Last Weekly Toll of the Year
Last week: Workers die in machinery-related deaths, electrocution, traffic incidents, falls, shootings. Just a few of the ways workers died…
A newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues
Last week: Workers die in machinery-related deaths, electrocution, traffic incidents, falls, shootings. Just a few of the ways workers died…
In what can only be described as a colossal disappointment, the US Congress is on the verge of approving a…
As I summarized last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its annual Census on Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2021.…
Note: This post was updated on December 17 to include statements from the AFL-CIO More people are dying in the…
Asbestos dust hung in the air, collected on the beams and light fixtures and built up until it was inches…
What’s happening in the world of workplace safety and health? Lots. And lots of work to be done. Here are…
Workers crushed in yet another trench collapse, caught in machinery, crushed under falling equipment, killed in explosions, falling from heights,…
Today is December 9, where in an alternative world America’s rail workers would be walking off the job and setting…
Yet another trench collapse, assaults onĀ nurse and social worker, wood chipper, two tow truck driver deaths, falls, fire, drowning.…
That time of year again. And in my (not) uniquely procrastinating way, I’ve managed to miss Black Friday and Cyber…