This Day In History: 82 Miners Killed in Millfield Mine Disaster, November 5, 1930
On this day in 1930, at 11:45 a.m., a tremendous explosion rocked the Sunday Creek No. 6 mine near Millfield,…
Weekly Toll: Death In the Workplace
U.P. woman dies in workplace accident in Mackinac County MACKINAC COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — An Upper Peninsula woman is dead…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety: Short Stuff
Workers Can Participate in CSB Investigations: A major goal of the Occupational Safety and Health Act is to encourage workers…
Weekly Toll: Who Didn’t Come Home From Work Last Week
Officer dies after falling off on-ramp to Poplar Street Bridge during struggle with 2 suspects EAST ST. LOUIS, IL –…
Mar-Jack: OSHA Inspectors “Are Not There For Us”
I wrote earlier this month about a court decision in the Mar-Jac case restricting OSHA’s ability to expand inspections at…
Bringing Back Child Labor: In Nursing Homes and Health Care
It’s the 21st century, so why are we still arguing about the safety of child labor? Continuing on its mission…
“Complacency Killed My Brother!”
A couple of months ago, I wrote a post about how “freak accidents” are neither “freak,” nor “accidental.” As I…
Weekly Toll: Some Workplace Deaths Last Week
Notes: Seven of the 21 deaths listed here this week were from falls. Hard to believe. Gravity is not a…
Chemical Standards
David Michaels
Environmental Protection Agency
Infectious Diseases
Poultry Industry
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Dispatches from the Front Lines of Workplace and Environmental Safety: Short Stuff
The High Price of Clean Rooms: Thousands of Marriott hotel workers are on strike in 23 hotels in Detroit, Boston,…