Weekly Toll: How Workers Die in the United States
How workers died last week. Ground up in a wood chipper, killed on the tracks, crushed by garage door, traffic…
A newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues
How workers died last week. Ground up in a wood chipper, killed on the tracks, crushed by garage door, traffic…
Silo suffocation, refinery fire, highway construction, wildfire, electrocution — all the ways that workers died last week. n average, almost…
Yet another Trench Collapse. Workers dead in industrial incidents, rail crashes, shootings, electrocutions and vehicle incidents. On average, almost 100…
This list is a bit longer than usual because while I was on vacation, workers continued to die. This round:…
I’ve been away, so we’ll be catching up this week and next. This time we have another trench collapse, a…
I was on vacation last week, so this is a longer list than usual. Another trench collapse, falls, shootings, traffic…
Last week: Workers electrocuted, died of heat exposure and crushed by bulldozer, under machinery, and beneath a collapsed bridge. Falls…
Two trench deaths last week (on top of three the week before and three the week before that). On average,…
Three trench deaths last week (on top of three the week before), a 16-year old killed driving heavy equipment, mining…
Last week: Three killed in trench collapses, Ohio public employee (with no OSHA coverage) dies in wastewater treatment plant, firefighter…