Workers Memorial Day
The State Of Oregon recently observed Workers Memorial Day in an effort to recognize workers killed on the job. I knew nothing about this observance. It's on April 28th, which is the date Congress enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act, or OSHA. In Oregon, 87 workers died on the job in 2006. I do not see the statistics for 2007 and 2008 on the Oregon OHSA website. Nationwide, more than a million workers are injured in America every year, and almost 5500 died in work related accidents in 2007. Logging and fishing are the most dangerous, so in Oregon and Washington, we get more than our share of worker fatalities.
After rattling off a bunch of statistics, I realize that the whole purpose the Worker's Memorial Day is to put a face on all the workers that are killed and injured each year.
