ISHINOMAKI, Japan, June 5 (UPI) -- Officials said 438 workers were hurt or killed in the last year while rebuilding infrastructure destroyed in Japan's March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
The numbers, released Monday, show the most incidents took place in the three prefectures hit hardest by the earthquake and tsunami, with the highest number of incidents occurring in Miyagi Prefecture, which saw eight deaths and 249 injuries.