Thirty-one families will be without a husband, father, brother or son this Christmas because of workplace deaths.
Twice as many men died at work between July and November when compared to the same period in 2007.
The Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson has ordered a report into the 31 fatal workplace accidents. Fifteen people died in the same months during 2007 and and 18 died in 2008.
The death-toll rose to 31 this year when a 38 year-old pulp mill worker died in Kawerau last Wednesday…
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