Articles Tagged with ''workplace fatalities''

How many workplace-related accidents could have been prevented with adequate safety infrastructure in place?

"We can and must do better."

Two employees were killed and eleven others were injured by the explosion that leveled parts of the facility.

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.