The Weekly Toll: More Workers Not Coming Home
Firefighter battling SoCal wildfire dies from ‘thermal injuries, smoke inhalation’ SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A firefighter died Thursday while…
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Firefighter battling SoCal wildfire dies from ‘thermal injuries, smoke inhalation’ SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A firefighter died Thursday while…
1 killed, 1 injured in scaffolding collapse at Md. elementary school construction site FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. (WJLA) — A subcontractor…
Bentleyville man dies at ArcelorMittal plant in Monessen Monessen, PA — A Bentleyville man died Sunday night at the ArcelorMittal…
These reports always contain an surprising and upsetting diversity of ways to die in the workplace. The last couple of…
Most of the news you hear about the state of the labor movement these days is either bad…or worse. Falling…
68-year-old man killed in workplace accident in Hall County Atlanta, GA — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.…
OSHA has engaged in a furious flurry of press activity over the past month. Well, “furious” by Trump-OSHA standards. By…
A couple of comments before we get to this week’s list. We’ve written about OSHA’s unfortunate decision to remove the…
Summer vacations, eclipses, white power marches and murders –but one constant: people keep dying in American workplaces One killed in…
Worker killed after collision with SUV on Fargo airport runway FARGO, ND — A contract worker painting stripes on the…