It is with warm wishes that MassCOSH announces the retirement of Tolle Graham. For almost 32 years, Tolle shaped the health and safety movement in Massachusetts and beyond through her activism in the labor movement and COSH network.
One year ago, after sifting through reams of data, MassCOSH reported that 70 workers lost their lives on the job in 2016: 61 as a result of fatal injuries and nine firefighters who died from work-related illness. However, the number of workers killed was much, much higher.
Over the last year, MassCOSH has helped to pass legislation that provides protection to pregnant workers, increases the fines for corporate manslaughter, and extends OSHA protections to almost 430,000 public sector workers.
According to media reports, Lyon, 42, was working around a standard forklift being used to hoist and then lower a large 900-pound wheel. Lyon was working on the equipment when part of the object fell on him, causing catastrophic injuries.
NEW REPORT: Dangerous Jobs Killed 74 Workers in Massachusetts Workplace fatalities in Massachusetts reach 11-year high BOSTON On November 3, 2017, Antawani Wright-Davis, 19, was stuck by a dump truck and killed while working for the food delivery service DoorDash in Boston.
On November 3, 2017, Antawani Wright-Davis, 19, was stuck by a dump truck and killed while working for the food delivery service DoorDash in Boston. However, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), never investigated his death.
On November 3, 2017, Antawani Wright-Davis, 19, was stuck by a dump truck and killed while working for the food delivery service DoorDash in Boston. However, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), never investigated his death.
Public Workers to be Covered by OSHA Safety Standards for the First Time in State History Mass.
Until recently, Abril (her name has been changed to protect her identity) was living a normal life as one of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who call Greater Boston home.
For many women living in Massachusetts, leaving their job during pregnancy is not a financially viable option.
Massachusetts has been looking to incentivize the move through the supposed offers of millions of dollars in grants and tax credits, similar to the deal made with General Electric to relocate their headquarters to Fort Point with the help of $125 million in government assistance.
My fellow workers' rights supporter, Every day, more people are feeling empowered to come forward and publicly address sexual harassment on the job. But what do you do to protect yourself when you feel invisible and powerless?
On October 23, a crowd organized by MassCOSH gathered in the ornamental center of the Massachusetts State House to hear powerful pleas from the families of the late Robert Higgins and Kelvin Mattocks.
By Katie Johnston Globe Staff November 27, 2017 One womans supervisor told her hed give her credit for working a shift at a Charlestown bread company if she went home with him instead. When she resisted his advances, he cut her hours, according to a complaint filed with the state.
On October 23, MassCOSH and its members held a memorial and call to action to remember fallen workers Robert Higgins and Kelvin Mattocks who died on the job October 21, 2016.
