Weekly Toll: Death on the Job Takes No Vacation
I’ve been on vacation — but death in the workplace takes no breaks. Over the last couple of weeks, two…
A newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues
I’ve been on vacation — but death in the workplace takes no breaks. Over the last couple of weeks, two…
Last week workers were electrocuted, killed in a trench collapse, died in falls, crushed by machinery, shot and a bunch…
Last week: Workers die in machinery-related deaths, electrocution, traffic incidents, falls, shootings. Just a few of the ways workers died…
How workers died last week: falls, shootings, vehicles, tree work, electrocution, dog attack. On average, almost 100 workers are killed…
I’ve been gone the past few weeks and behind on memorializing those killed in the workplace. I’ll catch up this…
On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
Line worker killed by falling tree in Middletown MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) – An Eversource subcontractor was killed in Middletown on Sunday by a falling tree,…
U.P. woman dies in workplace accident in Mackinac County MACKINAC COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — An Upper Peninsula woman is dead…
Notes: Seven of the 21 deaths listed here this week were from falls. Hard to believe. Gravity is not a…
Boom truck hits power lines in Flagler, electrocuting 2 workers PALM COAST, Fla. – Two construction workers were electrocuted Monday in an…