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Vendor picked to install traffic light cameras
The Westerly Sun
In 2007 alone, approximately 2.4 million intersection-related crashes occurred, representing 40 percent of all reported crashes and 21.5 percent of all traffic fatalities. Rhode Island is no exception to the rule. In 2009, one in four vehicular deaths ...

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Report: Mass. worker fatality rate is among lowest
Boston Herald
In 2010, 54 workers were killed in the Bay State. The national fatality rate is 3.6 deaths per 100000 workers. Delaware had the lowest rate with eight workers killed in 2010, followed by Rhode Island with nine, Vermont with 12, and Hawaii with 19.
Thirteen Workers Killed on the Job Every Day According to New Report on Worker ...eNews Park Forest
AFL-CIO: More workers killed on job while regulations languishPress TV

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Drivers urged to share the road with motorcycles
The Hour (blog)
Based on the latest 2010 statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motorcyclist fatalities increased slightly to 4502, a figure that accounts for 14% of total fatalities for the year. This rise – though slight ...

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W.Va. one of most dangerous places to work
Chicago Tribune
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Alaska were among states with the highest workplace fatality rates while New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island were states with the lowest rates. In 2010 across the country, data from the Bureau of Labor ...
AFL-CIO: More Workers Killed On Job While Regulations LanguishHuffington Post
AFL-CIO Report: 13 Workers Killed on the Job Each Day in 2010Occupational Health and Safety

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US Traffic Fatalities Continue to Decline
TheNewspaper.com
US fatality rate reaches an all-time low, even without widespread use of photo ticketing. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced last week that road fatalities in the United States are continuing their decline at a ...

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Meet a Veteran: Donald Hawkins
Norwich Bulletin
By ADAM BENSON Service: Donald Hawkins was a teenager in Smithfield, RI, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Less than a year later, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and discovered that his training as a lieutenant in the town's fire department ...

Attleboro Sun Chronicle
Rehoboth Police: Car vs. tree results in fatality
Wicked Local
The occupant, a male in his late 60s, was transported to Rhode Island hospital by Rehoboth ambulance. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. The name of the man was not released pending notification of relatives. The crash is being investigated ...
Man dies in Rehoboth accidentAttleboro Sun Chronicle

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Day the last player with a penalty stroke
KLAS-TV
Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company has made an overdue $1.1 million payment to the state and now should seek out private financing to stay afloat, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee said Friday.More>> After the storm, silence.

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AFL-CIO: Hawaii ranks 20th for deaths on the job
Hawaii 24/7 (press release)
The lowest state fatality rate (0.9 per 100000) was reported in New Hampshire, followed by Massachusetts (1.7), Rhode Island (1.8) and California, Delaware and New Jersey (2.0). This compares with a national fatality rate of 3.6 per 100000 workers in ...
US Labor Department kicks off summer campaign to prevent heat-related ...MarketWatch (press release)
13 workers a day die on the job in the USPress TV

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Valley Breeze
Despite 2009 improvements, more accidents happening on Fruit Hill Avenue
Valley Breeze
Thirteen bump-outs were built at five locations along a 3900-foot stretch from just north of Rhode Island College to just before Smith Street as part of a project that totaled $600000, according to the DOT. But three years later, the North Providence ...

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