ASSOCIATED PRESS
HELENA – Montana
employers saw a decrease in workplace injuries and illnesses, with the majority
happening in private industry.
The
Department of Labor and Industry released its annual survey of Occupational
Injuries and Illnesses in November.
The report
says Montana’s injuries and illnesses fell by 11 percent from 2017, when
there were 15,000.
The number
of workplace injuries per 100 full-time workers in the state dropped in private
industry from 4.4 in 2017 to 3.9 in 2018.
Despite the
decrease, the figure was still higher than the national average of 2.8 injuries
per 100 full-time workers.
The report
says Montana is consistently higher than the national average.
