Monthly Archives: July 2023
Georgia Construction Worker Dies After Tragic Workplace Fall Accident at Soon-to-be Hyundai Metaplant
A 35-year-old Statesboro, Georgia man tragically fell 60 feet to his death while he was working at the soon-to-be Hyundai Metaplant located at 1-16 and Highway 280 in Bryan County, Georgia. According to local reports, Victor Javier Caijija Gamboa, a subcontractor of Hyundai, was working at the Hyundai Metaplant Construction site on the floor… Read More »
Survivor of Palmer Candy Factory Explosion Recounts Harrowing Tale of Struggle in Vat of Chocolate
As reports continue to flood in, terrifying pieces of the tragic picture that made up the now well-known March 30 R.M. Palmer Co. candy factory explosion that left seven workers dead and at least eight others injured. According to local news reports, on the early evening of Friday, March 30, workers at the West… Read More »
Factory Fires All Too Common In America – Revisiting The I. Schumann & Co. Fire In Ohio
In the wake of the R.M. Palmer chocolate factory explosion that occurred in West Reading, Pennsylvania in late March, people all over the United States grapple with America’s dangerous history of factory fires. The Palmer chocolate factory fire left seven factory workers dead and others seriously injured, sending a message across America about the… Read More »