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…
A newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues
Three trench deaths last week (on top of three the week before), a 16-year old killed driving heavy equipment, mining…
I’ve been gone the past few weeks and behind on memorializing those killed in the workplace. I’ll catch up this…
On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
This week: Two construction workers electrocuted, tree cutting, traffic crashes, mining, shootings. On average, almost 100 workers are killed every…
This week: Explosions, falls, forklift, shootings, machines, vehicle-related incidents. Lots of ways for workers to die on the job. On average,…
This week: Explosions, falls, shootings, electrocution, vehicle-related incidents, drowning. Never short of different ways for workers to die on the…
On average, 14 workers are killed every day in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. That’s…
The oldest this week: 65 The youngest: 16 Train worker killed when guiding train out of railyard Houston, TX —…
When I walked into my new job at AFSCME on November 1, 1982, I was immediately given the workplace safety…
Not a good couple of weeks to be a worker in Florida -- six workplace fatalities. But then, for many…