Just Doing Their Job — And Now They’re Dying For It
This is one of those horrific stories that you think must have come out of the 19th century or early…
Shot, Stabbed and Assaulted: Violence Against Nurses
Check out this excellent video on workplace violence against nurses by Newsy investigative reporter Patrick Terpstra. Aside from the jarring…
Hiding Injuries at Tesla: Where The Worker Still Doesn’t Matter.
Under-recording of workplace injuries and illnesses is bad, and far too common. But at the automaker Tesla, in Fremont, California,…
This Day In History: 82 Miners Killed in Millfield Mine Disaster, November 5, 1930
On this day in 1930, at 11:45 a.m., a tremendous explosion rocked the Sunday Creek No. 6 mine near Millfield,…
Weekly Toll: Death In the Workplace
U.P. woman dies in workplace accident in Mackinac County MACKINAC COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — An Upper Peninsula woman is dead…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety: Short Stuff
Workers Can Participate in CSB Investigations: A major goal of the Occupational Safety and Health Act is to encourage workers…
Weekly Toll: Who Didn’t Come Home From Work Last Week
Officer dies after falling off on-ramp to Poplar Street Bridge during struggle with 2 suspects EAST ST. LOUIS, IL –…
Mar-Jack: OSHA Inspectors “Are Not There For Us”
I wrote earlier this month about a court decision in the Mar-Jac case restricting OSHA’s ability to expand inspections at…
Bringing Back Child Labor: In Nursing Homes and Health Care
It’s the 21st century, so why are we still arguing about the safety of child labor? Continuing on its mission…