Maine Department of Labor (MDOL), Bureau of Labor Standards (BLS), Characteristics of Work-Related Injuries and
Illnesses in Maine, 2005, An Annual Report; November 2006, by Theodore Bradstreet and Steven Laundrie; p. 4. According to
a recent report from the Department of Labor, however, such figures may be an underestimate. (Maine Department of Labor,
“Report of the Occupational Safety and Health Data Collection and Injury Prevention Work Group,” February, 2008).