Construction

Forklift Operator Struck by Other Forklift
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Forklift Operator Struck by Other Forklift

Construction, English, Fatality Reports, Forklifts, General Industry, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Topic, Type, Wholesale & Retail Distribution

Forklift Operator Struck by Other Forklift

INCIDENT Tragically, Thanksgiving Day was the last day of McKithen [...]

Forklift Operator Struck by Other ForkliftVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Forklift Operator Pinned Under Forklift
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Forklift Operator Pinned Under Forklift

Construction, English, Fatality Reports, Forklifts, General Industry, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Struck-By/Caught-Between, Topic, Type, Wholesale & Retail Distribution

Forklift Operator Pinned Under Forklift

INCIDENT The incident happened at an agricultural cooperative (co-op). The [...]

Forklift Operator Pinned Under ForkliftVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Fatality File: Outdoor Animal Hazards
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Fatality File: Outdoor Animal Hazards

Agriculture, Construction, English, Environmental, Fatality Reports, Forestry, Industry, Language, Maritime, Mining, Outdoor/Animal Hazards, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities

Fatality File: Outdoor Animal Hazards

INCIDENT There was a fatal mauling of a zoo intern [...]

Fatality File: Outdoor Animal HazardsVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Watch Out For Overhead Risks

INCIDENT A comparison in real time between a Near-Miss/Close Call [...]

Watch Out For Overhead RisksVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

No Place At Work For Horseplay

INCIDENT Workplace pranks: a history of violence It has long [...]

No Place At Work For HorseplayVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Hit On Head While On Scaffold
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Worker Hit On Head While On Scaffold

Construction, English, Fatality Reports, General Industry, Industry, Language, Mining, PPE - Head/Face, Scaffold, Topic, Type

Worker Hit On Head While On Scaffold

INCIDENT A 51-year-old man was suspended on a scaffold as [...]

Worker Hit On Head While On ScaffoldVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Contract Warehouse Worker Caught and Crushed

INCIDENT Mr. Smith was caught in between and crushed by [...]

Contract Warehouse Worker Caught and CrushedVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Railroad Workers Killed By Passing Train
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Railroad Workers Killed By Passing Train

Construction, English, Fatality Reports, Industry, Language, PPE - Hearing, Topic, Transportation, Type

Railroad Workers Killed By Passing Train

INCIDENT Two experienced railroad workers who were performing their usual [...]

Railroad Workers Killed By Passing TrainVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Forklift Worker Crushed Between Forklift and Material

INCIDENT Fuyao forklift operator Ricky Patterson, 57, of Dayton died [...]

Forklift Worker Crushed Between Forklift and MaterialVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Foot Injuries Abundant In Workplaces

INCIDENT There are two major categories of work-related foot injuries. [...]

Foot Injuries Abundant In WorkplacesVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Construction Suffers Auditory Damage
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Construction Suffers Auditory Damage

Construction, Fatality Reports, Hearing Conservation, Industry, Topic, Type

Construction Suffers Auditory Damage

INCIDENT In 2008, Jeff Ammon, 55, began noticing a feeling [...]

Construction Suffers Auditory DamageVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Technician Has Heart Attack on the Job
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Technician Has Heart Attack on the Job

Construction, English, Fatality Reports, Health and Wellness, Industry, Language, Topic, Type, Utilities

Technician Has Heart Attack on the Job

INCIDENT Heart attacks can be covered by workers’ compensation insurance [...]

Technician Has Heart Attack on the JobVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Know What Chemical Hazards You Face

INCIDENT Global Manufacturing reports that Apple is eliminating use of [...]

Know What Chemical Hazards You FaceVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Asbestos Effects Reaches More Than Workers
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Asbestos Effects Reaches More Than Workers

Asbestos, Business Services, Construction, English, Fatality Reports, General Industry, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Topic, Type

Asbestos Effects Reaches More Than Workers

INCIDENT Heather’s doctor asked the questions – “was your dad [...]

Asbestos Effects Reaches More Than WorkersVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Silica Dangers

INCIDENT Many workers have contracted silicosis. This is the reality [...]

Silica DangersVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Storage Tank Gas Kills Worker
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Storage Tank Gas Kills Worker

Compressed Gas/Air, Construction, English, Fatality Reports, General Industry, Industry, Language, Manufacturing Chemical, Oil and Gas, Topic, Type

Storage Tank Gas Kills Worker

INCIDENT Workers in the oilfield face existential hazards when working [...]

Storage Tank Gas Kills WorkerVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Younger Worker Electrocuted On Ladder
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Younger Worker Electrocuted On Ladder

Accident Prevention, Construction, Electrical, English, Fatality Reports, General Industry, Industry, Ladders, Language, Manufacturing, Topic, Type, Utilities

Younger Worker Electrocuted On Ladder

INCIDENT At approximately 12:00 p.m., the 16-year-old victim gathered a [...]

Younger Worker Electrocuted On LadderVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Forklifts
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Forklifts

Construction, English, Fatality Reports, Forklifts, General Industry, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Topic, Type, Wholesale & Retail Distribution

Forklifts

incident A Georgia farm was cited with safety violations after say a [...]

ForkliftsVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Hazcom

INCIDENT Global Manufacturing reports that Apple is eliminating use of [...]

HazcomVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Injury / Illness

INCIDENT A man died after being hospitalized with a back [...]

Injury / IllnessVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Lockout / Tagout Fatality File

PREAMBLE Employees servicing or maintaining machines or equipment may be [...]

Lockout / Tagout Fatality FileVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Near Miss

INCIDENT An event or incident in a Near-Miss lethal accident [...]

Near MissVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Contractor Safety

INCIDENT A former Naples framing contractor is headed to prison for violating [...]

Contractor SafetyVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Leadership

PREAMBLE The “employee experience,” as we’re currently branding it, covers [...]

LeadershipVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Infection Control Fatality File

PREAMBLE Pathogens Infection is caused by pathogens ('bugs') such as [...]

Infection Control Fatality FileVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00