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Governor Urges Safe Travel for Holiday Weekend
Chamberlain Oacoma Sun
PIERRE, SD – Gov. Dennis Daugaard is asking motorists to be extra cautious on South Dakota highways during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. South Dakota highways have been fatality-free during this three-day holiday weekend the last two years.

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South Dakota ranks high in deaths on the job
Rapid City Journal
South Dakota's workplace fatality rate is among the highest in the nation, according to a study released Wednesday. The AFL-CIO, the largest US federation of labor unions, released its annual report just five days after 26-year-old Adam Klynsma died ...

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Report ranks SD 47th worst in workplace safety
Daily Republic
South Dakota is among the worst states when it comes to workplace safety, a report released Wednesday shows. It ranked the state at 47, with 50 being the worst. South Dakota had a fatality rate of 8.6 per 100000 workers in 2010, the report said.
W.Va. one of most dangerous places to workChicago Tribune
AFL-CIO: More Workers Killed On Job While Regulations LanguishHuffington Post
Labor leaders say NH's claim as safest for workers endangeredNewHampshire.com
Occupational Health and Safety
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Hunting elephants in South Dakota?
Black Hills Pioneer
Last week, I told you a little about WH Over, a man whose namesake is a museum at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. While one can imagine that a South Dakota museum has exhibitions about anthropological, historical and archaeological ...

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Thirteen Workers Killed on the Job Every Day According to New Report on Worker ...
eNews Park Forest
West Virginia, Wyoming, Alaska, South Dakota and North Dakota were among states with the highest workplace fatality rates while New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island were states with the lowest rates. Latino workers, especially those born ...
AFL-CIO: More workers killed on job while regulations languishPress TV

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AAA Study: More teens in car increases fatality risk
KSFY
"The connection between carrying young passengers and increased fatal crash risk is clear," AAA South Dakota Spokesman Marilyn Buskohl said. "By limiting the number of passengers that 16- and 17-year-old drivers can have in the car, help ensure that ...

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AFL-CIO: Hawaii ranks 20th for deaths on the job
Hawaii 24/7 (press release)
The risk of job fatalities and injuries varies widely from state to state, in part due to the mix of industries. West Virginia led the country with the highest fatality rate (13.1 per 100000), followed by Wyoming (11.9), Alaska (11.8), South Dakota ...

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Deadliest Danger Isn't at the Rig but on the Road
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Over the past decade, more than 300 oil and gas workers like Mr. Roth were killed in highway crashes, the largest cause of fatalities in the industry. Many of these deaths were due in part to oil field exemptions from highway safety rules that allow ...

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No charges yet in Red Shirt fatality
Rapid City Journal
The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that Monique Mackey, the mother of the 3 year old who died in an accident on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, was not in the vehicle that rolled south of Red Shirt on BIA Highway 41 Friday afternoon.

50 years ago, powerful tornado rolled through area
Daily Republic
Once the storm passed, the South Dakota National Guard and Mitchell residents, including high school students and Dakota Wesleyan University students, took to the streets as darkness fell to help people. There was plenty of work for them, ...