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  • Explosion: Letterkenny Army Depot

    Welcome to Episode 6 of OSHIT where Kat and Ella tell the story of the victim of an explosion at Letterkenny Army Depot in 2018. This episode is dedicated to the victims, their loved ones, and to preventing loss of life due to workplace explosions in the future.


    Eric Byers and Richard "Rick" Barnes.


    If you would like to contact us about this episode or another contact, please send us an email at [email protected].


    The sources for this episode are as follows:

    • https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1331518.015

    • https://www.facebook.com/LetterkennyArmyDepot/photos/a.1610819102350058/1787798384652128/?type=3&ref=embed_post

    • https://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/local/2018/07/19/incident-reported-letterkenny-army-depot/799422002/

    • https://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/local/2018/07/19/letterkenny-incident-5th-incident-injuries-2-years/800965002/

    • https://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/local/2018/07/20/letterkenny-explosion-one-dead-after-thursday-incident-army-depot-says/806491002/

    • https://www.funeralfinder.com/obituaries/Byers-Eric/07-19-2018/3661/#:~:text=July%2019%2C%202018-,Eric%20S.,a%20son%20of%20Douglas%2C%20Sr.

    • https://www.bowersoxfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Richard-L-Barnes?obId=3191736

    • https://nffe.org/nffe_news/help-needed-for-families-of-letterkenny-explosion-victims/

    • https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-support-rick-and-his-family

    • https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-cody-ash-and-his-family

    • https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1960/1960.1

      • 41 min
    • Trench Collapse: Multiple Employers

      Welcome to Episode 5 of OSHIT: Trench Collapse, where Kat and Ella tell you about three distinct trench events and their victims… or almost victims.


      Our sources for this episode are:


      https://www.bls.gov/charts/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries/fatal-occupational-injuries-by-event-drilldown.htm

      https://www.bls.gov/iif/fatal-injuries-tables/fatal-occupational-injuries-table-a-9-2021.htm

      https://www.bls.gov/iif/fatal-injuries-tables/archive/fatal-occupational-injuries-table-a-1-2020.htm

      https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region8/10212021

      https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1525674.015

      https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region6/04212022

      https://www.unitedrentals.com/project-uptime/safety/buried-alive-lessons-trench-collapse-survivor

      https://www.abplace-funeral-cremation.com/obituaries/Luis-Cortes-Correa/#!/TributeWall

      https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1560256.015

      https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20220421

      https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.652

      https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.651

      https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.21

      https://www.jlconline.com/tools/safety-workwear/laborer-dies-in-trench-collapse-and-lives-to-tell-the-tale_o


      If you or someone you know can provide the names to the victims in Trench Collapse Story #2: D Guerra Construction LLC, we would love to amend this episode and give the victims their names back. Please email us at [email protected].

      35 min
    • Workplace Violence: Elara Caring

      Welcome to episode 4 of OSHIT where Kat and Ella tell the about Workplace Violence in the nursing field and the tragic loss of our victim, Joyce Grayson.


      Our sources for episode are:

      https://elara.com/in-memoriam-joyce-grayson/

      https://www.the-sun.com/news/9501198/joyce-grayson-ct-visiting-nurse/

      https://www.wfsb.com/2023/11/09/i-team-family-nurse-killed-willimantic-says-her-death-was-preventable/

      https://www.wfsb.com/2023/11/01/nurses-lawmakers-push-more-protections-wake-traveling-nurses-death/

      https://www.thehour.com/news/article/willimantic-murder-visiting-nurse-joyce-grayson-18464296.php

      https://elara.com/in-memoriam-joyce-grayson/

      https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2023/12/07/a-nurses-fatal-last-visit-to-patients-home-renews-calls-for-better-safety-measures/

      https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/family-of-visiting-nurse-killed-in-willimantic-retains-attorney/3138572/

      https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/murder-charge-suspect-murder-visiting-nurse-willimantic/3270676/ 

      https://nurse.org/articles/nurse-killed-sex-offender-halfway-house/

      https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/6/husband-of-slain-nurse-sues-health-care-company-al/

      https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28412581/

      https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/slain-nurses-husband-sues-health-care-company-alleging-it-ignored-employees-safety-concerns/3284290/

      https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-16-11



      TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses sexual assault, substance abuse, and homicide. Please do not listen if it will be detrimental to your mental health. If you or a loved one are experiencing a substance abuse or a mental health crisis, please contact the Substance Abuse or Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) national hotline at 1-800-662-4357. If you or a loved one have experienced sexual assault, please contact the National Sexual Assault hotline at 1-800-656-4673.

      41 min
    • Scaffold Collapse: Research Cottrell

      Welcome to episode 3 of OSHIT where Kat and Ella tell the story of the 51 victims of the 1978 Willow Island Cooling Tower collapse in West Virginia. This story is dedicated to those victims and to preventing loss of life due to scaffolding collapses in the future.


      Joseph V. Bafile, James Blouir, Robert Blouir, Steve Blouir, Kenneth Boring, Richard Bowser, Thomas Cross, Roger Cunningham, Larry Deem, Roy F. Deem, Ray Deulley, Darrell Glover, Loren Keith Glover, Alvin W. Goff, Gary Gossett, James Harrison, Claude Hendrickson, Dan Hensler, Ken Hill, Gary Hinkle, Roger Hunt, Tom G. Kaptis, Randy Lowther, Ronald Mather, Howard McBrayer Jr., Willard McCown, Clayton Monroe, Robert Moore, Chet Payne, Edgar Phillips, Raymond Poling, Fred Pride Jr., Robert C. Riley, Ray Rollyson, Floyd Rupe, Alan Sampson, Glen Satterfield, Jeff Snyder, Emmett Steele, Ernest Steele, Larry Steele, Miles E. Steele, Ronald Steele, Richard Stoke, Richard Swick, Brian Taylor, Dale Wagoner, Charles Warren, Jack Westfall, Lewis D. Wildman, and Ronald Yocum.


