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Edwin Hernandez, 43, powers his way to his wheelchair-inaccessible apartment. Nine years ago, he fell from a ladder while painting and permanently injured his spine.

A Dangerous Place to Be Latino

Texas, the only state without universal workers’ comp, leads the nation in workplace injuries and deaths. It’s Latino workers on unregulated construction sites who fare the worst.

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