Hydrogen Sulfide Kills Rescuer
An Ohio worker who breathed hydrogen sulfide gas fell into a coma and died after rescuing a co-worker.
Supervisor Dies After Snagging Lever
Workers can be extremely careful about keeping their hands away from machine controls, but overlook the possibility that a shirt pocket or other piece of clothing can snag onto those controls, with disastrous consequences.
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 Dies Shoveling Snow Off Roof
If you're tasked with shoveling snow off a roof this winter, take a lesson from this fatality, in which an employee fell through a snow-covered skylight.
Operator Pulled into Tinning Line
A machine operator died of crush injuries to his head when caught by an ingoing pinchpoint on a hot tin coating machine.
Mountaineer Falls from Ridge
An assistant mountaineering guide died when he fell from a mountain ridge.
Safety Signs Checklist GallerySafety Signs Checklist
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Safety Signs Checklist
The following checklist on the uses of color coding and [...]
The Exhaust Vent Was Never Suspected GalleryThe Exhaust Vent Was Never Suspected
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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
Bundle Of Steel Rods Fall Onto Worker
A bundle of heavy steel rods came apart and rolled onto a worker. He died of head injuries. The incident occurred when the victim was trying to open the bundle by cutting the steel straps,
Crew Follows Boss Into Confined Space
When a construction foreman was found dead in water at the bottom of a manhole, his workers followed him into the confined space and risked death themselves. The fatality occurred when his crew was installing
Scaffold Collapse Takes Painter To Death
Painters were painting a new warehouse. To paint the roof supports, a scaffold was needed. The crew borrowed a scaffold located in the warehouse. They dismantled the borrowed scaffold, moved it to where they were
Lifeguard Dies After Fall Into Empty Pool GalleryLifeguard Dies After Fall Into Empty Pool
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Lifeguard Dies After Fall Into Empty Pool
A 17-year-old lifeguard preparing for summer was found dead in just inches of water after she fell 14 feet (four meters) into a nearly empty pool. The tragedy occurred while a crew of four were
Propane Blows Up After Truck Hits Tank
A customer at a hardware store was trying to back his pick-up truck to a stairway that led to an oxy-acetylene cylinder storage shed. He was maneuvering past a parked transport van when his pick-up
On-The-Job Sun Exposure Causes Skin Cancer
A former carpenter died of cancer at age 54. The disease began as skin cancer, caused by excessive exposure to the sun. During his career he was a framer, working on residential buildings. Traumatic injury
Electrician Falls From Aluminum Ladder After Shock GalleryElectrician Falls From Aluminum Ladder After Shock
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Electrician Falls From Aluminum Ladder After Shock
Three workers, one licensed electrician and two apprentices, were rewiring a residential basement. They were using a 300 watt lightbulb, drawing power from a temporary connection to power wires on an outside pole. The electrician
Roller Incident Kills Supervisor
A shift supervisor in a paper mill bled to death after both his arms were caught between two paper machine rollers. He entered an unguarded metal walkway that provides access to the area without first
Steel Beams Fall as Chain Unhooked
A worker was crushed by a load of steel when it was knocked off a truck. She was assisting at the receiving end of an operation loading 50-foot steel I-beams onto a truck. Her job
Untrained Worker Coated By Caustic Liquor From An Erupting Digester GalleryUntrained Worker Coated By Caustic Liquor From An Erupting Digester
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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;
Airplane Propeller Claims Life
A worker in the air transport industry was riding as a passenger in a ground service vehicle. The driver parked the vehicle parallel to a stationary twin-engine airplane which still had both engines running. The
Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two GallerySanitation Plant Fire Kills Two
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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
Job Experience No Excuse for Shortcuts
Could This Have Been You?
"He noticed the manhole was in the closed position but not bolted shut."
Postal Shooter Had History of Bizarre Behavior
Although workplace shooting rampages are rarely carried out by women, a terrifying exception occurred a few weeks ago in California.
Young Man Crushed Under Massive Pipes
He loved working out at the gym and spending time with his girlfriend. But it all came to an abrupt end when a pile of heavy steel tubes crashed down on this 18-year-old worker at a welding shop in southern Ontario.
Alarm Servicer Falls
A service worker for a security alarm system company died after a 35 foot (10.6 meter) fall.
Fatality Linked to Lack of Training GalleryFatality Linked to Lack of Training
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Fatality Linked to Lack of Training
Safety training is critical for any job and if you don't provide it and a worker becomes injured or dies as a result, you and your company could face a legal nightmare.
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