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Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: How Workers Died Last Week

October 13, 2025 Jordan Barab
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OSHA & MSHA Get Leaders: A Good Thing?

October 9, 2025 Jordan Barab
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Weekly Toll: Workers Killed on the Job

October 6, 2025 Jordan Barab
Criminal Prosecution Dipatches (Short Stuff) Mine Safety

Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health

October 3, 2025 Jordan Barab
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The Dark Side of the Chip

September 30, 2025 Jordan Barab
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Public Employees Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: The Last Shift

December 30, 2024 Jordan Barab

How workers died last week. 17 year old at amusement part, building collapse, correction officer beaten to death, stabbing, shootings,…

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Who’s Protecting Georgia’s Public Employees?

December 26, 2024 Jordan Barab

Hope you all are having a nice holiday. I did. But, of course, as I wrote earlier this week, there…

Public Employees Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Not Coming Home For Christmas

December 23, 2024 Jordan Barab

How workers died last week. Trench Collapse, train derailment, plane and helicopter crashes, falls, tree care, shootings, vehicle incidents. On…

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Georgia to Public Employees: Die Like Dogs

December 23, 2024 Jordan Barab

Three city employees have been killed on the job in Georgia over the past month and a half. At least…

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Trench Death: Bright Red State, Deep Blue Prosecution

December 20, 2024 Rena Steinzor

Texas has the second largest percentage of Latinx voters in the country. Yet despite Donald Trump’s deep-seated racism toward brown…

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Nevada’s Heat Standard: Much Ado About Little

December 17, 2024 Jordan Barab

When writing about Trump 2.0, I expressed the hope that OSHA state plan states would take the initiative to protect…

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Weekly Toll: How Workers Die

December 16, 2024 Jordan Barab

How workers died last week. Fumes from pig barn, tree service, crushed under a steam roller, falls, forklift, fire fighting,…

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Newsom’s defense of Californians should start with his own administration

December 13, 2024 Garrett Brown

Last Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom convened a special session of the state legislature to “defend Californians” against the incoming…

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Tis the Season for Appreciation and Gifts

December 11, 2024 Kathleen Rest

Tis the season. Holiday gatherings, festive lights, music, and decorations galore — at home, in stores, in city, town, and…

Public Employees Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Tragedies During Holiday Time

December 9, 2024 Jordan Barab

How workers die. Trench Collapse, falls, machinery, forklift, explosion, rabies from bat bite, electrocution, shootings, vehicle incidents. On average, over…

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