Work Injuries Tied to Heat Are Vastly Undercounted, Study Finds

Electrician wipes his forehead after emotional stress on hard work outdoors on power line.

Extreme heat causes many times more workplace injuries than official records capture, and those injuries are concentrated among the poorest workers, new research suggests, the latest evidence of how climate change worsens inequality. Hotter days don’t just mean more cases of heat stroke, but also injuries from falling, being struck by vehicles or mishandling machinery,… Continue reading Work Injuries Tied to Heat Are Vastly Undercounted, Study Finds