Occupational Health and Safety, 1913-2004

This sub-series focuses on the broader topic of occupational safety and health in various industries with which JDM worked throughout his career, as part of the Center for Law and Social Policy, the Occupational Safety and Health Law Center, and the federal government’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Much of this work was specifically related to occupational health and safety in the coal mining industry, but various other industries are represented in this content, including textile production, mushroom growing and processing, poultry processing, and more. Materials related to travel abroad for the purpose of researching, writing about, and proposing policy changes based on international labor practices and occupational health and safety policies around the world are included in this sub-series. Also included are materials related to JDM’s work to provide legal counsel for individuals and groups in various industries against corporations and the resulting legal proceedings for the protection of workers. Other notable content is labor history course curriculum created by JDM in collaboration with the WV Humanities Council, various workplace injury and fatality reports, information on the effects of formaldehyde and other causes of work-related respiratory illness and injury, and material on migrant employees’ workplace conditions. Notable organizations mentioned and their abbreviations: the United States Department of Labor (DOL), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (MESA), The United States Department of the Interior (DOI), Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Occupational Safety and Health Law Center (OSHLC), the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP). Formats include clippings, articles, publications, facsimiles of articles and other publications, government reports, travel planning documents, receipts, travel journals, notes, correspondence, photographs, and other miscellaneous materials.