      If you would like to reach out to us about this episode or about another topic you'd like us to dive into, email us at [email protected].


      The sources used for this episode include the following:


      • A Short History of Occupational Safety and Health in the United States - PMC 
        • https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=12317822
          • https://archive.wvculture.org/history/disasters/willowisland02.html
            • https://www.nist.gov/el/failure-cooling-tower-west-virginia-1978
              • https://www.nist.gov/publications/investigation-construction-failure-reinforced-concrete-cooling-tower-willow-island-west
                • https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2023/04/27/ 718058.htm
                  • https://www.maryellenmark.com/bibliography/magazines/article/the-new-york-times-magazine/the-tragedy-at-tower-no2-637517014371101021/N 
                    • https://www.wtap.com/content/news/Remembrance-Ceremony-set-for-Friday-at-Williow-Island-memorial-481008731.html 
                      • https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2017/workerscomp.html#:~:text=Nine%20states%20enacted%20workers'%20compensation,Islands%20have%20their%20own%20program. 
                        • https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/federalregister/1993-06-30#:~:text=OSHA's%20initial%20set%20of%20standards,)%20and%201926.53%20(construction). 
                          • https://theconstructor.org/structural-engg/structural-design/failure-willow-island-cooling-tower/281034/ 
                            • https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/09/archives/new-jersey-pages-us-finds-negligence-by-three-companies-in-scaffold.html 
                              • 39 min
                            • Confined Space: D.N. Higgins

                              Welcome to episode 2 of OSHIT where Kat and Ella tell you the story of the nearly 4 people killed during a permit-required confined space entry in 2017 in Key Largo, Florida. This story is dedicated to those victims and to preventing loss of life due to entry into confined spaces without proper precautions in the future.


                              Elway Gray, Robert Wilson, Louis O'Keefe, and very nearly Leonardo Moreno.


                              If you would like to reach out to us about this episode or about another topic you'd like to discuss, email us at [email protected].


                              The sources used for this episode are as follows:

                              • ​https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/legacy-files/newsroom/newsreleases/OSHA20171001.pdf
                              • ​https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1243748.015
                              • ​https://www.ehstoday.com/industrial-hygiene/article/21918181/poisonous-gases-in-confined-space-lead-to-three-worker-deaths
                              • ​https://www.local10.com/news/2017/01/17/family-of-key-largo-firefighter-overcome-by-toxic-fumes-hopes-for-full-recovery/
                              • ​https://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/article126795504.html
                              • ​https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tampabaytimes/name/elway-gray-obituary?id=33622092
                              • ​https://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/article128563774.html
                              • ​https://www.gofundme.com/f/louisokeefe
                              • ​https://www.ems1.com/close-calls/articles/firefighter-emt-sues-employer-of-workers-he-tried-to-save-cDgt4F8VUc1r2jrK/
                              • ​https://cr.monroe-clerk.com/Attorney/SearchCriteria
                              49 min
                            • Explosion: Imperial Sugar

                              Welcome to the inaugural episode of OSHIT where Kat and Ella tell the story of the 14 victims of the 2007 Imperial Sugar Refinery Explosion in Port Wentworth, Georgia. This story is dedicated to those victims and to preventing loss of life due to combustible dust explosions in the future.


                              Eric Barnes, John Calvin Butler Jr., Alphonso Fields Sr., Truitt Byers, Michael Kelly Fields, Malcolm Frazier, McKinley “Von” Habersham Sr., Shelathia “Shon” Harvey, Earl Johnson, Patricia Ann “Pat” Lowe Proctor, Earl Quarterman, Byron Singleton, Tony Thomas, and Michael “Big Mike” Williams.


                              If you would like to reach out to us about this episode or about another topic you'd like us to dive into, email us at [email protected].


                              The sources used for this episode include the following:


                              • ⁠⁠⁠https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2018/02/06/imperial-sugar-tragedy-repercussions-continue-10-years-later/13838872007/⁠⁠⁠
                              • ⁠⁠⁠https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2018/02/12/480171.htm#:~:text=7%2C%202008%2C%20tragedy%20were%20Eric,Michael%20%E2%80%9CBig%20Mike%E2%80%9D%20Williams⁠⁠⁠.
                              • ⁠⁠⁠https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=311522858⁠⁠⁠
                              • ⁠⁠⁠https://www.csb.gov/assets/1/20/imperial_sugar_report_final_updated.pdf?13902⁠⁠⁠
                              • ⁠⁠⁠https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=310988712⁠⁠⁠
                              • ⁠⁠https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/07252008⁠⁠⁠
                              • ​⁠⁠⁠https://www.csb.gov/imperial-sugar-company-dust-explosion-and-fire/⁠⁠⁠
                              • ⁠⁠https://www.blufftontoday.com/story/news/2018/02/07/you-can-t-stay-angry-10-years-after-imperial-sugar-tragedy-couple-relies-god-family/14098530007/⁠⁠
                                • 58 min

                              About OSHIT

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                              OSHIT is an occupational safety and health podcast where hosts, Ella and Kat, tell you about serious occupational safety and health incidents.