..., as shown in Figure 2. This proceedings paper discusses data about Hispanics and Hispanic workers in the U.S., the characterization of the occupational fatal injuries affecting Hispanic workers in 2014, some of the accident prevention strategies applied to protect these workers, and the need to reinforce...

..., as shown in Figure 1. The fatal injuries rate for Hispanic workers in 2013 was 3.8 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers, 19 percent higher than the national job related fatal injuries rate of 3.2 per 100,000 workers. The disappointing 2013 result is the highest number of occupational fatal injuries...

..., reduce the risks of fatal injuries. This presentation will outline the challenges facing many non-English speaking employees in the U.S., will provide proven effective techniques to train Hispanic workers, and list many free training resources available to their employers and safety professionals...

... at the text description to assign a type based on the activity that was being performed when the injury occurred. This gave us a better perspective of how the injuries occurred and what types of prevention programs would be effective in controlling them. There were a total of nine fatal injuries. Although...