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Tag: farm deaths

Posted inHealth, IowaWatch

OSHA’s Hands Tied When Workers Are Killed on Small Farms

by Eli Wolfe/FairWarning November 28, 2018January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn’t investigate farm deaths, like Brandon Mullen’s in Iowa in 2013, because of a fateful decision by Congress more than 40 years ago that has given small farms unique immunity from safety oversight. A Fairwarning.org report.

Posted inBusiness & Consumer Affairs, Government & Politics, Health, IowaWatch

Expect No Farm Safety Legislation This Year In Iowa

by Sarah Hadley January 28, 2014January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inBusiness & Consumer Affairs, Health, IowaWatch, Reports

Matter of Seconds: Injury And Death On America’s Farms

by Lauren Mills and Sarah Hadley December 16, 2013January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inBlog, From the Editor, Investigate Midwest News, IowaWatch

Podcast Of Nov. 21 IowaWatch Farm Safety Interview on WMT’s Bob Bruce Show

by IowaWatch November 22, 2013January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
Posted inBusiness & Consumer Affairs, Health, IowaWatch

Matter Of Seconds: OSHA Educates More Than It Enforces

by Robert Holly/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting November 3, 2013January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

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