(December 2012) Fort Lesley J. McNair is a United States Army post located on the tip of Greenleaf Point, the peninsula that lies at the confluence of the Potomac River and the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. To the peninsula's west is the Washington Channel, while the Anacostia River is on its south side.
In many industrialized countries, where the number of deaths from work-related accidents has been falling, deaths from occupational disease, notably asbestosis, is on the rise. Globally, asbestos alone is responsible for 100,000 occupational deaths per year.
7 Most Common Causes of Workplace Accidents. 7 Most Common Causes of Workplace Accidents. Mark Twain once said, âIt is better to be careful 100 times than to get killed once.â Think about this; 80 of every 100 accidents that happen in the workplace are ultimately the fault of the person involved in the incident.