Private industry reported 1.7 million injuries and illnesses that required recuperation away from work beyond the day of the incident nationwide during 1999, a slight decrease from the previous year, according to statistics released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).The decrease continues a trend that started in the early 1990s. Lost worktime cases have dropped each year since 1993, when employers reported more than 2.25 million cases.Injuries and illnesses that required o
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