Bergman Wins 2004 Pulitzer for Public Service

His work with David Barstow for The New York Times relentlessly examined death and injury among American workers and exposed employers who break basic safety rules.

This Pulitzer Prize is awarded for a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper through the use of its journalistic resources which, as well as reporting, may include editorials, cartoons, photographs and an on-line presentation.

Articles from the series in The New York Times

December 21, 2003:	WHEN WORKERS DIE: A Trench Caves In; a Young Worker Is Dead. Is It a Crime?
December 22, 2003:	WHEN WORKERS DIE: U.S. Rarely Seeks Charges for Deaths in Workplace
December 23, 2003:	WHEN WORKERS DIE: California Leads in Making Employer Pay for Job Deaths
January 8, 2003:	At a Texas Foundry, an Indifference to Life
January 9, 2003:	Family's Profits, Wrung From Blood and Sweat
January 10, 2003:	Deaths on the Job, Slaps on the Wrist
January 16, 2003:	Two at Hazardous Foundry Tell of Events Costing One His Legs
March 11, 2003:	OSHA to Address Persistent Violators Of Job Safety Rules
April 15, 2003:	Pipe Maker Is Fined Over Safety Violations
May 15, 2003:	Criminal Inquiry Under Way at Large Pipe Manufacturer
December 16, 2003:	Officials at Foundry Face Health and Safety Charges

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