New York Archives - Confined Space

Dispatches From the Front Lines of Occupational Safety and Health

September 11, 2026 Jordan Barab

Are you dreading the long boring weekend coming up? Well, never fear. Confined Space is providing you with lots of…

Worker Deaths Approaching Labor Day: The Weekly Toll

September 8, 2026 Aina Atienza

How workers died last week: Machinery, lawn care, grain bin, firefighting, rollovers, tractor incident, firefighting, welding explosion, vehicular collisions and…

Public Employees Weekly Toll

Killed on the Job: The Weekly Toll

September 1, 2026 Aina Atienza

How workers died last week: Explosion, falls, construction incidents, drowning, firefighting, falling objects, farming incident, shootings and vehicular collisions. On…

Public Employees Weekly Toll

Victims of Gross Negligence: The Weekly Toll

August 25, 2026 Aina Atienza

How workers died last week: Falling objects, explosions, tree care, rollovers, transit death, welding, electrocution, firefighting, vehicular incidents, occupational cancer,…

Agriculture Weekly Toll

Workers Not Coming Home This Week: The Weekly Toll

August 19, 2026 Aina Atienza

How workers died last week: rollovers, grain bin incident, three electrocutions, falls, firefighting, industrial incidents, and murder-suicide, on-duty medical emergencies,…

Fires and Firefighting Public Employees Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

Failure to Survive Work: The Weekly Toll

July 27, 2026 Aina Atienza

How workers died last week: Trench collapses, heat, rollovers, coal mining, firefighting, occupational cancer, cell tower, skid steer, explosions, grain…

Public Employees Weekly Toll

Dead on the Job: The Weekly Toll

July 20, 2026 Aina Atienza

How workers died last week: industrial incidents, falls, storm cleanup, occupational cancer, construction incidents, skid steer incidents, tree care, vehicular…

Agriculture Public Employees Weekly Toll

Occupational Fatalities: The Weekly Toll

July 13, 2026 Aina Atienza

How workers died last week: grain bin incident, farming, tree care, copper mine, fall, industrial incidents, equipment malfunctions, railroad, explosion,…

Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

Missing from the Cookout: The Weekly Toll

July 6, 2026 Aina Atienza

How workers died last week: Trench collapse, construction, falls, coal mining, firefighting, farming, chemicals, vehicular collisions, shootings, stabbings, construction incidents,…

Heat

Mamdani Acts to Protect NYC Workers from Heat Hazards

June 26, 2026 Jordan Barab

I happened to be in New York City last week visiting the kids and grandkids when I got an email…

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