Preventing Deaths in the Season of the Trench
Sometimes it’s hard to remember with all the bad news around OSHA’s authority to protect workers from COVID-19, that there…
Automobile Industry
Brett Kavanaugh
COSH Groups
Criminal Prosecution
Enforcement
Environmental Protection Agency
OIRA
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Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety: Short Stuff
OSHA: The Incredible Shrinking Agency: The number of OSHA inspectors has hit an all-time low according to data compiled by…
Agriculture
Construction
Criminal Prosecution
Environmental Protection Agency
Heat
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Workplace Violence
Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety: Short Stuff
“They Treat Us Like Mules”: “They will break you down and then throw you away.” That’s what construction worker Ernesto…
Worker Killed In Trench Collapse — Again. Why? And What Can Be Done?
Another in a continuing, never-ending series on the tragedy of preventable trench collapses (and the journalism that accompanies them.) Anthony…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety and Health: Short Stuff
Death by Trench: Equipment World has just completed a special report on trench hazards and the dozens of preventable deaths…
Alex Acosta
Criminal Prosecution
Mine Safety
MSHA
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Wage and Hour Division
workplace safety and health programs
Short Stuff: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety
Kentucky Limits Black Lung Claims Reviews: We have recently noted that black lung is back with a vengeance after almost…
Construction Company Owner Charged with Manslaughter in Trench Death
Nothing sharpens the mind like the prospect of spending time in jail. Those of you who know me know that…
Boiled to Death, Buried Alive and Leg Ripped Off: The Stories Behind the Statistics
One of the fathers of occupational health, Irving Selikoff, once said that “statistics are people with the tears wiped away.”…
Criminal Prosecution After Willful OSHA Citations for 5 Deaths at Tampa Electric?
On June 29, 2017, five workers were burned to death at Tampa Electric’s Big Bend Power Station — Michael McCort,…
Criminal Prosecution
Environmental Protection Agency
Health Care Workers
MSHA
Poultry Industry
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Short Stuff: Short, But Interesting
There’s always so much to talk about. Luckily, you have me to distill it for you. Zatezalo to MSHA: The…