Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
How workers died last week. Trench collapse, crushed by industrial machinery, coal mine fall, electrocution, traffic accident, paint booth, shooting.…
A newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues
How workers died last week. Trench collapse, crushed by industrial machinery, coal mine fall, electrocution, traffic accident, paint booth, shooting.…
The excellent Confined Space 2024 year-end summary missed one important accomplishment of the Biden administration: In December 2024, the DOL’s…
How workers died last week: Coal mining, railroad incident, forklift, electrocution, scaffolding collapse, vehicle incidents, shootings, stabbing, fires and falls.…
I’ve been traveling for a few weeks, so this and next week’s list will be a bit longer than usual.…
Last week two workers were killed in grain facilities, 8 migrant farmworkers were killed in a traffic incident, workers were…
The Mine Safety and Health Administration announced yesterday that it is issuing its long-awaited standard protecting miners from deadly silica-related…
A day late, but yesterday was the 55th anniversary of the Farmington Mine Disaster, November 20, 1968. Below is a…
How workers died last week: Two hospital workers killed, machinery, forklift, logging and vehicle incidents, falls, shootings. On average, over…
How American workers died last week: Trench Collapse, confined space suffocation, heat, forklift, machinery, vehicle incidents and shootings. On average,…
Lots happening in the world of workplace safety and health. OSHA and MSHA are making progress on several standards and…