June 2, 2011
Two employees have died from injuries received in a fire at a Gallatin, Tenn. factory. That brings the total number of workers killed in accidents at the Hoeganaes Corp. plant this year to four. Vanderbilt University Medical Center spokeswoman Jennifer …
May 25, 2011
Louisiana State Police say two workers were overcome by a chemical and died at a chlorine factory being built south of Plaquemine. Lt. Doug Cain says that about 1 p.m. Sunday, troopers received a call on their Hazmat hotline that …
May 24, 2011
Fire officials say several construction workers had to be taken to the hospital in central Pennsylvania after a piece of machinery filled the building they were working in with carbon monoxide fumes. West York Fire Department Capt. Stew Frey says …
May 20, 2011
A trench collapse has killed two city of Las Vegas utilities department employees. Las Vegas City Attorney David Romero confirmed for the Las Vegas Optic the workers died Wednesday morning when the trench they were working in collapsed on them. …
April 28, 2011
Union members from across West Virginia gathered to remember fallen workers and observe national Workers Memorial Day on Wednesday as a new report puts the state among the 10 worst for on-the-job fatalities. The observance honors 50 West Virginia workers …