Weekly Toll: Killed at Work
Three trench deaths last week (on top of three the week before), a 16-year old killed driving heavy equipment, mining…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
Monthly Toll
I’ve been gone the past few weeks and behind on memorializing those killed in the workplace. I’ll catch up this…
Weekly Toll: Remember the Dead…
On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
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…
Weekly Toll: Children, Parents and Friends
This week: 16 year old McDonald’s worker shot, mine worker killed, workers run over by bulldozers, killed in fire, crushed…
Another Public Employee Killed. But “Nothing to Report”
Last September, 55 year old Bobby Green was crushed to death when a 20 foot deep unprotected trench collapsed on…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
This week: Explosions, falls, forklift, shootings, machines, vehicle-related incidents. Lots of ways for workers to die on the job. On average,…
Preventing Deaths in the Season of the Trench
Sometimes it’s hard to remember with all the bad news around OSHA’s authority to protect workers from COVID-19, that there…
Weekly Toll: No Holiday From Workplace Death
Trench collapse, falling trees, traffic incidents, building collapses, shootings, falls. On average, almost 100 workers are killed every day in…