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The recent fatality rate per 10,000 workers due to industrial accidents in Korea has gradually decreasing (2007 = 1.92, 2008 = 1.80, 2009 = 1.57, 2010 = 1.55, 2011 = 1.48, 2012 = 1.40). Also, among the total occupational injuries and illness, the proportion of those in employees who belong to a workplace with over 300 employees has diminished since 2004 (2004 = 14.9%, 2005 = 12.6%, 2006 = 10.1%, 2007 = 8.5%, 2008 = 7.4%, 2009 = 6.6%, 2010 = 5.8%, 2011 = 5.5%, 2012 = 5.7%). Based on these statistics, the Korean occupational safety and health index seems to have improved, and in particular, the rate of industrial accidents among conglomerates and related fatalities seems to have reduced.
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