Reports
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April 28, 2021
New Report Documents Loss of Workers Lives on the Job in 2019 and 2020
Links for the first time working outside the home to a dramatic risk of death due to COVID-19
On December 10, 2019, Vidal Bravo Cifuentes, a 34-year-old day laborer, was killed... read more
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November 11, 2020
Not in living memory have public school teachers faced such dangerous conditions on the job. Decades of neglect have left many school buildings in disrepair, making the COVID-19 pandemic especially concerning for school staff who are being asked to resume in-person learning.
MassCOSH... read more
Attachment Size MassCOSH BPS Reopening Walkthrough Report 2020-compressed.pdf1.91 MB -
September 30, 2020
El 30 de septiembre, MassCOSH publicó un informe especial en Español que documenta la pérdida de vidas que se estaba produciendo en los lugares de trabajo de todo Massachusetts debido a la pandemia. Muriendo en el Lugar de Trabajo: Documentando el Peaje Mortal de la Pandemia en los... read more
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September 10, 2020
September 10, 2020Today, MassCOSH released a special report documenting the loss of life taking place at worksites across Massachusetts due to the pandemic. Titled Dying for Work: Documenting the Pandemic’s Deadly Toll on Massachusetts Workers, the report details how many working-age Mass.... read more
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December 19, 2019
We are very pleased to release MassCOSH's first-ever Annual Report. This 2019 recap highlights our finances, who we are, and what key accomplishes we won in the fight to further good, safe jobs for all. This critical document will be used all of 2020 to inspire others to join MassCOSH,... read more
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April 30, 2019
On October 6, 2018, Jose Luis Phinn Williams of Dorchester, was shot and killed on the job just days shy of his 68th birthday. He was working at Fabian Gas Station as an attendant, a job he held for 10 years. This was the second time he was attacked at the gas station. In 2016, after being... read more
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April 27, 2018
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. When applying to work for DoorDash, Wright-... read more
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April 28, 2017
This past October, Robert Higgins and Kelvin Mattocks were working in a trench their employer, Atlantic Drain Services, knew lacked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) required protections needed to prevent the earth from caving in around them. Atlantic Drain Services... read more
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June 14, 2016
The 2015-16 MassCOSH Legal and Medical Access Attorney Directory is our latest effort to ensure that all workers have the tools and resources to fight against unjust and unsafe working conditions and obtain medical care. The critical funds donated by the legal professionals in this... read more
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April 28, 2016
April 28, 2016 marks the 28th observance of Workers’ Memorial Day, when we remember workers who were killed, made ill, or injured on the job. We reflect on the tragedies of the past year and renew our commitment to fight for safe jobs. Click here to read... read more