A while back a commentor to the article posted in this thread posted a link that I think needs to be shared:

http://blog.american.com/2010/04/creating-%E2%80%98equal-occupational-fatality-day%E2%80%99-occurs-next-in-2021/

Inspired by Equal Pay Day, and in recognition of the significant gender differences in workplace deaths, let me propose the creation of “Equal Occupational Fatality Day,” which will occur next on October 11, 2021. That date symbolizes how long women will have to work before they experience the same loss of life from work-related deaths that men experienced in 2008. Because most women work in much safer occupations than men, they must work about 13 years longer than men to experience the same number of occupational fatalities. Equal Occupational Fatality Day is being originated to illustrate the gap between men’s and women’s occupational deaths, and bring awareness to the fact that closing the pay gap would also close the work-related death gap and expose thousands of women to occupational fatalities each year.

I also find it relevant that Labor Day was established to honor hard working men. Something has changed in our culture over the last several decades that's glossing over men's sacrifices and contributions and it's a damn shame IMO.

edit: I can't be certain, but I think this is is a copy of the video that was deleted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjwe6ECiXi4