Tampa Electric Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charge in Death of 5 Workers
On June 29, 2017, five workers at Tampa Electric — Michael McCort, 60, Christopher Irvin, 40; Frank Lee Jones, 55,…
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On June 29, 2017, five workers at Tampa Electric — Michael McCort, 60, Christopher Irvin, 40; Frank Lee Jones, 55,…
I consider myself a fairly reasonable person. True, I believe that any employer who kills one of his workers in…
If you’re an avid reader of The Weekly Toll, you may have noticed a few weeks ago the tragic death…
For the first time in the state’s history, a Washington employer will go to jail for the death of one…
Sometimes it’s hard to remember with all the bad news around OSHA’s authority to protect workers from COVID-19, that there…
OSHA: The Incredible Shrinking Agency: The number of OSHA inspectors has hit an all-time low according to data compiled by…
“They Treat Us Like Mules”: “They will break you down and then throw you away.” That’s what construction worker Ernesto Rivera…
Another in a continuing, never-ending series on the tragedy of preventable trench collapses (and the journalism that accompanies them.) Anthony…
Death by Trench: Equipment World has just completed a special report on trench hazards and the dozens of preventable deaths that…
Kentucky Limits Black Lung Claims Reviews: We have recently noted that black lung is back with a vengeance after almost…