To Jurgis the packers had been the equivalent to fate; Ostrinski showed him that they were the Beef Trust. They were a gigantic combination of capital, which had crushed all opposition, and overthrown the laws of the land, and was preying upon the people. Chapter 29, pg. 376
I have been through the OSHA system twice and I can confirm that I did not have the right to a safe workplace or whistle-blower protection on either occasion.
Altitude sickness, unregulated drugs and medical gas enabled workers to become drug abusers/addicts
Oxygen deprivation and supplemental oxygen are both bio-hazards for Mauna Kea workers