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Locals gather at the Massachusetts State House Friday afternoon to honor workers who have been killed or injured on the job. PHOTO BY GABRIELLE TURI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts workplace fatalities hit 10-year high, report shows

Shannon Larson April 30, 2017

In 2016, 70 workers in Massachusetts lost their lives in the workplace, with fatal injuries leading to 61 of the worker deaths in addition to nine firefighters who passed away from work-related diseases,...

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