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Wyoming ‘deadliest state’ for workers ahead of their memorial day

Wyoming ‘deadliest state’ for workers ahead of their memorial day

April 26, 2016 by Dustin Bleizeffer 5 Comments

Wyoming ranked worst-in-the-nation for workplace fatalities in 2014 — a reminder as advocates prepare for Wyoming Workers’ Memorial Day on Friday.

No mining deaths recorded in Wyoming in 2015

No mining deaths recorded in Wyoming in 2015

January 8, 2016 by Dustin Bleizeffer Leave a Comment

Wyoming miners worked all of 2015 without a single recorded job-related fatality, according to state officials.

Inadequate training leads to Hispanic oil worker injury risk

Inadequate training leads to Hispanic oil worker injury risk

December 10, 2013 by Environment & Energy News Leave a Comment

Hispanic workers in the U.S. oil and gas industry bear a disproportionate share of workplace injuries, as gaps in health insurance and language issues put the workforce in greater danger.

Deadly Workplaces – Wyoming’s workplace fatality rate still ranks among worst in nation

July 12, 2011 by Dustin Bleizeffer 6 Comments

Despite being saddled with the worst-in-the-nation distinction for workplace fatalities, the decision to emphasize voluntary collaborative efforts rather than inspection and enforcement was emblematic of a pervasive attitude among industry leaders and state lawmakers: “You get more done with incentives and voluntary cooperation than you do from being hard-nosed with inspections and that sort of thing,” Sen. Charlie Scott (R-Casper), chairman of the Labor, Health and Social Services Committee, told WyoFile.

Deadly Workplaces – Wyoming’s workplace fatality rate still ranks among worst in nation

July 12, 2011 by Dustin Bleizeffer Leave a Comment

Despite being saddled with the worst-in-the-nation distinction for workplace fatalities, the decision to emphasize voluntary collaborative efforts rather than inspection and enforcement was emblematic of a pervasive attitude among industry leaders and state lawmakers: “You get more done with incentives and voluntary cooperation than you do from being hard-nosed with inspections and that sort of thing,” Sen. Charlie Scott (R-Casper), chairman of the Labor, Health and Social Services Committee, told WyoFile.
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