Weekly Toll: Killed at Work
How workers die. Forklift incidents, falls, drowning, train derailment, shooting, firefighting, vehicle incidents. On average, over 100 workers are killed…
A newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues
How workers die. Forklift incidents, falls, drowning, train derailment, shooting, firefighting, vehicle incidents. On average, over 100 workers are killed…
On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
How workers died last week: Coal mining, railroad incident, forklift, electrocution, scaffolding collapse, vehicle incidents, shootings, stabbing, fires and falls.…
How workers died last week: Trench collapse, quarry collapse, crushed a jeep plant, falls, vehicle incidents, drowning, shooting. On average,…
How Workers Died over the past few weeks: Crushed, electrocuted, shot, suicide, explosion, vehicle incidents. On average, over 100 workers…
How Workers Died over the past few weeks: Heat, drowning, workplace violence, electrocution, shootings, falls, explosions, building collapse, vehicle incidents.…
I’ve been traveling for a few weeks, so this and next week’s list will be a bit longer than usual.…
Next Sunday is Workers Memorial Day when, in the words of Mother Jones, we take a minute to “mourn the…
How workers died last week: Machinery, drowning, crushed, stabbing, shooting, vehicle incidents. On average, over 100 workers are killed every…
How workers died last week: Falls, vehicle incidents, shootings and a number of unexplained “industrial accidents”. On average, over 100…