Infographic: Workplace Deaths By The Numbers

Nearly 5,200 American workers died on the job in 2016, and the worst part is, each death was preventable. Taking preventative action can spare workers needless pain and suffering.

Apr 30th, 2018

Mnet 176623 Infographic Workplace Death Numbers

Nearly 5,200 American workers died on the job in 2016, and the worst part is, each death was preventable. Taking preventative action can spare workers needless pain and suffering.

Mnet 176623 Infographic Workplace Death Numbers

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Lawsuit Says Community College Program was Human Trafficking

The lawsuit accuses an Iowa community college, a recruitment company, a pet food manufacturer and a packaging company of human trafficking and involuntary servitude.

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Agency Updates Auto Safety Ratings for New Technology

The NHTSA wants to update its ratings system for vehicle safety to include testing of some new advanced driver-assist systems.

Factory Faces Backlash Over Distancing Monitors

Union representatives say the devices "infantilize" workers.

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Wall Collapse at Plumbing Distributor Kills 1, Injures 4

The Wednesday morning incident happened at the Hendersonville, NC location of Hajoca.

The Flint Water Plant tower is shown in Flint, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Some Flint residents impacted by months of lead-tainted water are looking past expected charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder and others in his administration to healing physical and emotional damages left by the crisis.

2 Ex-Health Officials Charged with Manslaughter in Flint

They were charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of nine people who got Legionnaires’ disease during the Flint water crisis.

In this June 11, 2020 file photo Wynn Whitmeyer of the Idaho Falls Fire Department uses a drip can to ignite cheat grass and tumbleweeds during a controlled burn east of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Environmentalists have filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S government to block plans to build up to 11,000 miles (17,700 kilometers) of fuel breaks they claim would violate the Endangered Species Act in a misguided effort to slow the advance of wildfires in six Western states.

Group Moves to Sue US Gov't Over Fuel Break Plan

Fuel breaks involve clearing stretches of vegetation to slow the progress of fires.

Nigerian Diplomat's Family Sues Boeing over Crash

Lawyers for heirs of Abiodun Bashua accused Boeing of negligence in development of the 737 Max.

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers work at the site of a gold mine that suffered an explosion in Qixia in eastern China's Shandong Province, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Authorities have detained managers at a gold mine in eastern China where more than 20 workers have been trapped underground following an explosion Sunday.

Managers Detained as 22 Trapped in Mine for 3rd Day

More than 300 workers are seeking to clear obstructions while drilling a new shaft to reach the chamber and expel dangerous fumes.

This undated photo provided by National Transportation Safety Board, The Orange County Fire Authority battles a fire on a burning vehicle inside a garage in Orange County, Calif. When firefighters removed the SUV from the garage to assess the fire , they identified the fuel source as the SUV’s high-voltage battery pack. U.S. safety investigators say electric vehicle fires pose risks to first responders, and manufacturers have inadequate guidelines to keep them safe.

NTSB: EV Battery Fires Pose Risks to 1st Responders

New recommendations come at a time when automakers are rolling out multiple new electric vehicle models.

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Data: December Virus Cases in Meat & Poultry Workers 5 Times Lower Than May

Meanwhile, December cases among the general public are nine times higher.

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Lawyer Who Took on Big Tobacco Dies of COVID-19

He successfully sought billions in legal settlements in the 1990s.

Members of the National Transportation Safety Committee carry a box containing the flight data recorder from the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ-182 retrieved from the Java Sea where the passenger jet crashed at the Tanjung Priok Port, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Indonesian navy divers searching the ocean floor on Tuesday recovered the flight data recorder from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021.

Crews Find Downed Jet's Data Recorder

The device is expected to help investigators determine what caused the Boeing plane to nosedive into the ocean.