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Death on the Job (1991)

Directed by Vince DiPersio, Bill Guttentag · 49 min · Documentary

3.1 TOPICAL score · #6,395 of 6,776 films

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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.

Death on the Job (1991, directed by Vince DiPersio and Bill Guttentag) has a TOPICAL score of 3.1 - ranked 6,395 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (4 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages.

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Awards56
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Lasting engagement2
Cast27
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Starring: Joe Mantegna (actor #1,104)

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