After outlining the scope of workplace dangers, the next step is understanding what to do if you’ve been hurt on the job and ...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2024 fatal occupational injuries data showed 5,070 worker deaths – a second consecutive year of decline. The fatal work injury rate was 3.3 fatalities per 100,000 ...

There were 4,764 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2020, a 10.7% decrease from 5,333 in 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The fatal work injury rate was 3.4 ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The US Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker issued a statement regarding the December 19th release by the Bureau of Labor ...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) for 2022, revealing a 5.7 percent increase in fatal work injuries over the previous year. The ...

Workers who were exposed to hazardous materials in the past three decades continue to develop respiratory diseases and ...

In April, a 22-year-old woman was crushed to death by an industrial mixing machine during her shift at the Northeast Foods processing plant in Johnston County. In May, a 48-year-old laborer at an ...

Did you know that in 2019 a worker died every 99 minutes from a work-related injury? Many of these deaths took place among drivers, sales workers, and truck drivers (together, accounting for 1,005 ...