Free 1,001 Facts That Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader by Cary McNeal Page B
Authors: Cary McNeal
Times for the American Worker (Random House, 2008).
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FACT : There were over 600 workplace homicides in this country in 2007. I wonder how many of those were CEOs.
Steven Greenhouse, The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker (Random House, 2008).
“TED: The Editor’s Desk: Workplace Homicides in 2007,” Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 26, 2008, www.bls.gov .
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FACT : One study suggests that Californians are more likely to be murdered at work than in a motor vehicle accident while commuting to work. Some Californians probably wouldn’t mind being murdered during their commute.
Barbara Kate Repa, Your Rights in the Workplace, 8th ed. (Nolo, 2007).
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219
FACT : Fatalities at construction sites are most frequently caused by falls, accounting for one–third of construction-related deaths each year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports no fewer than 442 construction workers were killed by accidental falls on the job in 2007. As opposed to intentional falls.
“I’m bored. I’m gonna do some falls. Be back in ten.”
“Preventing Fatal Falls in Construction,” Occupational Safety & Health Administrations, U.S. Department of Labor, September 25, 2008, www.osha.gov .
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FACT : Almost 6,000 Americans— about seventeen per day — suffered fatal injuries on the job in 2006. Some people will do anything to get out of work.
Tyche Hendricks, “Workplace Deaths Rise in California, Nation,” San Francisco Chronicle, April 29, 2008, www.sfgate.com .
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221
FACT : Falling from the roof is a specific concern at construction sites. Roof falls were the most prevalent type of deadly falls in 2007 , and resulted in 686 fatalities from 2003 to 2007. Because of this, the Department of Labor recommends that construction workers avoid falling accidentally, especially from roofs.
“Preventing Fatal Falls in Construction,” Occupational Safety & Health Administrations, U.S. Department of Labor, September 25, 2008, www.osha.gov .
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FACT : A 2006 government study named agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting as the most dangerous occupations in the United States , with an average of 30 deaths each per 100,000 workers. After a coworker went on a murderous rampage, Melvin quit his office job and became a farmer—then ran himself over with a combine and died a week later.
Tyche Hendricks, “Workplace Deaths Rise in California, Nation,” San Francisco Chronicle, April 29, 2008, www.sfgate.com .
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223
FACT : In 2007, a laundry employee at Cintas Corp. in Oklahoma was killed when he fell into an industrial dryer while attempting to free a wad of clothes that had jammed a conveyor belt. On a happier note, he did manage to free the clothes, saving the company about $35.
Tyche Hendricks, “Workplace Deaths Rise in California, Nation,” San Francisco Chronicle, April 29, 2008, www.sfgate.com .
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224
FACT : In its 2008 Death on the Job Report, the AFL-CIO ranked commercial fishing as the occupation with the highest fatality rate , with almost 150 deaths on the job per 100,000 workers. The fatality rate for the fish is even higher.
“‘Death on the Job’ Report, 2008: The Toll of Neglect,” American Federation of Labor— Congress of Industrial Organizations, www.aflcio.org .
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225
FACT : In a 2004 survey, 17 percent of men said they had been sexually harassed on the job , but 60 percent of them did nothing about it. Those 60 percent are the ones who liked it.
“Interoffice Romance Survey,” Lawyers.com , August 12, 2004, www.research.lawyers.com .
“Sexual Harassment In The Workplace,” Sexual Harassment Support, www.sexualharassmentsupport.org .
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FACT : On January 2, 2006, a coal mine exploded in Sago, West Virginia, trapping thirteen miners for nearly two days . All but one of the miners died. A series of subsequent mine disasters in 2006 claimed forty-seven more lives. Mine disasters, not mime disasters. Sorry.
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217
FACT : There were over 600 workplace homicides in this country in 2007. I wonder how many of those were CEOs.
Steven Greenhouse, The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker (Random House, 2008).
“TED: The Editor’s Desk: Workplace Homicides in 2007,” Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 26, 2008, www.bls.gov .
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218
FACT : One study suggests that Californians are more likely to be murdered at work than in a motor vehicle accident while commuting to work. Some Californians probably wouldn’t mind being murdered during their commute.
Barbara Kate Repa, Your Rights in the Workplace, 8th ed. (Nolo, 2007).
----
219
FACT : Fatalities at construction sites are most frequently caused by falls, accounting for one–third of construction-related deaths each year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports no fewer than 442 construction workers were killed by accidental falls on the job in 2007. As opposed to intentional falls.
“I’m bored. I’m gonna do some falls. Be back in ten.”
“Preventing Fatal Falls in Construction,” Occupational Safety & Health Administrations, U.S. Department of Labor, September 25, 2008, www.osha.gov .
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220
FACT : Almost 6,000 Americans— about seventeen per day — suffered fatal injuries on the job in 2006. Some people will do anything to get out of work.
Tyche Hendricks, “Workplace Deaths Rise in California, Nation,” San Francisco Chronicle, April 29, 2008, www.sfgate.com .
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221
FACT : Falling from the roof is a specific concern at construction sites. Roof falls were the most prevalent type of deadly falls in 2007 , and resulted in 686 fatalities from 2003 to 2007. Because of this, the Department of Labor recommends that construction workers avoid falling accidentally, especially from roofs.
“Preventing Fatal Falls in Construction,” Occupational Safety & Health Administrations, U.S. Department of Labor, September 25, 2008, www.osha.gov .
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222
FACT : A 2006 government study named agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting as the most dangerous occupations in the United States , with an average of 30 deaths each per 100,000 workers. After a coworker went on a murderous rampage, Melvin quit his office job and became a farmer—then ran himself over with a combine and died a week later.
Tyche Hendricks, “Workplace Deaths Rise in California, Nation,” San Francisco Chronicle, April 29, 2008, www.sfgate.com .
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223
FACT : In 2007, a laundry employee at Cintas Corp. in Oklahoma was killed when he fell into an industrial dryer while attempting to free a wad of clothes that had jammed a conveyor belt. On a happier note, he did manage to free the clothes, saving the company about $35.
Tyche Hendricks, “Workplace Deaths Rise in California, Nation,” San Francisco Chronicle, April 29, 2008, www.sfgate.com .
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224
FACT : In its 2008 Death on the Job Report, the AFL-CIO ranked commercial fishing as the occupation with the highest fatality rate , with almost 150 deaths on the job per 100,000 workers. The fatality rate for the fish is even higher.
“‘Death on the Job’ Report, 2008: The Toll of Neglect,” American Federation of Labor— Congress of Industrial Organizations, www.aflcio.org .
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225
FACT : In a 2004 survey, 17 percent of men said they had been sexually harassed on the job , but 60 percent of them did nothing about it. Those 60 percent are the ones who liked it.
“Interoffice Romance Survey,” Lawyers.com , August 12, 2004, www.research.lawyers.com .
“Sexual Harassment In The Workplace,” Sexual Harassment Support, www.sexualharassmentsupport.org .
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226
FACT : On January 2, 2006, a coal mine exploded in Sago, West Virginia, trapping thirteen miners for nearly two days . All but one of the miners died. A series of subsequent mine disasters in 2006 claimed forty-seven more lives. Mine disasters, not mime disasters. Sorry.
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