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17/11/1991 Documentary 0h 49m
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Overview

A revealing look at how workers' safety is being compromised with tragic results. Interviews with accident investigators, co-workers, and victims' families detail the causes and consequences of accidents, while extensive news footage and home videos taken by accident survivors and family members expose the hazards of such industries as commercial fishing, construction and chemical refineries. An indictment of inadequate governmental safeguards, this important film makes a plea for the protection of workers.

  1. Vince DiPersio

    Director, Writer

  2. Bill Guttentag

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Joe Mantegna

    Narrator

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-04-11
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 j...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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