Deaths at ‘model workplaces’ missing from list of federal overseers

By Chris Hamby

OSHA unaware of some deaths at 'model workplaces'

Excerpts from this story referencing "Eastman Chemical Company":

"… s later was that the plant where Scott worked — the flagship facility of Eastman Chemical Company — was a member of an elite club of sites deemed exemplary by workplace s …"

"… nning, like many others born and bred in hilly East Tennessee, to a job at Eastman Chemical Company. After years in the food service industry, he’d settled on a job at the …"

Industry wields sway over air pollution rules, enforcement

By Ronnie Greene, Chris Hamby and Jim Morris

As communities battle toxic air, industry shapes EPA and state regulation.

OSHA acknowledges database of fatal accidents incomplete

By Chris Hamby

Agency admits some deaths at "model workplaces" missing from its list

Excerpts from this story referencing "Eastman Chemical Company":

"… es two sites that have multiple fatal accidents missing from the database: Eastman Chemical Company in Longview, Texas, and Appleton Papers Inc. in Roaring Spring, Pa. From t …"

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New scrutiny of worker safety excludes some chemical plants

By Chris Hamby

Worries about catastrophes at chemical plants prompts special inspection program, but some sites remain off-limits.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Eastman Chemical Company":

"… d at chemical plants.Three of these deaths occurred at two plants owned by Eastman Chemical Company – cases highlighted in a recent story by iWatch News. Regulators deemed …"