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By CHRIS HAMBY, Center for Public Integrity— A group of House Democrats has introduced legislation that aims to protect workers from combustible dust – a fire and explosion threat that has killed or injured hundreds in recent decades. Last year, the Center for Public Integrity examined the toll triggered by recent preventable tragedies – and the political and bureaucratic […]
Federal mine safety inspectors conducted a surprise inspection on 8 August 2012 at D & C Mining Corp. in Harlan County, Ky. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) officials took control of the mine’s communication systems to prevent advance warning of the inspection. Inspectors issued five unwarrantable failure orders, one withdrawal order and 10 citations, […]
Continue reading …Pakistan’s worker safety laws have been criticized after a garment factory fire in Karachi killed 258 workers on 11 September 2012. Another fire the same day in a shoe factory in Lahore, Pakistan, killed at least 25 workers. The fires brought criticism of Pakistan’s government for failing to implement and enforce safety laws in the […]
Continue reading …A mechanic working at Tyson Foods Inc. Dakota City, Neb., beef slaughterhouse died after a piece of equipment, secured only a chain, fell and on him. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Tyson Foods Inc. for seven safety violations after an inspection at the company’s Dakota City beef processing facility, where a mechanic was […]
Continue reading …During the past decade, working as an employee of a U.S. military contractor in Afghanistan has been one of the more dangerous ways to make a living. Private contractors have been front and center in the U.S. military’s involvement Afghanistan, just as they were in both wars in Iraq. Contractors have been responsible for supplying […]
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