Weekly Toll: Mourning for the Dead
Two Fatalities Confirmed in Helicopter Crash Near Smethport Keating Twp, PA — Two workers were killed when a helicopter performing…
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Two Fatalities Confirmed in Helicopter Crash Near Smethport Keating Twp, PA — Two workers were killed when a helicopter performing…
FedEx truck driver killed after crashing over highway in Texas DALLAS, TX — A fiery crash killed the driver of…
Man, 32, Killed After Barge Overturns in Guilford GUILFORD, CT — One person is dead after a barge carrying eight…
I’ve been away, so it’s a long, depressing list this week. Lowlights include 11 public employees in states that don’t…
Much-Loved Tow Driver Killed While Helping Stranded Motorist Saginaw, MI — For many, tow-truck driving may not seem like a…
Worker dies after northeastern Indiana industrial accident FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a worker has died in an…
Goodyear Tire and Rubber makes tires. They also seem to be good a killing people in a variety of different…
1 killed, 1 injured in scaffolding collapse at Md. elementary school construction site FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. (WJLA) — A subcontractor…
At a Congressional hearing last month, Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta extolled the virtues of compliance assistance, cooperation over confrontation…
These reports always contain an surprising and upsetting diversity of ways to die in the workplace. The last couple of…