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Missouri ag fatalities rise sharply in 2010

Although the total number of work-place fatalities in Missouri in 2010 was down 25 % from the year before, the number of ag-related fatalities was significantly higher.

The state labor department says in 2009, there were three ag worker fatalities in Missouri. In 2010, there were 23. Crop production accounted for 23 of the 25 fatalities in the ag, forestry, fishing and hunting sector last year. The construction sector had the second most occupational fatalities with 12.

Overall, there were 107 workplace fatalities in Missouri last year – 35 fewer than the year before.

Missouri Department of Labor – 2010 workplace fatalities