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Pregnant UPS employee commits suicide by jumping from a window after being fired for falling asleep; production in her section is not even stopped

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/10/15/upss-o15.html “According to the AFL-CIO, there are 340 workplace deaths per day in the United States. In 2020, 4,700 workers died on the job. That year there were 3.2 million injuries due to hazardous workplace conditions. “There are only 1,700 OSHA inspectors for 10.4 million workplaces in the U.S, and the average federal penalty for a worker’s death is only $9,753. There have only been 115 deaths prosecuted since OSHA’s inception in 1970.”


https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/10/15/upss-o15.html

“According to the AFL-CIO, there are 340 workplace deaths per day in the United States. In 2020, 4,700 workers died on the job. That year there were 3.2 million injuries due to hazardous workplace conditions.

“There are only 1,700 OSHA inspectors for 10.4 million workplaces in the U.S, and the average federal penalty for a worker’s death is only $9,753. There have only been 115 deaths prosecuted since OSHA’s inception in 1970.”

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