Synopsis

In an industry fraught with peril, where death and dismemberment lurk, FRONTLINE and The New York Times collaborated to expose the risks within America's iron pipe foundries. Their investigation focused on the McWane Corporation, a company distinguished by a staggering accumulation of health and safety violations, alongside environmental infractions. Over the ensuing five years since the initial broadcast, federal prosecutors have secured indictments and juries have convicted McWane in five