Dispatches from the Front of the War on Worker Safety: Short Stuff
Major, Radioactive Oops: More than 30 nuclear experts inhaled uranium after radiation alarms and ventilation systems at a Department of…
Blame The Worker — The Error of Blaming Incidents on “Human Error”
A New York subway train derailed earlier this week, injuring thirty-four riders and striking fear into the hearts of subway…
“Unavoidable Employee Misconduct?” No.
A coffee packaging machine gets jammed, and the employee, instead of shutting the machine down, reaches under the machine guards…
“Human Error?” Don’t Believe Everything Your Read
Dense cloud of chlorine threatens community near chemical plant. Chemical Safety Board issues preliminary findings of investigation of a chemical…
“I had to watch this poor kid’s head get crushed”
Common procedure for a workplace fatality: Blame the worker. Then blame the guy who warned that the workplace was dangerous.…