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.…
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: Remember the Dead…
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: Punching Out for the Last Time
I’ve been away, so this week’s list of workers killed on the job is longer than usual. On average, almost…
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.…
Ammonium Nitrate
Chemical Plant Safety
Chemical Safety Board
Environmental Protection Agency
Process Safety Management
West Fertilizer Explosion
Fertilizer Plant Fire Raises Memories of Tragedy and Regulatory Failures
The Winston-Salem fertilizer plant fire raises difficult questions on our failure to issue adequate regulatory protections for workers and communities…
Weekly Toll: They Left It All At Work
This week: Explosions, falls, fires, suffocation, shootings, electrocution, vehicle-related incidents…and yet another trench collapse. Never short of different ways for…
Weekly Toll: New Year Rings In With Teen-age Workers Killed
This week: A 16 year-old, an 18 year-old and a 19 year-old worker were killed on the job last week.…
Weekly Toll: No Holiday From Workplace Death
Trench collapse, falling trees, traffic incidents, building collapses, shootings, falls. On average, almost 100 workers are killed every day in…