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West Fertilizer Explosion
The West Fertilizer Explosion Ten Years Later
It was exactly a ten years ago tonight that that my wife called me from another room to say she…
Weekly Toll: Killed at Work
Last week, two workers killed in a trench collapse, 19 year old killed in tree trimming incident, others killed in…
Book Review: Flying Blind — Corporate Greed, Captured Regulators and 346 Deaths
Corporate greed kills. Mostly one at a time. But in some cases, hundreds. Specifically, in this case, 346 souls. Flying…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
Last week: Workers crushed by trees and stone slab, killed by mass shooter, hit by cars, killed by forklift, electrocuted…
13 Dead in a Week of Workplace Catastrophes
Thirteen workers were killed in two workplace catastrophes last week. Six workers were killed in a highway work zone near…
Weekly Toll: A Week of Deadly Catastrophes
Last week witnessed two workplace catastrophes: 6 workers were killed in a highway construction zone in Maryland and 7 were…
Triangle Shirtwaist: 112th Anniversary
Today is the 112th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire that killed 146 people, including 123 women, who burned…
Child Labor: When Great Journalism Meets Bad Policy
Sometimes it takes good journalism or a bad disaster — or both — to encourage interest or activity or change…
Weekly Toll: The Final Shift
Last week: Workers run over by vehicles, drowned, killed in falls, crushed by trees and equipment and shot. On average,…
Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
Last week: Workers killed fighting fires, falling off buildings, crushed under pallets and walls, hit by a train, mauled by…