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Work Safety Group Releases List of ‘Dirty Dozen’ Employers

A retail giant, a space launch operation, a major food processor, the nation’s two biggest rideshare providers and a large healthcare system are among those entities marked as being among the most unsafe employers. The National Council for Occupational Safety …

Swedish Authorities Broaden Their Investigation into a Construction Elevator Crash that Killed 5

A Swedish prosecutor said Wednesday that a preliminary investigation into the crash of a construction site elevator that killed five people has been expanded to include two more possible workplace violations. The elevator mounted on the outside of a unfinished …

Platinum Mine Disaster Kills 11 Workers in South Africa

At least 11 people died at a mine owned by Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. when an elevator transporting workers to the surface failed, the worst accident in the South African company’s history. On Monday afternoon, a cage hoisting miners to …