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A workplace shouldn’t be hazardous to anyone’s health

Thousands of American workers are sickened or injured on the job every day. Migrant children have been put to work in hazardous jobs, in violation of child labor laws, according to recent news reports. We can do more to protect workers, a labor executive writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Amazon warehouse work is getting safer but still more dangerous than 2020

The overall injury rate at Amazon warehouses declined in the past year, according to two new analyses of injury data.

Tribune News Service

Deadly chocolate factory blast highlights combustion risks

Last week’s fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory highlighted the combustibility of food plants in general and chocolate making in particular

The Independent UK

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Texas cities have adopted ordinances to benefit workers. Sweeping legislation could roll many back.

Lawmakers say their bills are needed to provide small businesses with consistent regulations and that regulatory power should be returned to the state. Labor groups say the proposal could undo hard-fought measures to protect workers.

The Texas Tribune

Yellowstone Bear World, fined by OSHA, lobbies for bill to nix oversight of wildlife parks

Idaho lawmakers have moved forward with a bill crafted by a Rexburg drive-thru wildlife park that would remove Idaho Fish and Game and Idaho State Department of Agriculture oversight for similar facilities.

Tribune News Service

When train crashes leak harmful chemicals, small town firefighters can be vulnerable

Firefighters are often "woefully under-equipped" to handle train accidents that emit hazardous materials. Most of those serious enough to cause evacuations happened near small towns.

WEKU

Neoliberalism will get us all killed

What is safety under neoliberalism? From East Palestine, Ohio to Turkey, we get a devastating answer

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‘They’re more concerned about profit’: Osha, DoJ take on Amazon’s grueling working conditions

The federal workplace safety agency has issued citations against the company at multiple warehouses for various violations

The Guardian - US

As investigations mount, injured worker describes Amazon's toll

Kali Kennelly went to work for Amazon hoping for a steady income to provide for her two sons and a chance to climb the ranks at a company that touts upward mobility for its warehouse workers.

Tribune News Service

An explosion at an Ohio metal plant left 1 dead and 13 injured

The cause of the fatal explosion is still unclear. It scattered debris for hundreds of yards, damaged vehicles and caused a plume of smoke visible for miles.

WEKU

Mars makers fined after workers fall into vat of chocolate

Workers fell into a vat used to make Dove chocolate, a brand sold in the UK as Galaxy

The Independent UK

Mars Wrigley fined after two workers tumbled into chocolate tank last year

Federal workplace authorities fined the popular Pennsylvania candy factory $14,500 and categorized citation as ‘serious’

The Guardian - US

Baldwin charged for 'reckless acts' leading to 'Rust' shooting

Actor Alec Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday for showing a "reckless" disregard for safety that led to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie "Rust" in New Mexico in 2021, according to court documents.

Reuters

OSHA proposes $60,000 more in fines for New York, Chicago and Florida Amazon facilities

OSHA proposed a fine of $60,269 for Amazon after finding injury lists at three warehouses put workers at “high risk for lower back injuries and musculoskelatal disorders.”

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The Guardian - US

Shock and anger after fired worker killed by police at Oklahoma pork plant

Chiewelthap Mariar, 26-year-old Sudanese refugee, shot dead after police called to escort him from Seaboard Foods factory in Guymon

Chicago Sun-Times

For second time in two months, Amazon warehouse in Waukegan cited for safety-related violations

Investigators from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said they reviewed on-site injury logs and discovered that Amazon warehouse workers “experienced high rates of musculoskeletal disorders.”

WEKU

Behind your speedy Amazon delivery are serious hazards for workers, government finds

The Labor Department has cited Amazon for failing to keep workers safe at three warehouses. Federal safety inspectors found workers at high risk of lower back injuries and musculoskeletal disorders.

Chicago Sun-Times

More training in CPR, use of defibrillators would save lives

It was traumatic to watch the recent incident with Damar Hamlin. Death can result within minutes from cardiac arrest if proper steps — such as performing CPR and using an AED — are not taken immediately.

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Trade union leaders square off in verbal slugfest over stalled crane ordinance

The stalled proposal would require a Chicago crane operators license for any equipment to lift over 1,000 pounds, half the current weight limit. It’s a good thing for Operating Engineers Local 150 that no final vote was taken. If there had been a roll call, the ordinance would surely have…

Tribune News Service

American Airlines fined for retaliating against flight attendant over cabin fumes

The U.S. Department of Labor says that American Airlines discouraged flight attendants from reporting work-related injuries and illnesses and docked attendance points for complaining about jet fuel fumes leaking into aircraft cabins.

Fortune

American Airlines is accused of retaliating against employees who reported toxic fumes on flights—a problem it’s no stranger to

American Airlines “retaliated against flight attendants who reported worker illnesses caused by toxic fumes entering aircraft cabin."

Chicago Sun-Times

OSHA: Amazon failed to record some warehouse injuries

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration made 14 citations against the company during inspections that occurred over the summer at warehouses in New York, Florida, Illinois, Colorado and Idaho.

WEKU

Why the government fails to limit many dangerous chemicals in the workplace

The U.S. agency that's supposed to protect workers' health has all but given up on setting limits on a dangerous chemical released in tire manufacturing. Meanwhile, workers are dying.

The Guardian - US

Caterpillar worker’s grisly foundry death blamed on training and work conditions

Workers say conditions at Illinois facility haven’t changed since Steven Dierkes was incinerated in pot of molten iron in June

WEKU

Mayfield candle factory destroyed by tornado facing retaliation charge from former employees

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