Includes: profile of fatal work injuries in 1996; perils in the workplace; fatalities & injuries among truck & taxicab drivers; serious injuries befall workers struck by objects; a century-long quest for meaningful & accurate occupational injury & illness statistics; denominator choice in the calculation of workplace fatality rates; state & industry fatal occupational injuries, 1992-96; fishing for a living is dangerous work; work injuries & illnesses occurring to women. Appendixes: nat. data; state & area data; nat. fatality rates; profiles of fatal work injuries & hazards; data on fatal illnesses; State CFOI agencies; & research articles & reports.