1425 US healthcare worker deaths are under investigation by the Guardian and KHN. Did they have to die?
Kaiser Health News, Washington DC
2020
epidemic disease ; occupational risks ; mortality ; unsafe working conditions ; management failure ; health service
Occupational risks
"KHN examined more than 240 deaths of health care workers profiled for the Lost on the Frontline project and found that employers did not report more than one-third of them to a state or federal OSHA office, many based on internal decisions that the deaths were not work-related - conclusions that were not independently reviewed."
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