Death on the Job

4/11/2026

When this was made, there were over 600,000 industrial accidents in the United States, and a further 2,100 people died as a result of incidents at work. There are a few specific examples developed here, starting with some excessive fishing that resulted in the sinking of a trawler in perfectly calm waters; a mining disaster caused by a build up of methane gas and then a massive explosion at a Texan petrochemical plant. Using interviews from survivors and relatives of these disasters, the thrust of the narrative aims clearly at businesses that cut corners and at regulators who didn't do their jobs properly - if at all. There are no responses offered by either employers or authorities, though according to the text at the conclusion that wasn't for the want of asking, and so what we watch her