Since 2008, major private shipbuilders have earned more than $100 billion in federal contracts despite having been cited for serious safety lapses that have endangered, injured and killed workers.
Category: Contract with Danger
How the Navy and Coast Guard give billions to dangerous shipbuilders
Posted inAccountability, Contract with Danger, The Trump Era
This tool cuts fingers and gashes faces, but shipbuilder still uses it
At an Austal USA shipyard in Alabama, dozens of workers have been injured by a handheld tool that the company modified from its intended use. They’ve lost fingers and suffered deep gashes on their faces, necks and arms.
Posted inAccountability, Contract with Danger, The Trump Era
The deadly danger of Trump’s naval buildup plan
For private shipbuilders, many of whom depend on Navy and Coast Guard contracts to remain profitable, there are no long-term consequences for their safety problems.