2002, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Note: The federal government does not list states with fewer than five deaths.)

ALABAMA, 9

ALASKA, 5

ARIZONA, 95

ARKANSAS 19

CALIFORNIA, 725

COLORADO, 56

CONNECTICUT, 8

FLORIDA, 140

GEORGIA, 80

IDAHO, 15

ILLINOIS, 101

INDIANA, 18

IOWA, 6

KANSAS, 22

KENTUCKY, 7

MARYLAND, 6

MICHIGAN, 21

MINNESOTA, 6

MISSISSIPPI, 14

MISSOURI, 9

NEBRASKA, 9

NEVADA, 31

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NEW JERSEY, 24

NEW MEXICO, 47

NEW YORK, 38 (27 OF THESE IN NY CITY)

NORTH CAROLINA, 69

OHIO, 9

OKLAHOMA, 20

OREGON, 14

PENNSYLVANIA, 6

SOUTH CAROLINA, 27

TENNESSEE, 11

TEXAS, 507

UTAH, 24

VIRGINIA, 22

WASHINGTON, 53

WISCONSIN, 7

WYOMING, 9

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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