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On-job deaths rise among Hispanics [USA] - Many of the victims are young men doing hard work for low pay
The Indiana deaths are part of a national trend: Despite overall improvements in workplace safety, Hispanic workers in America are dying on the job at a rate of more than two a day, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. [refers to death of workers at Westfield Steel, R.T. Moore Co.; fines after deaths of workers at Hunter Corp. of Portage, W.A. Sheets and Sons of Fort Wayne] [refers to positive steps to protect Hispanic workers by Fort Wayne-based OmniSource, a metals recycler]