November 17, 1991
Release Date

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Death on the Job (1991)

Name: Death on the Job
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1991-11-17

49m

Running Time

November 17, 1991
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

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Cast & Crew.

Joe Mantegna

Narrator

Vince DiPersio

Director / Writer

Bill Guttentag

Writer / Director

Jim Stewart

Editor

Phil Marshall

Music

Details.

Release Date
November 17, 1991

Status
Released

Running Time
49m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Death on the Job is a 1991 documentary film directed by Bill Guttentag. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It aired on HBO as an episode of America Undercover.

The documentary focuses on people who have died at work due to unsafe conditions and disregard of regulations by the companies. Lawyer E. Michael McCann notes that OSHA is supposed to investigate workspaces to ensure safe conditions, but many of these places had rarely or never had an OSHA investigation (and when they did, it got announced in advance when OSHA was coming, so the company would change things to give the illusion of safety and compliance).