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Use This Safety Checklist – On Yourself

Just as you use a checklist to inspect equipment, you [...]

Use This Safety Checklist – On Yourself2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Deadly Acid Spews Over Worker

A worker was attempting to remove an end plug from a pipe containing a 100 per cent concentration of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid under pressure. He applied sufficient pressure with a wrench to break the pipe,

Deadly Acid Spews Over Worker2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Lack Of Training About ‘Dead Air’ Leads To Fatality

A barge maintenance worker was found dead of asphyxiation in a compartment on the vessel. The barge, used as a construction base camp, was being prepared for the upcoming construction season. On the day of

Lack Of Training About ‘Dead Air’ Leads To Fatality2018-01-17T00:00:00+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

Seventeen Foot Fall Kills Welder

A young man was working as a welder at his weekend job. Situated on a platform approximately 17 feet above the concrete floor, he had been welding for about 15 minutes when he unexpectedly fell

Seventeen Foot Fall Kills Welder2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Experienced Worker Becomes Entangled in Unguarded Drum

A lead hand employed by a heavy equipment dealer was responsible for operating a grader and a simple conveyor system. The conveyor was being used to separate topsoil. The conveyor was set on the diagonal,

Experienced Worker Becomes Entangled in Unguarded Drum2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Untrained Worker Coated By Caustic Liquor From An Erupting Digester

A laborer working in a pulp mill went into an old, unused control room for his lunch break. Warning lights were flashing indicating a potentially dangerous situation with a plugged pressure sensing device. The worker;

Untrained Worker Coated By Caustic Liquor From An Erupting Digester2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Training Wasn’t Passed On

A construction foreman died and a laborer was critically injured after they were exposed to toxic gases while working in a sewage pumping station dry well.

Training Wasn’t Passed On2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Sawmill Sees First Fatality in 20 Years

It's said life begins at 40. Sadly, for Gregory Scott Johnson, it ended at that age when he became caught between two hydraulic cylinders used to pull logs toward a saw at the Suwannee Lumber Co. in Dixie County, FL.

Sawmill Sees First Fatality in 20 Years2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Dies After Eight-Foot Fall

In the first fatality for his company, a North Carolina worker died after a fall from a truck bed.

Worker Dies After Eight-Foot Fall2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Shift-Work Safety Checklist

Shift-Work Safety Checklist Any supervisor who works in a multiple-shift [...]

Shift-Work Safety Checklist2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

The Exhaust Vent Was Never Suspected

An experienced crane operator was running an electrically powered gantry crane in a process building which was in the final stages of construction. Other than the occasional use of a propane-powered forklift, there were no

The Exhaust Vent Was Never Suspected2018-01-17T00:00:00+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

Hand Crank Hits Operator in the Head

A punch press operator was killed when he was struck in the head by a hand crank tool. The fatality occurred in a plant that manufactures lenses and other parts for developing photographic film.

Hand Crank Hits Operator in the Head2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Inadequate Respirator No Protection

A worker cleaning metal pieces prior to repainting was found unconscious at his workstation. Resuscitation by co-workers, firefighters and ambulance attendants failed to revive him. Methylene chloride formic acid was suspected as a cause of

Inadequate Respirator No Protection2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Maintenance Person Dies After Getting Head Stuck

Alcohol use may have been a major factor in the suffocation of a general maintenance worker repairing a water leak.

Maintenance Person Dies After Getting Head Stuck2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Ski Resort Cited For Ski Patroller Deaths

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA) has cited Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in connection with the deaths of three ski patrol members in April 2006.

Ski Resort Cited For Ski Patroller Deaths2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t slip up on fall prevention

Falls are the second leading cause of accidental deaths in North America - second only to motor vehicle accidents.

Don’t slip up on fall prevention2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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