Worker Dies After Taking off Safety Harness
At 36, Eder Morales was in the prime of his life. We don't know much about Morales, except that he died young. Too young.
Could This Have Been You?
A fatal accident occurred on a drilling rig where a stabbing board, weighing half a ton, fell 45 feet (15 meters) from the derrick, striking a driller who happened to be underneath.
First Night Shift Alone Ends in Death GalleryFirst Night Shift Alone Ends in Death
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First Night Shift Alone Ends in Death
The murder of a teenage girl on her first solo night shift at a gas station has brought calls for improving security for night workers who must work alone.
Wood Chipper Kills Worker
Wearing gloves around moving machinery can be a recipe for disaster, as a recent fatality in Colorado illustrates.
Improper Rigging Results in Fatality
What happened: A drilling crewmember died when a twin clevis link used in a rig floor winch hoisting assembly failed, dropping a joint of drill pipe onto him.
Falling A-leg Crushes Worker
Could This Have Been You? Lowering A-legs in the oil and gas industry can be hazardous if all the wrong things happen, and they did to one Alberta worker.
Head injuries kill truck driver
A 34-year-old male truck driver was killed when he was hit by a load of laminated veneer beams falling from a forklift.
Moving Chain Fractures Foot GalleryMoving Chain Fractures Foot
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Moving Chain Fractures Foot
A 23-year-old mill worker received a compound fracture to his foot when he tried to clear a conveyor jam.
Worker Dies After Jumping From Elevated Pallet
A 22-year-old worker died after jumping 16 feet (five meters) from an elevated pallet on a forklift that was tipping over.
Auto Mechanic Dies In Explosion
A 40-year-old auto mechanic died in an explosion at his auto repair shop.
Carpenter Electrocuted By Power Saw
A 22-year-old carpenter was working at a construction site where a multi-unit apartment complex was being built.
Worker’s Head Crushed By Forklift
A worker was hired to clean up and crush cars in an automobile junkyard.
Laborer Dies Tangled In Mixer
An 18-year-old laborer died after becoming entangled in a portable mortar mixer.
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Maintenance Man Drawn Into Pipe
A maintenance worker died after being drawn into a 172-inch diameter vacuum pipe at a paper processing plant.
Clean-up Person Killed by Saw
A clean-up person at a veneer manufacturing plant died as a result of wounds received after being struck by a rotating cut-off saw.
Supervisor’s Arms Caught Between Rollers
A shift supervisor died after both arms were caught and partially amputated between two paper machine rollers.
Shortcut Kills Nursery Laborer
It was a blustery, rainy morning when Craig drove into the nursery parking lot. But the rain didn't dampen his spirits. He was just happy he'd landed a job - and a good one at that.
Steamroller Overturns On Operator
California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal-OSHA) officials want to find out if a steamroller operator was safely belted in before the machine overturned and killed him.
Paramedics Among Dead at Mine
Two paramedics responding to an emergency call at a decommissioned mine in British Columbia were among four people who died there.
SAFETY ‘HERO’ REMEMBERED BY CO-WORKERS
A worker hailed as a hero in a 2001 steel plant explosion in Wales died from severe burns after falling into molten waste at the same plant five years later.
Don’t “Just Do It”
The morning sun momentarily blinded Phil as stepped out of his truck. Only 7:30 in the morning and it was already warm. "Gonna be another scorcher," Phil thought, as he trudged across the parking lot he'd crossed for more than 30 years.
Dropped Pipe Spinner Injures Floorman
There is something to be said for following proper work procedures, including the inspection of tools and equipment.
Oil Field Worker Struck By Pump Jack Head
A 24-year-old floor hand died from massive chest trauma from a falling pump jack head.
Pipelayer Killed By Trench Cave-in
One pipelayer was crushed to death and another injured when a trench collapsed.
Youth Drowns in Sight of Shore and Coworkers
It was a good day for a swim; it was only 35 yards from the shore; the water was only 15 feet deep. Plus, there were plenty of people around. So what went wrong?
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