Weekly Toll: Last Week’s Workplace Fatalities
Another week, and another list of preventable deaths. Two double fatalities this week: Two workers killed in a power plant…
Workers Memorial Day Around the Country
Workers Memorial Day events were held around the world last weekend. Here are some articles about many of the US…
Short Stuff: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety
More Tesla: I wrote earlier this week about the health and safety issues, and under-reporting of injuries and illnesses at…
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Short Stuff: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety
Kentucky Limits Black Lung Claims Reviews: We have recently noted that black lung is back with a vengeance after almost…
Weekly Toll: The Monthly Version
FedEx truck driver killed after crashing over highway in Texas DALLAS, TX — A fiery crash killed the driver of…
Weekly Toll: Public employees, workplace violence and death in a tire-shredder
I’ve been away, so it’s a long, depressing list this week. Lowlights include 11 public employees in states that don’t…
It’s Always Something: Dispatches from the front lines of the battle for workplace safety
Black Lung is Back: After almost being eradicated in the late 1990, black lung is back, with a vengeance. Epidemiologists…
Weekly Toll: Explosions, Electrocutions and Three More Tow Truck Drivers
Ames Company Releases Details in Employee’s Workplace Death AMES, Iowa — An Ames company has confirmed one of its employees…
Weekly Toll: Last Workers to Die in 2017. Let’s hope 2018 is better
Bad couple of weeks for workers in Kansas and firefighters across the country. Also two trench deaths and a food…
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…