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Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

Clocking in for The Final Shift: The Weekly Toll

March 10, 2026 Aina Atienza
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50 Years Ago Today: The Scotia Mine Disaster

March 9, 2026 Jordan Barab
Department of Labor

The DeMise of DeRemer?

March 4, 2026 Jordan Barab
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Workers Dying in the US: The Weekly Toll

March 2, 2026 Aina Atienza
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Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health

March 2, 2026 Jordan Barab
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50 Years Ago Today: The Scotia Mine Disaster
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Weekly Toll

April 15, 2024 Jordan Barab

Crane collapse, train crash, caught in machinery, fall down an elevator shaft, shootings, vehicle incidents, On average, over 100 workers…

Blame the Worker Heat

Heat: Blood on the Hands of DeSantis, Florida Republicans

April 15, 2024 Jordan Barab

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may have crashed and burned in the Presidential primary race, but he’s leading the pack for…

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Employers Who Help Workers Help Themselves

April 12, 2024 Kathleen Rest

Just a short note at the end of the week to remind everyone that in life — as well as…

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Weekly Toll: Death on the Job

April 8, 2024 Jordan Barab

Two highway construction workers, a flagger and a tow truck driver killed, three tree cutting deaths, teen killed on hog…

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It’s Getting Hotter: The Climate, Heat Protections and Politics

April 4, 2024 Jordan Barab

It’s getting hot out there. The planet experienced its hottest year on record in 2023, and temperatures are expected to…

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Weekly Toll: Death on the Job

April 1, 2024 Jordan Barab

How Workers Died Last Week: Bridge collapse, crushed by granite, chemical and pipe explosions, tree trimming, fire, electrocution, vehicle incidents,…

OSHA Regulations and Standards Walkaround

Breaking: OSHA Issues Worker Walkaround Rule

March 29, 2024 Jordan Barab

OSHA finally issued its long-awaited worker walkaround rule this morning. Issuance of this regulation is one of the most important…

Workplace Catastrophes

Baltimore Bridge Collapses With Workers On Top

March 26, 2024 Jordan Barab

Watching Baltimore’s Frances Scott Key Bridge collapse into the Patapsco river after a ship hit a bridge support is at…

Public Employees Weekly Toll

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March 25, 2024 Jordan Barab

How workers died last week: Machinery, drowning, crushed, stabbing, shooting, vehicle incidents. On average, over 100 workers are killed every…

Budget MSHA NIOSH OSHA Wage and Hour Division

OSHA Has a Flat (Budget)! Almost

March 21, 2024 Jordan Barab

We’re almost halfway through Fiscal Year 2024 we’re finally seeing what OSHA and the rest of the Department of Labor’s…

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