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…
Biden’s FY 2024 Workplace Safety and Health Budget
“Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget — and I’ll tell you what you value.” — Joe…
Prison Time for Killing Worker in Trench Collapses
It is no secret to anyone who has followed my rants for the past couple of decades that killing workers…
Weekly Toll: More Death on the Job
Last week, workers were electrocuted, killed in explosions, a coal mine, shootings, falls, fires and traffic incidents. On average, over…
East Palestine: The Forgotten Rail Workers
The trains must go through! As you might imagine, there was quite a mess to clean up in order to…