Even with a large number of new and returning workers, who typically suffer a high rate of injury, California's injury and illness (I&I) rate in 1997 matched the previous year's record low rate of 7.1 cases per 100 full-time employees.Statistics just released by the state Division of Labor Statistics and Research (DLSR) and based on OSHA 200 logs show that average employment in the public and private sectors jumped 3.2 percent, to 13.15 million jobs in 1997. The number of reported on-t
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