Interest Group Launches Campaign, Starting In MD, To Raise Issue Of Injury Costs To Public

Public Citizen has launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of what it estimates are the total costs of on-the-job injuries to the public coffers. The campaign has opened with a report on Maryland's construction industry, in which the group says injuries cost $712.8 million between 2008 and 2010. Sources say the group is trying to make a broader issue of alleged bad actors receiving public contracts. The report on Maryland, “The Price of Inaction: A Comprehensive Look at the Costs of Injuries and Fatalities in Maryland’s Construction Industry,” quantifies the estimated costs of deaths