| Sumario: | Workplace fatalities among foreign-born workers reflect the large influx of those workers into the U.S. workforce and their employment in occupations and industries with inherently higher risks of fatal injury. In 2001, the fatality rate for all U.S. workers decreased to a series low of 4.3 per 100,000 workers, but the fatality rate for foreign-born workers recorded a series high of 5.7 per 100,000 workers. Foreign-born workers are disproportionately represented in occupations and industries with higher risks of fatality. Low educational attainment, lack of English proficiency, and other factors contribute to employment of many foreign-born workers in lower paying, sup 7 higher risk jobs.
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