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Builder Deaths Climb First Time Since 2006 as Economy Rebounds
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Deaths among U.S. construction workers climbed last year for the first time since before the financial crisis amid a building rebound.
On-the-job fatalities in the private construction segment rose 5 percent to 775 in 2012, from 738 a year earlier, according to preliminary U.S. Department of Labor data released today. Workplace fatalities fell to 4,383 overall, from 4,693 in 2011, the department said.