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Construction worker mom is killed in horrific forklift accident at Portland high school

Samantha Deschenes, 33, was injured after reportedly becoming trapped under the machine while working on a construction project

The Independent UK

'We're on solid moral ground': If you don't like Still Wakes The Deep's use of yellow paint, then take it up with OSHA and the HSE

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PC Gamer

‘You feel like you’re in prison’: workers claim Amazon’s surveillance violates labor law

Exclusive: employees at a Missouri warehouse file charges against firm alleging use of ‘intrusive algorithms’ to deter union efforts

The Guardian - US

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Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty's third deadliest boss is an OSHA-violating garage, making it 86.6% as dangerous as a giant killer robo-tank

Yeah, my ripperdoc gave me two left feet.

PC Gamer

Latino workers are disproportionately at risk of dying while working, study shows

Almost 1,250 Latino workers died while working in 2022, 60% of whom were immigrants. The death rate has increased 24% over the past decade

Latin Times

Injury rates for Musk’s SpaceX exceed industry average for second year

The Hindu

‘Workers end up paying the price’: laborers call for safer building sites

Falls, slips and trips accounted for 865 worker fatalities in 2022 – more than 400 of whom worked in construction

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Boeing hit with 32 whistleblower claims, as dead worker’s case reviewed

US workplace safety regulator received the complaints of employer retaliation over three-year period.

Al Jazeera

Amid Florida's ban of extreme heat safety measures, these are the states with protection for workers

California, Nevada and Colorado are among the six states with such laws. Federal standards are being developed, but the timing is not clear

Latin Times

Safety Boat Absence Raises Questions In Bridge Collapse

Learn about the importance of safety boats in construction over waterways and the tragic consequences of their absence in the Baltimore bridge collapse.

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Immigrant child laborers are being killed in US factories. Companies are walking away with fines

Sawmills and slaughterhouses collect citations amid landscape of ‘underfunded and under-resourced’ regulators

The Guardian - US

The Cancer Factory

Too many U.S. workers still suffer and die from exposure to well-known toxic substances, a Texas investigative reporter’s new book says.

Texas Observer

Construction Sites and Common Accidents

Construction workers face several hazards every day, and whether it’s a small build or a large project, accidents on construction sites are common.

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Automated Robot Attacks Tesla Employee During Brutal Malfunction At The Company’s Texas Factory

This isn't a sci-fi movie, a Tesla robot really injured an engineer to the point of leaving a "trail of blood" behind. The post Automated Robot Attacks Tesla Employee During Brutal Malfunction At The Company’s Texas Factory first appeared on Bored Panda.

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"Whether a company loses a factory in a fire or millions of files in a cybersecurity incident it may be material to investors" A new SEC rule went into effect requiring public companies to report cybersecurity incidents in 4 days

From forcing public companies to report cyber incidents within 4 days, to mandating compliance standards for 16 sectors, the SEC is finally holding companies responsible for negligence.

The Independent UK

US agency concludes chemical leak that killed 6 Georgia poultry workers was `completely preventable'

A federal agency says a chemical leak that killed six workers at a Georgia poultry plant in 2021 could have been prevented

Texas Observer

The Death Toll: An Expensive Tollway’s High Cost in Human Lives

State Highway 288 was built by a private equity firm, letting TxDOT abdicate its responsibility to both drivers and construction workers.

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The Independent UK

OSHA finds plant explosion that killed 1 person could have been prevented

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found an explosion that killed one worker at a pharmaceutical chemical plant in Massachusetts could have been prevented

The Guardian - US

John Oliver on dollar stores: ‘They treat workers with indifference or outright contempt’

The Last Week Tonight host dug into mismanagement and employee mistreatment of stores such as Dollar General and Dollar Tree

The Hindu

At SpaceX, worker injuries soar in Elon Musk's rush to Mars

Current and former employees said injuries reflect a chaotic workplace where often under-trained and overtired staff routinely skipped basic safety procedures as they raced to meet Musk’s aggressive deadlines for space missions

The Independent UK

Federal jury convicts two employees in fatal Wisconsin corn mill explosion

A federal jury has convicted two senior employees at a Wisconsin corn plant of falsifying records and obstructing an investigation into a fatal corn dust explosion in 2017

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GM’s Ultium Cells Battery Joint Venture Facing $270K In OSHA Fines

Federal investigators looking into the cause of a March explosion and fire at the plant found 17 serious violations and two other violations that affect job safety and health.

The Independent UK

Chocolate factory fined $44,000 for failing to evacuate before gas blast that killed seven

RM Palmer says it is disputing the fine and citation

The Guardian - US

Private equity profits from climate disaster clean-up – while investing in fossil fuels

Exclusive: Study shows resilience workers, mostly refugees and immigrants, poorly protected as top firms ‘pad their pockets by cutting costs’

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