Six Facts on Hispanic Workers

Odds of winning the lottery: 1 in 135,145,920 (multi-state, mega-millions jackpot)
Odds of a worker killed on the job being Hispanic: 1 in 8 (Source: American Society of Safety Engineers)

1. For every 100,000 Hispanic workers, there are 5 occupational fatalities.
2. Construction incidents account for 34 percent of Hispanic worker fatalities.
3. Of all occupational fatalities in Texas, 40 percent involve Hispanic workers.
4. Of all Hispanic worker fatalities, 67 percent involve foreign-born workers.
5. Between 1995 and 2002, 77 Hispanic youths died on farms throughout the US.
6. 95 percent of Hispanics killed on the job are men.