Mexican workers face rising death rates in U S jobs
A study shows Mexican workers now die at nearly 80 percent higher rate than native workers, with deaths rising as their numbers grow. From 241 deaths to 387, peaking at 420 in 2001, fatalities occur in construction, farming, welding, and maintenance across many states.
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United States
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West
North Carolina
Nebraska
Colorado
Florida
Las Vegas
Georgia
Bush
Mexican Immigrants Face Higher Job Death Rates in U.S.
The article reports persistently higher workplace mortality among Mexican immigrant workers, with several fatal incidents across meatpacking, tobacco farming, and dairies. It notes limited enforcement, rare criminal charges, and limited safety training, citing cases from Nebraska, North Carolina, and California, highlighting broader risk to immigrant labor and ongoing safety gaps.
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Nebraska
Urbano Ramirez
North Carolina
Ramirez
California
Jose Alatorre
Mexican-born workers face higher death rates on U.S. jobs
The AP examination of 1996 to 2002 data shows Mexican workers suffered higher on the job fatalities than native born workers, with about 1 in 14 Mexican workplace deaths nationwide. Regional patterns show California, Texas, the South, West, Midwest and Northeast differing in death counts and rates, while OSHA expands Spanish language outreach and enforcement remains underfunded.
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Velez
Mexico
Stewart resigns from board and chief creative officer
Martha Stewart resigns from the board and as chief creative officer of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia after her conviction. She will become founding editorial director, continue to influence product design, work on two books, and collaborate on company strategy while reporting to CEO Sharon Patrick.
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Queen of Domestic Arts
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Sharon Patrick
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Inmate claims Nichols stored explosives in Murrah bombing case
Federal death row inmate David Paul Hammer testifies that Timothy McVeigh said Terry Nichols helped store bomb ingredients but did not participate in the bombing. Hammer, speaking to the McAlester News-Capital, says McVeigh failed to recruit Nichols and that the bomb was prepared at an Oklahoma City warehouse.
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Terre Haute
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