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Scaffold Collapse Sends Three to Death

Five workers were standing on a scaffold nine stories off the ground as they were plastering the exterior of a high rise apartment building. The scaffold collapsed, sending three of them to their deaths.

Scaffold Collapse Sends Three to Death2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Ink Spill On The Floor Results In A Fiery Death

A storage tank with approximately 200 gallons of combustible ink was accidentally damaged while it was being moved, causing a leak. A considerable amount of liquid had spilled onto the floor before it was noticed.

Ink Spill On The Floor Results In A Fiery Death2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Ladder Touches High Tension Wire

A ladder touching a high tension wire - this scenario has caused countless fatalities in all kinds of industries and workplaces and homes. An employee of an aluminum siding company was electrocuted when the ladder

Ladder Touches High Tension Wire2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Scaffold Slippery from Ice and Snow

A tubular welded frame scaffold was covered with ice and snow. A construction laborer working on the third level slipped and fell headfirst to his death on the pavement about 20 feet (6.1 meters) below.

Scaffold Slippery from Ice and Snow2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two

A crew leadman and a foreman were fatally burned when their oxygen-saturated clothing caught fire. A sanitation district had hired a contractor to install a gate valve in a hydraulic channel. The limited-access channel was

Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Young Immigrant Dies of Heat Stress

A 19-year-old immigrant from Mexico died from heat stress on the job in Fort Worth, TX, where he reportedly never saw a paycheck.

Young Immigrant Dies of Heat Stress2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Basement Blaze Claims Career Fireman

You may be considered a veteran in your workplace, but veterans are not invincible.

Basement Blaze Claims Career Fireman2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Emergency Preparedness – Do You Know What to Do? Test Your IQ

 

Emergency Preparedness – Do You Know What to Do? Test Your IQ2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Argon Gas ‘Drowns’ Welder

Argon gas used as part of a welding operation caused the asphyxiation death of an apprentice welder working in a confined space. He was completing welding work inside a tank being constructed of titanium. Because

Argon Gas ‘Drowns’ Welder2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Heart Attack Caused By Lack Of Oxygen

A natural gas company service man was contacted early one winter morning to investigate a gas leak. A bridge crew had noticed a strong odor of gas and a hissing sound at a natural gas

Heart Attack Caused By Lack Of Oxygen2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Construction Worker Lands On Stored Beams

A construction worker died when he fell from the exposed second story of a building. He struck his head when he landed on metal I-beams stored on the ground. The fatality occurred during construction of

Construction Worker Lands On Stored Beams2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Faulty Fireplace Conversion Sets Off Fatal House Fire

A firefighter died while fighting a house fire. He was in charge of the pumper truck crew which was called to a home. The fire was caused by a fireplace insert which had been designed

Faulty Fireplace Conversion Sets Off Fatal House Fire2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Experienced Maintenance Worker Crushed To Death

A machine at a steel foundry was found to be jammed in the "up" position and could not be lowered. The plant maintenance mechanic, who was an experienced and careful worker, was called to repair

Experienced Maintenance Worker Crushed To Death2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Killed By Heat

A small woodland fire was the scene of a workplace fatality when one firefighter died of heat stroke. The young man was one of two affected by heat stroke that day. Two others were affected

Killed By Heat2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Aluminum ladder contributes to electrocution death

A maintenance worker with no electrical training was electrocuted while doing renovation work in a 10-story office tower. The victim was standing on an aluminum ladder removing ceiling tiles when both hands made contact with

Aluminum ladder contributes to electrocution death2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Company Pleads Guilty in Soybean Suffocation Death

It has taken more than two years, but a Nebraska company has finally pleaded guilty in the death of an employee who was buried alive by soybeans in 2003.

Company Pleads Guilty in Soybean Suffocation Death2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Fall Down Stairs Kills Worker

A 59-year-old worker at a plant that makes plastic bags was fatally injured after falling down industrial stairs.

Fall Down Stairs Kills Worker2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Excavator Operator Sinks In Mud

A shortcut along the edge of a gravel-pit pond proved deadly for the owner of an excavating company hired to dig test holes for a client who was evaluating the site for potential construction.

Excavator Operator Sinks In Mud2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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