SAN FRANCISCO - One in every five of the 6,210 job-related deaths in 1995 was a highway fatality, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS included with its Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries a fact sheet summarizing the characteristics of the 1,329 workers who died in highway traffic incidents, their occupations and industries, and the type of incident responsible.Over half the victims had been driving or riding in a truck, and about half the trucks were tractor-trailer rigs. Half the
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