Freak Accidents and Bad Headlines
I’ve been writing this blog, off and on, for over 18 years now, and sometimes it seems like Groundhog Day…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
This week: Explosions, falls, forklift, shootings, machines, vehicle-related incidents. Lots of ways for workers to die on the job. On…
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…
Weekly Toll: Missing From the Table This Holiday Season
On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
Weekly Toll: Another Empty Chair at the Thanksgiving Table
Trench collapses, falls, shootings, building and bridge collapses, vehicle incidents. On average, 14 workers are killed every day in the…
Weekly Toll: Workers Who Will Never See the Fall Leaves
On average, 14 workers are killed every day in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. That’s…
Weekly Toll: The Final Shift
The oldest this week: 65 The youngest: 16 Train worker killed when guiding train out of railyard Houston, TX —…
Weekly Toll: Wood Chippers, Guns, Falls,Vehicles — How Workers Die
This is a weekly list of some workers killed on the job over the past week. I collect this information…
Weekly Toll: Those Who Didn’t Come Home
This is a weekly list of some workers killed on the job over the past week. This is the first…