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1. Norfolk Southern train derails in Franklin, 3 employees injured - Cincinnati Enquirer

   A train, operated by Norfolk Southern Railway, derailed shortly before 10:30 a.m. April 9 near Forest Avenue and Chestnut Street in Franklin.

2. Train derailment in Franklin, three employees injured, diesel released | WDTN.com

   Three Norfolk Southern employees were injured in the crash. “[The] initial information indicates two railcars (both empties) and one locomotive ...

3. Explosion at East Providence plant prompts mass casualty respons - The Boston Globe

   The explosion at the Aspen Aerogels Inc. plant injured 13 employees, at least three of whom underwent decontamination procedures at the scene, ...

4. 2 Metro employees dead after shooting in Northwest DC - WJLA

   Local 689 officials tell 7News that the "two individuals killed were Metro employees and Local 689 members." "Local 689 lost members of our Union ...

5. More than a dozen workers hurt in explosion at New England factory - MassLive

   There were 13 employees that were transported to the hospital to be treated, but no serious injuries.” Aspen Aerogels is headquartered in Northborough ...

6. OSHA investigates Philadelphia parking garage collapse that killed one - Delaware Online

   Federal investigators are looking into the partial collapse of a Philadelphia parking garage that killed at least one worker on April 8.

7. Hospital needs help identifying man found unconscious in downtown Los Angeles - KTLA

   Workers did not disclose the nature of his injuries. Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to call clinical social worker Cesar at 323-409-6884.

8. IDF says it killed Hezbollah chief's secretary as some 70 rockets fired from Lebanon

   ... Lebanese civil defense workers inspect the rubble at the site of a building ...

9. Workers injured in Rhode Island industrial plant blast recovering - Yahoo

   More than a dozen people were injured in an explosion at an East Providence, Rhode Island, industrial plant on Wednesday night.

10. Sask. power line company fined $70K after employee seriously injured

    A Saskatchewan-based power line construction company was fined $70000 for an incident in 2023 that seriously injured a worker.