St. Louis-area worker killed in accident at sewer district construction site

A 35-year-old man working the overnight shift for a contractor at a Metropolitan Sewer District construction site in Shrewsbury, Missouri, near St. Louis, was fatally struck by a crane early Tuesday. At the worksite, crews are boring into deep rock, 150 to 250 feet below ground, for a stormwater tunnel. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

One person killed in Pennsylvania landfill accident

A 56-year-old Elk County, Pennsylvania landfill employee died Wednesday after becoming trapped between the back of a tractor trailer and a tipping device. This is reportedly the second death at the landfill since 2017. WJAC (Johnstown, Pa.) [with video]

North Carolina construction worker killed when equipment tips over

A worker was killed Monday at a New Bern, North Carolina credit union construction site when a “roller” tipped over. OSHNC is investigating. Charlotte Observer

Employee fatally falls from silo at Illinois plant

A 46-year-old man was found dead Tuesday at a Sterling, Illinois worksite after likely falling from a silo taller than 60 feet, according to the local coroner. Fed-OSHA is investigating. SaukValley

New pork processing rule raises safety concerns

A new federal rule permitting most pork processing plants that reduces the number of government inspectors in hog slaughter plants by 40 percent and allows companies to design their own food safety programs without requiring employee training in contamination has raised the concern of a Nebraska advocacy group that says it will increase the risk of both employee injury and outbreaks of salmonella, listeria, E. coli and other food-borne bacteria. Daily Nebraskan

Scientists’ forum in D.C. discusses heat effects on health, safety, infrastructure

The Union of Concerned Scientists on Tuesday held a forum in Washington, D.C., to discuss the effects of rising temperatures on health, safety and infrastructure. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, extreme heat killed 815 workers and seriously injured more than 70,000 workers from 1992-2017. A worker health and safety advocate for Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division, said at the forum that heat is already the leading weather-related killer in the U.S., with July 2019 being the hottest month in recorded history. KJZZ (Phoenix)