Methylene Chloride Deaths: “All Preventable”
Methylene chloride kills. We wrote about 21-year old Kevin Hartley last June. He died last April 29 — Workers Memorial…
Worker Dies. Excuses Made.
Man killed at construction site for new Delaware home Blowing off a bit of steam here. Journalists take note. Check…
“Weird Noise Coming From the Chipper” as Employee is Dragged to his Death
This article by Elizabeth Floyd Mair of the Altamont Enterprise is a rare summary of a court case involving an…
FedEx Fatalities: Mugno Has Some Explaining To do
Scott Mugno, nominated by President Trump to be the next head of OSHA has a problem. Several problems actually. Last…
Just Another Day In The Workplace
I get a lot of health and safety-related news alerts emailed to be every day. Some days are worse than…
The Weekly Toll: Three Weeks and the List Goes On and On and On
Auto shop worker fatally pinned in Montevideo MONTEVIDEO, Minn. (AP) — Police say the death of an auto shop worker…
What Does an Employer Do When a Worker Dies on the Job? Know Thyself.
Earlier this week, I wrote a piece critical of an article about worker fatigue that seemed to put the blame…
Will We Ever Know How Rickey Nombrano Died?
Ricky Nombrano, part of the Ballinger, Texas city work crew was killed earlier this week “while operating heavy equipment.” We…
Weekly Toll: Workers Age 19 to 60 Won’t Be Coming Home
Worker Dies in Industrial Accident at Northern Idaho Mill ATHOL, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a worker at a northern…
Weekly Toll: Workers’ Deaths Are Not Statistics
A couple of comments before we get to this week’s list. We’ve written about OSHA’s unfortunate decision to remove the…