16-Year Old’s Death was NOT a “Freak Accident”
16-year old Michael Schuls did NOT die in a “freak accident” in a sawmill on June 29. The cause of…
The Myth of “Freak Accidents”
I’ve been writing this blog on and off for over 20 years. Sometimes it seems that the basic stories remain…
Worker Killed. Not a “Mishap”
OK, just a very small rant. According to the Oxford Dictionary, “mishap” is defined as “bad luck, or an unlucky…
Freak Accidents and Bad Headlines
I’ve been writing this blog, off and on, for over 18 years now, and sometimes it seems like Groundhog Day…
“Complacency Killed My Brother!”
A couple of months ago, I wrote a post about how “freak accidents” are neither “freak,” nor “accidental.” As I…
Freak Accidents? How to Tell
Some people — especially journalists — sometimes falsely label workplace fatalities as “freak accidents” even when they’ve happened before and…
“Freak Accidents” — Neither Freakish, nor Accidental
Freak Accident: An incident, especially one that is harmful, occurring under highly unusual and unlikely circumstances. (Wiktionary) This is another in an occasional series of posts about…
Workplace Death: Freak Accident or Preventable?
Sometimes, when you’re reading about the tragedies in the Weekly Toll, there are a few that you think, “Well, that’s…