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…
Weekly Toll: The Deaths Continue
On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
PhilaPOSH: A Good Day to Remember the Dead and Fight for the Living
Last Friday was a beautiful, sunny day in Philadelphia. A perfect day for PhilaPOSH’s annual Workers Memorial Day celebration. This…
Weekly Toll: Death on the job
On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
Weekly Toll: Killed at Work
This week: Falls, building collapse, vehicle incidents, shootings, drowning. On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the…
Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace
This week: Fires, falls, machinery, shootings, vehicles, forklift. On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United…
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…
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.…