Will Conviction of a Nurse Increase Medical Errors?
Right after Christmas in 2017, Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse RaDonda Vaught made a series of medication errors that resulted…
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
This week: Explosions, falls, forklift, shootings, machines, vehicle-related incidents. Lots of ways for workers to die on the job. On…
Weekly Toll: Not Coming Home
This week: Explosions, falls, shootings, electrocution, vehicle-related incidents, drowning. Never short of different ways for workers to die on the…
The Weekly Toll: Leaving Family Behind
This week: Mining incident, falls, machinery, shootings, forklifts, vehicle incidents. On average, 14 workers are killed every day in the…
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…
To The Gates of Hell: Republican Opposition to OSHA’s COVID Vax/Test Mandate
Armageddon is coming — courtesy of a few Republican governors who believe that strong opposition to vaccine mandates has become…
OSHA Cracks Down On State Plans That Refuse to Adopt COVID Standard
Federal OSHA is cracking down on OSHA state plan states who refuse to adopt OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards.
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…
Weekly Toll: Workers Killed on the Job in the Last Two Weeks
Not a good couple of weeks to be a worker in Florida -- six workplace fatalities. But then, for many…