Washington Court Upholds Authority to Pursue Charges in Workplace Death February 24, 2021 The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that an employer can be charged with a felony in connection with a...
Body of Second Worker Recovered After Ohio Power Plant Collapse January 11, 2021 The body of a second worker killed in a power plant collapse in southern Ohio has been recovered, his employer...
Trench Collapses, Kills Construction Worker in Utah October 9, 2020 Authorities say a 36-year-old man died after the trench he was working in collapsed at a construction site south of...
2 Utility Workers in Iowa Die After Striking Buried Electrical Line August 5, 2020 Two workers installing internet cables in Pella, Iowa, died after striking an underground, high-voltage electrical cable. Pella Police Lt. Paul...
Families of 3 Deceased Workers Sue Tyson Over Iowa Virus Outbreak June 29, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley The families of three workers who died after contracting the coronavirus in an Iowa meat plant outbreak sued Tyson Foods...
Court Allows Lawsuit over Iowa Amusement Park Death to Proceed June 8, 2020 By David Pitt The wife of a central Iowa amusement park employee killed in an accident at the park in 2016 can proceed...
South Dakota COVID-19 Cases at Meat Plant Top 1,000; One Worker Dies April 17, 2020 The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in South Dakota has surpassed 1,100 and more than half of...
3rd Texas Oil Well Worker Dies of Injuries from Blowout February 5, 2020 A third worker has died of injuries from a Central Texas oil well blowout, the company said. Chesapeake Energy spokesman...
1 Worker Dead, Others Injured in Texas Oil Well Blowout January 31, 2020 One person was killed and three others were injured on Jan. 29 in the blowout of a Central Texas oil...
Family Sues Over Worker Death at Missouri Sawmill January 30, 2020 The family of a 38-year-old man who died after falling into a wood chipper at a St. Joseph sawmill is...