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Information: McWane Incorporated is an industrial pipe maker in North America. It received media attention in January 2003 with the release of several stories about the safety record of its subsidiary Tyler Pipe.
McWane Sites:
The Fifth Estate: A Toxic Company The Fifth Estate: A Toxic Company: Report and original documents on the dealings of McWane. [CBC News] (McWane) http://cbc.ca/fifth/pipes/index.html
Family's Profits, Wrung From Blood and Sweat Family's Profits, Wrung From Blood and Sweat: Dangerous Business: Part Two, on company history, overview, and safety record. Includes a multimedia feature. [NY Times] (McWane) http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/09/national/09PIPE.html?pagewanted=all
At a Texas Foundry, an Indifference to Life At a Texas Foundry, an Indifference to Life: Dangerous Business: Part One. An introduction to the hazards at Tyler Pipe. Includes a multimedia feature. [NY Times] (McWane) http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/08/national/08PIPE.html?pagewanted=all
Deaths on the Job, Slaps on the Wrist Deaths on the Job, Slaps on the Wrist: Dangerous Business: Part Three, covering plant fatalities and government investigations. Includes a multimedia feature. [NY Times] (McWane) http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/10/national/10PIPE.html?pagewanted=all
East Texas Foundry's Safety Record Under Scrutiny East Texas Foundry's Safety Record Under Scrutiny: Response to press from company officials and union representatives. [Miami Herald] (McWane) http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/4916880.htm
A Dangerous Business: The McWane Story A Dangerous Business: The McWane Story: Company philosophy, record, and the people killed in its plants. Includes company and government documents, and McWane's response. [PBS Frontline] (McWane) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/workplace/mcwane/