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.”…
Weekly Toll: Last Workers to Die in 2017. Let’s hope 2018 is better
Bad couple of weeks for workers in Kansas and firefighters across the country. Also two trench deaths and a food…
“We were supposed to have another 20 years.” Death in the Trench
“Touching” “Infuriating” and hopefully “Educational” and “Motivating” are all words that come to mind reading this amazing article, Death in…
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…
Rick Burns: Labor Day In Memorium
Today is Labor Day, a day many of us spend celebrating the work of American workers and the labor movement…
Kansas City Star Calls on Trump, Congress to Give OSHA Tools It Needs
Following up on its article (and my blog post) on the tragic trench death of DJ Meyer last December, the…
Trench Death: ‘Mom, I got in a ditch today, and it started caving in on me and I got out’
There is so much sad and infuriating about this story that it’s hard to know where to begin. How about…
Workers Needlessly Killed: Near and Afar
Just heard about a worker killed in a trench collapse about a dozen miles down the road from me. He…
Workplace Safety: Do It Yourself Edition
Do you sit in a comfortable office all day, outraged by what you read in Confined Space, and wondering what…