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Fire at Coal Mining Company Building in Northern China Kills 26 and Injures Dozens

BEIJING (AP) — A fire erupted in a coal mining company building in a northern Chinese city on Thursday, killing 26 people and injuring at least 38, Chinese state media reported. Rescue personnel evacuated dozens of people from the building, …

At SpaceX, Worker Injuries Soar in Elon Musk’s Rush to Mars

One windy night at Elon Musk’s SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, Lonnie LeBlanc and his co-workers realized they had a problem. They needed to transport foam insulation to the rocket company’s main hangar but had no straps to secure the …

Another Ex-Player is Alleging Blackhawks` Former Video Coach Sexually Assaulted Him in 2009-10

CHICAGO (AP) — A former hockey player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team`s former video coach sexually assaulted him during the 2009-10 season and the Blackhawks responded inadequately to his complaint because it didn`t …

Louisiana Contractor Gets Max Fine After Fatal Fall at Georgia Hyundai Plant Site

Federal safety regulators have brought the hammer down on a Louisiana contractor, deciding that the company failed to use correct safety equipment that would have prevented a fatal fall at an electric car plant construction site in Georgia. “The risks …

Crews Work to Rescue 2 Trapped After Collapse of Kentucky Plant Being Demolished at Abandoned Mine

INEZ, Ky. (AP) — Crews worked Wednesday to rescue two men trapped after the collapse of a more than 10-story coal preparation plant that was being demolished at an abandoned mine site in eastern Kentucky, officials said. The collapse was …

Deadly Explosion off Nigeria Points to Threat Posed by Aging Oil Ships Around the World

OKITIPUPA, Nigeria (AP) — It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day. The explosion that night woke him and knocked him to the floor. …

Amazon Rolls Out Robotic System at Houston Warehouse to Speed up Deliveries

Amazon.com said on Wednesday it was using a robotic system at one of its Houston warehouses to improve inventory management and speed up deliveries, building on its years-long bet that automation will help boost sales and worker safety. The technology, …

Target to Close 9 Stores, Including 3 in the San Francisco Bay Area, Citing Safety Concerns

NEW YORK (AP) — Target said Tuesday that it will close nine stores in four states, including one in New York City`s East Harlem neighborhood, and three in the San Francisco Bay Area, saying that theft and organized retail crime …

Climate Change Adds Workplace Costs and Hazards

As Texas baked in this summer’s record temperatures, local UPS driver Chris Begley started feeling unwell before collapsing at a customer’s premises. The 57-year-old’s death in hospital was announced in late August – just as his trade union was ratifying …

Workplace Safety Officials Slap Albuquerque, Contractor with $1.1 Million Fine

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State regulators have identified willful workplace safety violations that exposed employees at an overnight shelter for women to hazardous asbestos during construction work over a nearly one-year period, the New Mexico Environment Department announced Friday. The …