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Death on the job

In the US, thousands of workers die on the job every year as a result of risk factors they're exposed to at work. This series examines three of these causes: fatal falls, extreme temperatures and black lung disease

24 January 2020

  • ‘With black lung, even with supplemental oxygen, you suffocate to death.’

    ‘It’s really tragic’: why are coalminers still dying from black lung disease?

    Black lung disease is preventable – but high rates have emerged in recent years as workers inhale toxic dust, prompting calls for better protections

22 January 2020

  • “Climate change means it’s only getting hotter and workers are at exposure for all kinds of excessive heat.”

    Rising temperatures put more US workers at risk of dying from heat

    As the climate crisis worsens, there are currently no federal safety protections for workers in extreme temperatures

20 January 2020

  • “Every single one of these deaths is preventable.”

    Why do so many US workers fall to their deaths?

    There were 5,250 fatal work injuries in the US in 2018, with falls a leading cause of death – and cuts in government oversight may lead to more
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