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…
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-Davis had to declare himself an independent…
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 had a history of putting their workers in…
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 document will be used to link low-wage…
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 Dying for…
Zero waste is the future. Growth in the recycling economy has the potential to not only con serve the environment, but also create 1.5 million new jobs. But research indicates that recycling work can be dangerous, with injury rates more than double the national average. By addressing this problem, local governments have…
Click here to view the 2015 Dying for Work in Massachusetts: The Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts Workplaces
Click here to view the 2014 Dying for Work in Massachusetts: The Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts Workplaces…