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Workers in the trucking industry experienced the the most
fatalities of all occupations, accounting for 12 percent of all worker deaths.
About two-thirds of fatally injured truckers were involved in highway crashes.
Truck drivers also had more nonfatal injuries than workers in any other
occupation. Half of the nonfatal injuries were serious sprains and strains; this
may be attributed to the fact that many truck drivers must unload the goods they
transport.
Specific OSHA, Department of Transportation (DOT), and Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) regulations, training requirements, hazard references and illness
and injury statistics that apply to the major trucking activities of employers
and their employees are included in the following pages:
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