Weekly Toll: Tragedies During Holiday Time
How workers die. Trench Collapse, falls, machinery, forklift, explosion, rabies from bat bite, electrocution, shootings, vehicle incidents. On average, over…
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How workers die. Trench Collapse, falls, machinery, forklift, explosion, rabies from bat bite, electrocution, shootings, vehicle incidents. On average, over…
How workers die. Forklift, machinery, falls, tree trimming, electrocution, drowning, explosion, stabbing, shootings, firefighting, vehicle incidents. On average, over 100…
Eric Weems, 52, a lineman working for the city of Griffin, Georgia, was killed on Nov. 13, and another worker,…
On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
How workers died last week: Forklift, logging, construction, machinery, vehicle incidents, shootings, hurricane work. On average, over 100 workers are…
Following last week’s post about public employee deaths and lack of OSHA coverage, there is unfortunately more to add from…
How workers died last week: Suffocated in a farm silo and confined spaces, electrocuted, shot, stabbed, hit by vehicles and…
How workers died last week: Coal mining, railroad incident, forklift, electrocution, scaffolding collapse, vehicle incidents, shootings, stabbing, fires and falls.…
Today is Labor Day where we honor the important work that this nation’s workers do to make life in this…
How workers died last week: Trench collapse, quarry collapse, crushed a jeep plant, falls, vehicle incidents, drowning, shooting. On average,…