[Ost-news] Across Alberta Work- place deaths up 24%

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Work- place deaths up 24%  
154 Alta. workers died on job last year, 30 more than in 2006  
Archie McLean, The Edmonton Journal  
Published: Friday, April 18

EDMONTON - Alberta workplace deaths jumped 24 per cent in 2007, but injuries fell slightly during the same period, new provincial statistics show.

A total of 154 people died on the job or as a result of their work last year, which is up from 124 in 2006, which was a 15-year low. The government says the number of deaths last year is consistent with the rates from the past 10 years.

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