An average of thirteen workers a day die on the job in the U.S.
One of those who perished recently was a veteran electrician crushed to death at 5 a.m. on April 24, 2015 at the Oklahoma City Quad/Graphics plant. He was servicing equipment on a maintenance call when he was pinned under a crane. The company decided not to shut down the plant. Workers were sent back to the presses to finish their shifts printing magazines while their co-worker lay dying. Lawyers and insurance agents were in the plant before the man’s family was even notified of the incident.
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