Weekly Toll: Killed at Work
Welcome Dylan Chamberlain, a labor studies major at Columbia University, who has graciously volunteered to take over writing The Weekly…
Nevada’s Heat Standard: Much Ado About Little
When writing about Trump 2.0, I expressed the hope that OSHA state plan states would take the initiative to protect…
The Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
How workers died last week: Electrocutions, explosions, falls, shootings, crushed in compacter, killed in vehicle incidents. On average, over 100…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
How workers died last week: 18-year old electrocuted and 17-year old killed delivering UberEats, heat, falls, machinery, grain bin, vehicle…
Weekly Toll
How workers died last week: Heat, electrocution, falls, fire, explosions, coal mining, helicopter crash, vehicle incidents, stabbing, shootings. On average,…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
I’ve been traveling for a few weeks, so this and next week’s list will be a bit longer than usual.…
Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
Next Sunday is Workers Memorial Day when, in the words of Mother Jones, we take a minute to “mourn the…
Heat: Blood on the Hands of DeSantis, Florida Republicans
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may have crashed and burned in the Presidential primary race, but he’s leading the pack for…
Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace
How Workers Died Last Week: Tree trimming, Falls, toxic chemicals, suicide, shootings, stabbing, machinery and vehicle incidents, On average, over…
Weekly Toll: Gruesome Week in the American Workplace
Gruesome week in the American workplace. Worker pulled head-first into wood chipper. MTA subway worker dragged to his death by…