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…
Monthly Toll
I’ve been gone the past few weeks and behind on memorializing those killed in the workplace. I’ll catch up this…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
The Weekly Toll: Death in the Workplace
This week: Two construction workers electrocuted, tree cutting, traffic crashes, mining, shootings. On average, almost 100 workers are killed every…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
This week: Explosions, falls, forklift, shootings, machines, vehicle-related incidents. Lots of ways for workers to die on the job. On average,…
Weekly Toll: Not Coming Home
This week: Explosions, falls, shootings, electrocution, vehicle-related incidents, drowning. Never short of different ways for workers to die on the…
Weekly Toll: Workers Who Will Never See the Fall Leaves
On average, 14 workers are killed every day in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. That’s…
Weekly Toll: The Final Shift
The oldest this week: 65 The youngest: 16 Train worker killed when guiding train out of railyard Houston, TX —…
Public Employees: Still Second-Class Citizens After 51 Years
When I walked into my new job at AFSCME on November 1, 1982, I was immediately given the workplace safety…
Weekly Toll: Workers Killed on the Job in the Last Two Weeks
Not a good couple of weeks to be a worker in Florida -- six workplace fatalities. But then, for many…