Workplace Earbud Use a Growing Concern for Safety Advocates

The death of a 21-year-old worker at a golf cart manufacturing plant in Georgia that occurred following an accident involving an earbud has gained the attention of workplace safety advocates, who are warning about the dangers associated with such devices. The woman died March 9 after becoming trapped in machinery at the Club Car LLC facility in Evans while trying to locate one of her AirPods. She was trying to retrieve it from under a conveyor belt. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed that the agency is investigating the incident. A C...