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Miners "will not return alive," as officials cited bad management as a main cause of the tragedy.

At the first congressional hearing on mine safety since the Aug. 6 collapse, members of a Senate Appropriations subcommittee cited multiple safety violations at the Crandall Canyon mine.

Depending on the industry, accident and injury rates are likely to be higher at night than during the day, says a report on extended-hours operations.

The first-ever study on the differences in injury rates by race, ethnicity and gender of hotel workers in the U.S. utilized hotel employer records of work-related injuries and employee hiring list data.

Considered a "silent epidemic," workplace bullying can lead to stress that adversely affects the psychological or physical health of its targets.

Cardiac failure is the No. 1 killer of firefighters. Efforts are being made to try and change that.

Workers who reported wearing respiratory protection had lower risk of developing adult-onset asthma, the study found.

Utah Mine Safety Commission, headed by former U.S. Attorney Scott Matheson Jr., will conduct its own investigation of the Crandall Canyon mine tragedy.

Decision could have significant impact on the wireless industry, as it opens the door for disability claims from millions of workers who experience occupational exposures to operating antenna arrays.

OSHA has cited the Chicago Tribune for a single serious safety violation after a worker was killed when he became entangled in a conveyor belt.