The Edmund Fitzgerald: 50 Years Later
In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed In the Maritime Sailors’ Cathedral The church bell chimed, ’til it…
The Work Continues: Ramazzini Days 2025 and the Future of Occupational Health
Carpi, a medieval city in Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, hosted something urgent last weekend—not in the sense of panic, but…
Killed at Work: The Weekly Toll
How workers died last week: Logging, tree care, electrocution, fall, drowning, vehicle incidents and shootings. On average, over 100 workers…
Death and the Doctrine of Worker Risk: Workplace Safety and Health History
I am reposting a fascinating BlueSky thread from labor historian Eric Loomis (@erikloomis.bsky.social) about the early history of workplace safety…
Weekly Toll: How Workers Died
How workers died last week: Gas well explosion, falls, window washing, rail incidents, forklifts, trash compactor, tree care, farming, explosion,…
Workplace Heat: The Hidden Toll of Injuries
Most people probably understand by now how dangerous it can be for workers to labor in high heat: heat stroke…
Weekly Toll: Killed At Work
How workers died last week: Rail incident, gas leak, fall, school violence, tree care, vehicle incidents and shootings. On average,…
Weekly Toll: How Workers Died Last Week
How workers died last week: 16 killed in munitions plan explosion, four workers die from falls, forklift, tree care, oil…
OSHA & MSHA Get Leaders: A Good Thing?
OSHA and MSHA finally have leaders. David Keeling was confirmed by the Senate earlier this week to be the new…
Weekly Toll: Workers Killed on the Job
Logging, mining, firefighting, confined space, lightning, highway construction, crushed by stone slab, vehicle incidents and shootings. On average, over 100…