We at MassCOSH are saddened to see that Seqens ignored these many warnings from OSHA, and that this continued negligence sent four workers to the hospital and led to one worker who is still yet to be found by a rescue team, Vega continued.
There is clearly a documented history from OSHA of negligence committed by this nonunion company towards the safety of its workers, said Al Vega, chief of strategy & engagement for the nonprofit Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health in a statement.
"There is clearly a documented history from OSHA of negligence committed by this nonunion company towards the safety of its workers, MassCOSH Chief of Strategy & Engagement Al Vega said in a statement.
There were five workers in the building at the time of the explosion.
"Why are we allowing companies to continue to operate knowing that there's a laundry list of these kinds of concerns already brought to their attention?" said Al Vega, chief of strategy and engagement at Massachusetts Coalition For Occupational Safety And Health, or MassCOSH.
Las organizaciones miembros de la Coalicin del 1 de Mayo continan no solo conmemorando la labor de todos los trabajadores, sino tambin dicen estar luchando contra el racismo y la exclusin.
These examples and figures were published in a study of occupational hazards, called “2023 Dying for Work: Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts Workplaces,” as part of a collaborative effort between the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, a non-profit, and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, an umbr...
The average penalty issued by Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the 23 inspections that followed 39 workplace fatalities was roughly $38,430. Employer appeals brought the average final penalty down 42.9%, to $21,927, states a new report compiled by Massachusetts AFL-CIO and MassCOSH.
MassCOSH is a non-profit organization whose members include workers, unions and health and legal professionals.
Lorna McMurrey was 27 when she collapsed after inhaling cannabis dust at a production facility in Holyoke early last year. It was the second time in two months shed been rushed to the hospital because she couldnt breathe at her job filling pre-rolled joints. She died a few days later.
Fatal injury and illness continue to impact Massachusetts workers The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO collaborated to produce this year's Dying for Work: Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts Workplaces report.
There were 51 workplace deaths in Massachusetts last year, according to a new report by the nonprofit Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO.
The MassCOSH Immigrant Worker Center applauds the Globe and reporter Katie Johnston for the compelling article about the failures of the Massachusetts workers compensation system ( Workers comp system has patients at a loss: Few Mass. doctors will accept low reimbursements, Page A1, April 20).
The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to ensure that all workers are treated with respect and dignity, earn a fair wage and return home to their families alive and well.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE3/17/2023Contact:Jame Jones, MassCOSH Communications CoordinatorJame.jones@masscosh.org(857) 301-7730Pizza Chain Owner Facing Charges Of Forced LaborBOSTON The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) is reeling from the news about Stavros “Steve” Papantoniadis, owne...
