We read with interest the report by Al-Thani and co-workers on the epidemiology of occupational injuries in Qatar [1]. Their report is based on data from Hamad Hospital, the only designated hospital for the treatment of major injuries in the country. For the year 2012 they report an overall occupational injury rate of 40.65/100,000 and for the period 2010–2013 a yearly occupational fatality rate of 1.58/100,000. These rates are similar to reported injury rates in the United States where overall yearly injury rates have been reported to range from 13/100,000 for non-Hispanic Whites in the State of Washington, to 54/100,000 for Hispanic workers in Massachusetts [2,3]. With respect to fatal occupational injuries, The USA Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a rate of 3.4/100,000 for the year 2012 [4]. All authors declare no conflict of interest in writing this letter.
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