In the country each year, heat kills more people than tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods combined, with deaths increasing over the past three decades. Millions of workers are at risk without enforceable protective rules.
Reported cases of worker heat deaths are likely an undercount, with estimates indicating 2,000 worker deaths and 170,000 injuries annually in the U.S. This highlights the severity of the issue.
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