Category Archives: Death

US Mining Deaths Drop in 2016

Posted on March 3, 2017 by

Preliminary data released by the US Dept of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration indicate that in 2016, 26 miners died in work-related accidents at the nation’s mines-down from 29 in 2015. The figure represents the lowest number of mining … Continue reading →

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Electrocution-Related Accidents

Posted on February 14, 2016 by

Newly released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that electrocution-related accidents take a high toll on U.S. Workers. Local government employees who work on power lines averaged 78 days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers in 2014; … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with this Picture?

Posted on January 26, 2016 by

While working at the beach I stopped to observe the crane operator. But my attention immediately went to the men on the side of the building. Setting trusses, I watched the crane operator making a blind pick. No signaler. The … Continue reading →

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On the job deaths-older workers

Posted on November 25, 2015 by

On the job fatalities in 2014 increased to 4,679, more than one-third of which occurred among older workers, according to a preliminary report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The total fatality count is a 2 percent increase from 2013, … Continue reading →

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