In the United States, a worker dies every 96 minutes with nearly 5,500 fatal work injuries occurring in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This represents a nearly 6% increase in fatal occupational injuries from 2021.

Government agency provides support to families of fallen workers and stresses importance of workplace safety on April 28, Workers Memorial Day.

There were 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2022, a 5.7 percent increase from 2021.

OSHA determined company allowed untrained minors to operate dangerous machinery.  

A May 31, 2017 explosion at a Wisconsin corn milling facility killed five workers and injured more than a dozen others.

In this ISHN podcast episode, we talk to Duane Duhamel, whose company has been researching and analyzing workplace injuries and fatalities data every year, to discuss the findings in the latest report.

The two employees were attempting to remove soil from below a concrete slab located within a trench when the slab broke apart and collapsed, fatally crushing both workers. 

With heat stress risk at the forefront of the wide world of safety this summer, we talk to athletic trainer Dr. David Berry, who teaches university courses related to injury assessments and emergency response management.

Historically high temperatures are breaking records and exposing millions of people to the serious dangers of heat in the workplace

It doesn’t have to be this tragic — both indoors and outdoors when temperatures reach dangerous, extreme levels. Preventive measures are found all over the internet. But heat prevention practices, in reality, are not always easily practiced, if attempted at all.