(December 2012) Fort Lesley J. McNair is a United States Army post located on the tip of Greenleaf Point, the peninsula that lies at the confluence of the Potomac River and the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. To the peninsula's west is the Washington Channel, while the Anacostia River is on its south side.
In many industrialized countries, where the number of deaths from work-related accidents has been falling, deaths from occupational disease, notably asbestosis, is on the rise. Globally, asbestos alone is responsible for 100,000 occupational deaths per year.
Leading Causes of Workplace Injuries by GarrettGinglen on â05-13-2011 01:14 PM According to the most recent Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, disabling injuries and illnesses accounted for over $52 billion in direct U.S. workers compensation claims in a single year. From the top, here are the 10 most common causes, and relative percentages, for serious accidents in the workplace: