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April 27, 2015
TUMWATER — Tuesday is Worker Memorial Day, honoring 89 people who died in Washington last year from work-related causes, including six people under the age of 25 — loggers, landscape workers, farmworkers and a commercial diver — as well as an 80-year-old equipment operator.
Construction, logging and jobs that require driving are among the most dangerous for workers, according to recent data.
The Department of Labor & Industries said the number of deaths in the state is higher than in recent years, but lower than in the early 2000s when job-related deaths often numbered more than 100 annually. More than 20 workers honored this year died from lung or respiratory diseases after long-term exposure to asbestos, silica and other hazards.
The ceremony begins at 2 p.m. at L&I's main building in Tumwater on 7273 Linderson Way S.W.
The list of people being honored is at www.WorkerMemorialDay.Lni.wa.gov.