Dead on the Job: The Weekly Toll
How workers died last week: Eleven die in paper mill explosion, six die in separate highway work zone incidents, electrocution,…
A newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues
How workers died last week: Eleven die in paper mill explosion, six die in separate highway work zone incidents, electrocution,…
How workers died last week: trench collapse, falling rock, crushed to death, lawn mower, septic tank suffocation, electrocution, mine incidents,…
How workers died last week: Meatpacking, falls, shootings, vehicular incidents, explosion, industrial incidents, electrocution, tree-trimming and medical plane crash. On…
How workers died last week: Four security guards killed, grain bin suffocation, falls, shootings, machinery, stabbings, vehicular incidents, industrial incidents.…
How workers died last week: Four killed falling from roofs, crushed to death, machinery, overturned vehicles, entrapment incident, medical episode,…
How workers died last week: Coal mine death, electrocutions, CO2 fire suppression system discharge, steamroller, trench collapse, vehicular collisions, shootings,…
At approximately 11:45 a.m., March 9, 1976, a massive explosion caused by coal dust and methane gas blasted through Scotia…
How workers died last week: Trench collapse, fall, struck by train, construction incidents, grass fire, malfunctioning industrial equipment, shootings, stabbing,…
How workers died last week: crushed, 2 grain bin suffocations, confined space, skiing avalanche, chemical gas leaks, hydrogen sulfide gas…
How workers died last week: Logging, construction, gas explosion, truck repair, avalanche, mining, stabbing, shootings and vehicle incidents. On average,…