MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999 Jun 11;48(22):461-9.
At the beginning of this century, workers in the United States faced remarkably high health and safety risks on the job. Through efforts by individual workers, unions, employers, government agencies, scientists such as Dr. Alice Hamilton, and others, considerable progress has been made in improving these conditions. Despite these successes, much work remains, with the goal for all workers being a productive and safe working life and a retirement free from long-term consequences of occupational disease and injury. Using the limited data available, this report documents large declines in fatal occupational injuries during the 1900s, highlights the mining industry as an example of improvements in worker safety, and discusses new challenges in occupational safety and health.
本世纪初，美国工人在工作上面临着极高的健康和安全风险。通过个体工人、工会、雇主、政府机构、像爱丽丝·汉密尔顿博士这样的科学家以及其他各方的努力，在改善这些状况方面已经取得了相当大的进展。尽管取得了这些成功，但仍有许多工作要做，所有工人的目标是拥有富有成效且安全的工作生活，以及退休后免受职业病和工伤的长期影响。利用现有的有限数据，本报告记录了20世纪致命职业伤害的大幅下降，突出了采矿业作为工人安全改善的一个例子，并讨论了职业安全与健康方面的新挑战。
