Shutting Down Government — and Worker Protections
As we careen into yet another pointless and preventable government shutdown, I’m republishing a post I wrote before the last…
Weekly Toll: Say Their Names
Three 18-year-olds dead. How workers died last week: Electrocution, falls, machinery, vehicle incidents, tree care, drowning, forklift, confined space and…
OSHA Cites Before Worker Is Killed
Just a short follow-up to yesterday’s post about the death of an 18-year-old who fell from a roof because his…
18-Year-Old Killed in Fall: Why We Need OSHA, Part 843,053,495
All workplace deaths are tragedies and the vast majority are 100% preventable if OSHA standards are complied with. In other…
Weekly Toll: Not Coming Home From Work
How workers died last week: Electrocution, falls, machinery, vehicle incidents, tree care, drowning and shootings. On average, over 100 workers…
Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
How workers died last week: Electrocution, heat, falls, fire, logging, vehicle incidents and shootings. On average, over 100 workers are…
16-Year Old’s Death was NOT a “Freak Accident”
16-year old Michael Schuls did NOT die in a “freak accident” in a sawmill on June 29. The cause of…
Deadly Injustice: Public Employees as Second Class Citizens
This is a tale of two systems: One where employees are protected by a law requiring them to be provided…
The Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
How American workers died last week: Trench Collapse, confined space suffocation, heat, forklift, machinery, vehicle incidents and shootings. On average,…
OSHA Proposes New Walkaround Regulation
OSHA has finally issued its official proposal to update how workers can choose their walk-around representatives. Choosing someone to walk…