‘Alarming’ deaths

Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration administrator Steve Hawkins called the July spike in on-the-job fatalities “alarming.”

Four of the 10 deaths trace to construction workers whose falls, he said, were likely preventable.

Hesaidaninfluxofnew employees into the state includes construction workers who may not have been in the field before. Most of the fatalities have led to citations and fines.