Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
I’ve been away, so we’ll be catching up this week and next. This time we have another trench collapse, a…
Assaulted at Work: Workplace Violence Update
The Justice Department recently issued a report on Indicators of Workplace Violence 2019. Much of the information in the report…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
I was on vacation last week, so this is a longer list than usual. Another trench collapse, falls, shootings, traffic…
Short Stuff: Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safty
Amazon Prime: Hazardous Workplaces and Possible Fraudulent Conduct Here’s some rare good news. It’s well known that Amazon facilities are…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
Last week: Workers electrocuted, died of heat exposure and crushed by bulldozer, under machinery, and beneath a collapsed bridge. Falls…
John Froines: 1939-2022
Sad days. John Froines died last week at age 83. He had had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Froines was…
Gerald W. McEntee 1935-2022
Gerald W. McEntee, former President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), died last week at…
OSHA Warns Employers About Trench Collapses
As I wrote last week, workers in this country are facing an epidemic of trench collapse deaths this year and…
Heat: Summertime, and the Workers are Dying…
Last month, the Supreme Court dealt a serious blow to the efforts of the United States to address climate change.…
Weekly Toll: Killed at Work Last Week
Last week: Three more trench deaths and two workers killed in separate Oklahoma oil drilling incidents. Another worker missing for…