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Public Employees Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: How Workers Die

January 19, 2026 Aina Atienza
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Is Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Not Long for this (Political) World?

January 19, 2026 Jordan Barab
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The Changing Landscape of Minimum Wage Across America in 2025 – and What It Means for Workers and Their Families

January 16, 2026 Kathleen Rest
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In Memoriam: Those We Lost in 2025

January 15, 2026 Jordan Barab
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Trump Administration Retreats on NIOSH Destruction

January 14, 2026 Jordan Barab
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State Plan States, Foreign Born Hispanic Workers Lead the 2022 Death Toll

December 21, 2023 Jordan Barab

Earlier this week, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an increase in the number of workers killed in 2022,…

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December 19, 2023 Jordan Barab

So much happening, so little time to write about it. What’s been going on in the world of workplace safety…

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In 2022, 15 Workers Died Every Day

December 19, 2023 Jordan Barab

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) reported today that 5,486 workers died…

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Weekly Toll: Empty Seats for the Holidays

December 18, 2023 Jordan Barab

Many families are not having a happy holiday. How Workers Died Last Week: Killed by falling block, crushed in machinery,…

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Union Demands that OSHA Revoke Failing South Carolina OSHA Program

December 15, 2023 Jordan Barab

OSHA State Plan states — you can’t live with ’em, you can’t live without ’em. Or can you? A labor…

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Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace

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How Workers Died Last Week: Tree trimming, Falls, toxic chemicals, suicide, shootings, stabbing, machinery and vehicle incidents, On average, over…

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BREAKING NEWS: The Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda has been released! And that’s pretty much the beginning and end of the…

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December 6, 2023 Jordan Barab

In recognition of the National COSH Conference on Worker Safety and Health, Confined Space World Headquarters has graciously decided to…

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Weekly Toll: Gruesome Week in the American Workplace

December 4, 2023 Jordan Barab

Gruesome week in the American workplace. Worker pulled head-first into wood chipper. MTA subway worker dragged to his death by…

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