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=== Workplace === Concussions may also be common and occur in the workplace. According to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, the most common causes of mTBI-related hospitalizations and deaths from the workplace are falls, force of heavy objects, and [[Traffic collision|vehicular collisions]].<ref name="U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics">{{cite web|last=U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics|title=Nonfatal cases involving days away from work: Selected characteristics. (2003β2010).|url=http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/dsrv?ch.|access-date=2020-12-07|archive-date=2021-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710210516/https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/dsrv?ch.|url-status=live}}</ref> As a consequence, jobs in the construction, transportation, and natural resource industries (e.g. [[agriculture]], [[Commercial fishing|fishing]], [[mining]]) have more elevated mTBI incidence rates ranging from 10 to 20 cases per 100,000 workers.<ref name="U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics" /> In particular, as vehicular collisions are the leading cause of workplace mTBI-related injuries, workers from the [[Transport|transportation sector]] often carry the most risk.<ref name="www.cdc.gov_2019">{{cite web|date=2019-01-31|title=Report to Congress on Traumatic Brain Injury Epidemiology and Rehabilitation {{!}} Concussion {{!}} Traumatic Brain Injury {{!}} CDC Injury Center|url=https://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/pubs/congress_epi_rehab.html|access-date=2020-12-07|website=www.cdc.gov|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610055444/http://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/pubs/congress_epi_rehab.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite these findings, there still remain important gaps in data compilation on workplace-related mTBIs, which has raised questions about increased concussion surveillance and preventive measures in [[Privately held company|private industry]].<ref name="www.cdc.gov_2019" />
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