General Industry

Health and Wellness

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

Health and WellnessVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Driver Safety

INCIDENT February 27, 2020 at 6:25 AM EST IREDELL COUNTY, [...]

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

What are the 5 Key Elements of Pre-Job Briefings?

Identify hazards; ensure workers safety; protect equipment and public. Plan [...]

What are the 5 Key Elements of Pre-Job Briefings?Vicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Needlesticks and Sharps Fatality File

INCIDENT Lisa Black contracted HIV and hepatitis C when she [...]

Needlesticks and Sharps Fatality FileVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fatality File: JSA / Audits/ Inspections

INCIDENT The relatives of the Danbury man killed in an industrial [...]

Fatality File: JSA / Audits/ InspectionsVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

What are the Most Important Excavation and Trenching Safety Factors?

Inspection guideline; vibrations; training. Protective systems; pre-planning; soil types Protective [...]

What are the Most Important Excavation and Trenching Safety Factors?Vicky 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

Cinematographer Dies on Set
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Cinematographer Dies on Set

Business Services, English, Fatality Reports, General Industry, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Struck-By/Caught-Between, Topic, Type

Cinematographer Dies on Set

INCIDENT Sarah Jones had the following credits: member of the [...]

Cinematographer Dies on SetVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

What are the 3 Most Critical Elements of Emergency Equipment?

Emergency situations; readiness; training. Emergency equipment; power supply; maintenance. Emergency [...]

What are the 3 Most Critical Elements of Emergency Equipment?Vicky 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

Injury / Illness

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

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

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Overhead Hazards

Automotive, Construction, English, Fatality Reports, Forestry, General Industry, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Mining, Oil and Gas, Overhead Hazards, Topic, Type

Overhead Hazards

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

Overhead HazardsVicky 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

Contractor Safety

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

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

Distracted Worker

INCIDENT A worker at a shipyard was installing hatch covers [...]

Distracted WorkerVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Facilities and Maintenance

INCIDENT A hospital maintenance worker did some plumbing on a [...]

Facilities and MaintenanceVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Foreman Killed in Mixer

INCIDENT It was an overcast, chilly, Saturday morning in May [...]

Foreman Killed in MixerVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+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

Excavation and Trenching
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Excavation and Trenching

Agriculture, Construction, English, Excavation and Trenching, Fatality Reports, General Industry, Industry, Language, Topic, Type

Excavation and Trenching

INCIDENT Carlos Moncayo, a 22-year-immigrant from Ecuador. He died on [...]

Excavation and TrenchingVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Toxic Air Kills Young Child

INCIDENT In a far-reaching human rights case, Ella Kissi-Debrah could [...]

Toxic Air Kills Young ChildVicky 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

Equipment and Machinery

INCIDENT A 20-year-old temporary worker, was killed August/2019 on his [...]

Equipment and MachineryVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Lack of Housekeeping Can End Up Killing

INCIDENT On Jan. 5, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) [...]

Lack of Housekeeping Can End Up KillingVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

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Food Service

English, Fatality Reports, Food Service, General Industry, Industry, Language, Manufacturing Food, Topic, Type

Food Service

INCIDENT An accidental mix of cleaners — acid and bleach [...]

Food ServiceVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Emergency Equipment

INCIDENT STILLWATER, N.J. – Two people are dead after a [...]

Emergency EquipmentVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00