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NYPD reported workplace injuries skyrocketing
A whopping 13,931 “workplace injuries” happened during the fiscal year ending June 30.
Worker found dead in kettle cooker at New Jersey food processing plant
Dale R. Devilli's body was discovered in the machine at the Lassonde Pappas plant in Cumberland County at about 8 a.m. on Monday.
Utah construction worker rescued after being buried alive: officials
A Utah construction worker was rescued after being "completely buried" in an apparent accident on Monday evening, authorities said.
Virginia lime plant accident: 1 dead, 1 injured after worker becomes trapped
An accident at a lime plant in Virginia left one person dead and another person injured, officials said.
Carjacker hits NYPD officer with stolen vehicle after he was caught spraypainting it
An NYPD officer was injured in Queens Tuesday evening when an alleged carjacker struck him with a stolen vehicle in an attempt to flee.
Starbucks barista claims she was forced to work after getting burned on the job
"I just need some help," she pleaded, adding, "They're forcing me basically to work in the condition I'm in — and I can't even put shoes on."
I broke my neck falling from a trapeze — but I won't quit the circus
A circus performer who broke her neck in three places after falling from a trapeze has made a courageous return to the Big Top.
Amazon's new CEO claims warehouse worker injuries are 'misunderstood'
The injury rate among Amazon’s warehouse employees is “sometimes misunderstood,” chief executive Andy Jassy said in his first shareholder letter since taking the helm from Jeff Bezos last year. Following...
Amazon warehouse injury rates jumped 20% last year: report
The Strategic Organizing Center, a group of four labor unions representing 4 million workers, found that Amazon accounts for about half of all warehouse injuries, SOC said on Tuesday.
'Routine test': Two sailors reportedly injured in accident on docked nuclear submarine
Two Navy sailors were injured Saturday during a "routine" test on a nuclear submarine docked in a naval shipyard in Washington State, according to reports.
Quiz reveals if your place of work is an ‘accident waiting to happen’
A new quiz reveals whether it ticks all the boxes - or just stacks them in front of the fire exits.
22-year-old landscaper dies after getting pulled into wood chipper
Daniel Vanheyst, 22, had been removing trees in Oshawa, near Toronto, on Wednesday morning when the tragic accident unfolded.
Amazon ends program that paid employees to praise company on social media
The three year-old program was meant to counter negative perceptions about the working conditions at its massive warehouses, where workers had complained about a wide range of worker's rights issues.
Man found walking down street with severed arm after workplace accident
A man who suffered an apparent workplace injury was rescued in Maine after he was spotted walking on a street with his severed arm on Friday morning, a report said.
Is your workplace unsafe? Here’s what to say -- and what to do if you’re injured on the job
It’s important to be aware how workers’ compensation insurance is applied to your job – because you never know if you’ll get injured.
People literally work themselves to death in world's most remote city: 'Devil’s Paradise'
La Rinconada in the Peruvian Andes is home to around 50,000 people whose life expectancy is reportedly just 30 to 35-years-old.
Porn star reveals horrific injuries sustained during X-rated romps
“It’s just like sexier wrestling," she said of the shocking injuries she's sustained on the sets of her X-rated films.
Not just 'Rust': Movie crews reveal horror stories of maimings, death on sets
Joyce M. Gilliard heard the train before she saw it. It was 2014 and she was working as a hair stylist on the set of “Midnight Rider,” a movie about the...
5 injured, including 2 cops, at Golden Gate Bridge anti-vaxxer rally
A car struck two cops and three Golden Gate Bridge workers as authorities tried to corral an anti-COVID vaccine protest at the famous San Francisco span Thursday evening.
Melee breaks out between inmates and deputies at Los Angeles County jail
The altercation at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic reportedly began when a deputy was rushed by an inmate during a dorm check.