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Millions more are hurt and sickened at workplaces, and many others are cheated of wages and abused. The stories in this digital newsbook explore the threats to workers — and the corporate and regulatory factors that endanger them.  \nThe Center for  \nPublic Integrity  \nSHOW CONTENTS  \nHard Labor ©2013 Center for Public Integrity 2  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction 5  \nArticle 1: In U. S. Steel town, fatal gas explosion goes unpunished  \nby OSHA 10  \nImpact: OSHA pares inspection goals 26  \nArticle 2: ‘They were not thinking of him as a human being’ 27  \nFollow-Up: OSHA strengthens  \nprotections for temp workers 41  \nArticle 3: Even after workplace deaths, companies avoid OSHA penalties 43  \nAbout the data analysis 55  \nArticle 4: Black lung surges back in coal country 57  \nImpact: Labor Dept. assembling  \nexpert team on mine dust enforcement after CPI-NPR investigation 73  \nFollow-Up: GOP seeks to kill black lung reform 76  \nFollow-Up: GAO report supports  \nscience behind black lung rule 78  \nImpact: Federal inspectors step up enforcement of rules to prevent black lung 80  \nArticle 5: Unchecked explosions  \nkill, injure hundreds of workers 82  \nFollow-Up: House bill targets deadly dust explosions 98  \nArticle 6: Kentucky death case: Another black eye for state workplace safety enforcement 101  \nGo online for more on this topic including videos, supporting documents and related stories at:  \n[www.publicintegrity.org/environment /hard-labor](www.publicintegrity.org/environment /hard-labor)  \nHard Labor ©2013 Center for Public Integrity 3  \nTable of Contents  \nArticle 7: Fishing deaths mount,  \nbut government slow to cast safety net for deadliest industry 107  \nArticle 8: Worker suffocations persist as grain storage soars, employers flout safety rules 121  \nFollow-Up: Rethinking OSHA  \nexemption for farms 136  \nFollow-Up: New federal scrutiny in wake of grain bin‘drownings’ report 139  \nArticle 9: OSHA rules on workplace  \ntoxics stalled 142  \nArticle 10: Landmark worker death case continues against UCLA chemistry professor 151  \nArticle 11: Study spotlights high breast cancer risk for plastics workers 164  \nFollow-Up: Union demands protection for workers, after breast cancer linked to auto  \nplastics industry 175  \nFollow-Up: [U.S. report](U.S. report)  \nurges deeper look into  \nbreast cancer’s environmental links 179  \nArticle 12: Farmworkers plagued  \nby pesticides, red tape  \nFollow-Up: Farmworker advocates press EPA to update pesticide rules  \nArticle 13: As critics press for action, Chemical Safety Board investigations languish  \nArticle 14: Warehouse worker lawsuit targets Walmart  \n182  \n193  \n196  \n207  \nSupport the Center: Donate Today  \nThe Center for Public Integrity would cease to exist if not for the generous support of individuals like you. Help keep transparency and accountability alive and thriving by becoming a new or recurring member to support investigations like Hard Labor. To make a donation, click or touch here [when you are online or visit](when you are online or visit www.publicintegrity.org. Our work could)[ www.publicintegrity.org](when you are online or visit www.publicintegrity.org. Our work could)[. Our work could](when you are online or visit www.publicintegrity.org. Our work could) not be completed without your generous support.  \nHard Labor ©2013 Center for Public Integrity 4  \nThe Center for  \nPublic Integrity  \nThe Center for Public Integrity was founded in 1989 by Charles Lewis. Weare one of the country’s oldest and largest nonpartisan, nonprofit investigative news organizations. Our mission: To enhance democracy by revealing abuses of power, corruption and betrayal of trust by powerful public and private institutions, using the tools of investigative journalism.  \nD I G I T A L N E W S B O O K  \nThe 2012 election was the most expensive and least transparent presid","cbCaijZwetr3pfJm","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijZwetr3pfJm","pdf",2227057,212,"English","# Introduction\n## Article 1: Fatal gas explosion in a U. S. Steel town goes unpunished\n## Impact: OSHA pares inspection goals\n## Article 2: Protections for temporary workers\n## Article 3: Companies avoid OSHA penalties even after workplace deaths\n## About the data analysis\n## Article 4: Black lung returns in coal country\n## Article 5: Unchecked explosions kill and injure hundreds of workers\n## Article 6: Kentucky death case and state workplace safety enforcement\n## Article 7: Fishing deaths increase while safety efforts lag\n## Article 8: Grain storage suffocations and safety rule violations\n## Article 9: OSHA rules on workplace toxics stalled\n## Article 10: Landmark worker death case against a UCLA chemistry professor\n## Article 11: Breast cancer risk for plastics workers\n## Article 12: Farmworkers plagued by pesticides and red tape\n## Article 13: Chemical Safety Board investigations languish\n## Article 14: Warehouse worker lawsuit targets Walmart","[{\"question\":\"What is the focus of Hard Labor?\",\"answer\":\"Hard Labor examines threats to U.S. workers and how corporate and regulatory factors endanger them, often alongside enforcement failures by agencies meant to protect workers.\"},{\"question\":\"Which agencies are highlighted as relevant to worker safety and enforcement?\",\"answer\":\"The document references OSHA, the Department of Labor, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Coast Guard as part of the oversight landscape.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of workplace harms does the newsbook cover?\",\"answer\":\"It covers workplace deaths and recurring hazards including fatal explosions, worker suffocations, enforcement delays on workplace toxics, black lung, and industry-linked health risks such as breast cancer for plastics workers.\"}]","Hard Labor - Workers, OSHA, and Corporate and Regulatory Threats | PDF",534]