It’s Trench Season! Let’s Be Watchful Out There
It’s spring. The flowers are blooming, the cicadas are coming and peoples’ water lines and roofs need repair. And to…
Weekly Toll: Don’t Forget Us
Last Thursday, the Department of Labor held a Workers Memorial Day ceremony in Washington DC. OSHA’s family liaison, Tonya Ford…
A Song For Workers Memorial Day
Today is Workers Memorial Day. It’s a day, in the words of Mother Jones, to “mourn for the dead and…
AFL-CIO Issues 2024 Death on the Job Report
If you were to imagine a bible of occupational safety and health, combined with a review of where we are…
The Real Victims of Silica: Mine Operators
What happens when a miner is exposed to silica dust every day on the job? Several years ago, NPR reporter…
Mourning and Fighting: Workers Memorial Day 2024
On March 26, 2024 we woke to some grim news. A cargo ship had hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge…
Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
Next Sunday is Workers Memorial Day when, in the words of Mother Jones, we take a minute to “mourn the…
Silica: MSHA Acts to Protect Miners From Deadly Lung Disease
The Mine Safety and Health Administration announced yesterday that it is issuing its long-awaited standard protecting miners from deadly silica-related…
April: The Cruelest Month For Workers
Today marks the 11th anniversary of the catastrophic West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion. The explosion of tons of ammonium nitrate…
Weekly Toll
Crane collapse, train crash, caught in machinery, fall down an elevator shaft, shootings, vehicle incidents, On average, over 100 workers…