Weekly Toll: Don’t Forget Us
Last Thursday, the Department of Labor held a Workers Memorial Day ceremony in Washington DC. OSHA’s family liaison, Tonya Ford…
Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
Next Sunday is Workers Memorial Day when, in the words of Mother Jones, we take a minute to “mourn the…
Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
Two highway construction workers, a flagger and a tow truck driver killed, three tree cutting deaths, teen killed on hog…
It’s Getting Hotter: The Climate, Heat Protections and Politics
It’s getting hot out there. The planet experienced its hottest year on record in 2023, and temperatures are expected to…
Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
How Workers Died Last Week: Bridge collapse, crushed by granite, chemical and pipe explosions, tree trimming, fire, electrocution, vehicle incidents,…
Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
How workers died last week: Machinery, drowning, two forklift fatalities, shootings, vehicle incidents. On average, over 100 workers are killed…
Weekly Toll: The Final Shift
How workers died last week: Machinery, forklift, grain bin, fire, shootings, vehicle incidents, On average, over 100 workers are killed…
Weekly Toll: How Workers Die
How workers died last week: Two trenching fatalities, electrocution, falls, fires, public employee drowning, machinery deaths, shootings, stabbing, vehicle incidents.…
Weekly Toll: Killed at Work
How workers died last week: Falls, vehicle incidents, shootings and a number of unexplained “industrial accidents”. On average, over 100…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
Kill, Kill Again What does it take to get companies to stop killing their workers — especially when they do…