Wyoming had the nation's second-highest rate of fatal workplace accidents in 2010 amid a post-recession rebound in oil and gas development, according to newly released figures from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The deadliest U.S. mine accident in 40 years gave West Virginia the highest rate. The explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine claimed 29 of the 95 people killed in workplace accidents in West Virginia in 2010.
That year in Wyoming, workplace accidents claimed 33 lives, up from 19 in 2009. Wyoming ranked fourth for its workplace fatality rate in 2009 but has been first or second nine of the past 10 years.
The deadliest U.S. mine accident in 40 years gave West Virginia the highest rate. The explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine claimed 29 of the 95 people killed in workplace accidents in West Virginia in 2010.
That year in Wyoming, workplace accidents claimed 33 lives, up from 19 in 2009. Wyoming ranked fourth for its workplace fatality rate in 2009 but has been first or second nine of the past 10 years.
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