Workplace accidents killed 30 Georgians last year, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration reported Monday.
"Too many families and friends lost loved ones last year," said Mike D'Aquino, of the U.S. Department of Labor's Atlanta office. "Someone they knew went to work and did not return home at the end of the day."
Construction and manufacturing were responsible for 12 deaths each, followed by four from agriculture and landscaping, and two from maritime jobs.
The most common cause of death was a worker being struck by an object or vehicle. Falls were second, followed by the categories "caught in" – electrocution, burns, chemical exposure.
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