Weekly Toll: Killed at Work
This week: Falls, building collapse, vehicle incidents, shootings, drowning. On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the…
Washington OSHA Cracks Down on Amazon’s “Punishing Profit Model”
Last Sunday, March 20, marked the 21st anniversary of one of the greatest crimes in American labor history: President George…
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: Still Lessons to Be Learned
A call from an old friend reminded me that today is the 111th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. On…
Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace
This week: Fires, falls, machinery, shootings, vehicles, forklift. On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety
Workplace Deaths are Preventable: New OSHA Region 8 Administrator Jennifer Rouse, writing in the Colorado Sun points out that almost…
Washington Employer Goes to Jail for Trench Death
For the first time in the state’s history, a Washington employer will go to jail for the death of one…
The Weekly Toll: Death in the Workplace
This week: Two construction workers electrocuted, tree cutting, traffic crashes, mining, shootings. On average, almost 100 workers are killed every…
Congress Effectively Cuts OSHA Budget
The House of Representatives finally passed its FY 2022 budget late last night, only 5-1/2 months after FY 2021 ended.…
Freak Accidents and Bad Headlines
I’ve been writing this blog, off and on, for over 18 years now, and sometimes it seems like Groundhog Day…
Mine Safety Victory: Safety Laws Are “Wrote By Blood”
West Virginia miners beat back an attempt this week to weaken their mine safety protections. West Virginia mine worker Steven…