The United Automobile Workers (UAW) have confirmed that one of their members, Roy McCombs, has died after he was hit by a car outside of the GM facility in Tennessee on Tuesday (October 22, 2019). McCombs, who worked at the Spring Hill plant, was struck by a car at 6 AM while crossing the street […]
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on October 30, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, death, gm strike, local 1853, spring hill, uaw strike, worker death
Maine-based company cited by OSHA after heat-related death in Nebraska
on October 30, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived News
A Maine-based company has been cited after a heat-related fatality in Nebraska. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Smith Mountain Investments LLC faces $18,564 in penalties after the July death, stemming from work at a jobsite in Inman, Nebraska. OSHA said an employee became ill while performing extreme physical activity […]
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