Forklifts Lift Trucks Tool
Lift trucks are handy tools found on the sites of [...]
Nitrogen Gas Overcomes Two
Workers were preparing to fill a rail tanker car with canola oil for shipment. A hose fell into the car, and one worker climbed into the tanker to retrieve it. He was overcome by the
Electrical Contact Sets Off Fireball GalleryElectrical Contact Sets Off Fireball
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Electrical Contact Sets Off Fireball
A journeyman painter died of massive thermal burns caused when an electrical contact set off an explosion of volatile waterproofing material. The painter and a co-worker were in the basket of a personlift, designed to
Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion GalleryLack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion
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Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion
Failure to maintain equipment resulted in a fatal explosion in a metal products plant. Oil that had oozed from a hydraulic press caught fire. The fire caused two hydraulic fluid accumulators to explode.
Mixer Strikes Ladder in Vat GalleryMixer Strikes Ladder in Vat
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Mixer Strikes Ladder in Vat
A foreman placed a wooden ladder into a mixing vat that had recently been sprayed with a cleanser called methylene chloride. While on the ladder, he called over to a co-worker to start the fan in the vat.
Teen Worker Caught in Machine
A teenage worker died when his head became caught in the pasta-making machine he was operating. His job was to put the ingredients into the machine.
Untrained Worker Dies of Head Injury
A new untrained worker died of a head injury after he was hit by a falling tree. He was standing at the rear of a skidder being used in a logging operation at the time of the incident.
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.
Floor Installation Company Boss Fined $75,000
One minute he was applying a flammable solvent to a floor to loosen linoleum. The next moment he was engulfed in flames, with third and fourth-degree burns to most of his body.
Worker Electrocuted During Cleanup
A 34-year-old machine worker was electrocuted during a cleanup job at the wood pellet manufacturing plant where he worked in Oregon.
Heat Illness Not Handled GalleryHeat Illness Not Handled
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Heat Illness Not Handled
The symptoms of heat-related illness would have been obvious to anyone trained to spot them.
Worker Falls Headfirst From Raised Forklift Platform GalleryWorker Falls Headfirst From Raised Forklift Platform
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Worker Falls Headfirst From Raised Forklift Platform
Standing on a makeshift platform spanning the forks of a lift truck isn?t safe. In California, doing so proved lethal for a 29-year-old worker.
Individual Responsibilities Checklist
Here is a checklist for individual workers that you can [...]
Ladder Safety Checklist GalleryLadder Safety Checklist
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Ladder Safety Checklist
Use this ladder safety checklist to ensure that the ladders [...]
Machine Guard Inspection Checklist
One of your key responsibilities in preventing machine injuries is [...]
Safety Checklist for Machinery
If you work around or on moving machinery, take a [...]
My Safety and Health Checklist GalleryMy Safety and Health Checklist
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My Safety and Health Checklist
This checklist from the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, [...]
New Worker Checklist GalleryNew Worker Checklist
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New Worker Checklist
Are you new here? Use this checklist to make sure [...]
Protection That Matters – A PPE Checklist GalleryProtection That Matters – A PPE Checklist
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Protection That Matters – A PPE Checklist
In many occupations personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed as [...]
Protect Your Hearing and Avoid Hearing Loss GalleryProtect Your Hearing and Avoid Hearing Loss
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Protect Your Hearing and Avoid Hearing Loss
What’s at Stake? As the saying goes, “better the devil [...]
Why Accidents Happen and How to Avoid Them GalleryWhy Accidents Happen and How to Avoid Them
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Why Accidents Happen and How to Avoid Them
What’s at Stake? Accidents may seem like a word used [...]
Hazardous Weather Safety Checklist GalleryHazardous Weather Safety Checklist
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Hazardous Weather Safety Checklist
No matter what time of year it is, the weather [...]
Heat Stress Hazard Assessment and Control Measures Checklist GalleryHeat Stress Hazard Assessment and Control Measures Checklist
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Heat Stress Hazard Assessment and Control Measures Checklist
Heat Stress Hazard Assessment and Control Measures Checklist Use this [...]
Seven Statistics on Spiders and Snakes
Outdoor workers are at risk for encountering venomous spiders and [...]
Seven Statistics on Sudden Cardiac Arrest GallerySeven Statistics on Sudden Cardiac Arrest
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Seven Statistics on Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition whereby the heart [...]
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