Weekly Toll: End of Watch
Yet another trench collapse, preventable falls, oilfield explosion and workers killed unjamming machinery. Two weeks of workplace death. On average,…
Weekly Toll: Death at Work
Silo suffocation, refinery fire, highway construction, wildfire, electrocution — all the ways that workers died last week. n average, almost…
Weekly Toll: Labor Day and Families Mourn
Another WV mineworker killed, falls, machinery, chemical release, drowning, shootings, vehicular incidents and woman killed when hair drags her into…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
How workers died last week: falls, shootings, vehicles, tree work, electrocution, dog attack. On average, almost 100 workers are killed…
Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
This list is a bit longer than usual because while I was on vacation, workers continued to die. This round:…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
I was on vacation last week, so this is a longer list than usual. Another trench collapse, falls, shootings, traffic…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
Last week: Workers electrocuted, died of heat exposure and crushed by bulldozer, under machinery, and beneath a collapsed bridge. Falls…
Weekly Toll: Failure to Survive Work
Two trench deaths last week (on top of three the week before and three the week before that). On average,…
Weekly Toll: Killed at Work
Three trench deaths last week (on top of three the week before), a 16-year old killed driving heavy equipment, mining…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
Last week: Three killed in trench collapses, Ohio public employee (with no OSHA coverage) dies in wastewater treatment plant, firefighter…