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Painter Falls From Stepladder

A job of repainting an outdoor stairway at a commuter train station was the end of the line for a 45-year old man. He fell from a stepladder while painting the concrete and metal stairway

Painter Falls From Stepladder2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Football Jersey Gets Caught in a Conveyor Belt

A cleanup person was instructed by his foreman to do the cleanup of a conveyor area jammed with debris. This involved loading the debris onto the conveyor, running it until it was clean, shutting it

Football Jersey Gets Caught in a Conveyor Belt2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Maintenance Man Drawn Into Pipe

A maintenance worker died after being drawn into a 172-inch diameter vacuum pipe at a paper processing plant.

Maintenance Man Drawn Into Pipe2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Fatality Linked to Lack of Training2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Electrical Flash Burns Kill Hotel Maintenance Worker

Stan was hired as a hotel maintenance worker, whose duties included janitorial functions and minor repair. So how did he end up dead with electrical flash burns to 20 percent of his body?

Electrical Flash Burns Kill Hotel Maintenance Worker2018-01-17T00:00:00+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

Migrant Worker Falls From Unprotected Stairway

A worker cleaning the third floor of a warehouse received massive head and chest injuries after falling more than 22 feet (seven meters) to the concrete floor below. No one witnessed the accident so it

Migrant Worker Falls From Unprotected Stairway2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Alcohol Contributes to Loading Fatality

A load of wooden beams fell from a flatbed trailer and killed a person who was standing by to help hook the trailer to a transport tractor. The victim and another worker were hired to

Alcohol Contributes to Loading Fatality2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Eye Injuries Hurt

Every single day about 1,000 people injure an eye on the job. Some of these injuries are called "minor", but even a minor eye injury results in lost work time, pain, and sometimes lasting damage.

Eye Injuries Hurt2018-01-17T00:00:00+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

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

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

Children Witness Murder

Jackie Marshall, a 57-year-old grandmother who worked at a McDonald's restaurant in Chichester, England, was beaten and stabbed to death by Shane Freer in front of horrified customers, including children attending a birthday party.

Children Witness Murder2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two Workers

A crew leadman and a foreman were fatally burned when their oxygen-saturated clothing caught fire.

Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two Workers2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Makeshift Lighting Leads To Fatality

A worker was inside a pressure trailer tanker applying a coat of anti-corrosive paint. He was using a safety lamp with a 500-watt quartz beam. A folded coat hanger was wrapped around the light and hooked to the manhole flange.

Makeshift Lighting Leads To Fatality2018-01-17T00:00:00+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

Laborer Killed by Heat Stroke

Heavy work on a hot day caused a fatal heat stroke for a laborer at an industrial waste processing facility. From the start of his shift in the morning to the time he collapsed in

Laborer Killed by Heat Stroke2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Language Barrier Eyed in Death

Not knowing English can cause all kinds of safety problems for workers, but a recent case in California shows how it may endanger non-workers too.

Language Barrier Eyed in Death2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Bad Power Cord Starts Fatal Home Fire

A fire that killed a Long Island, NY, man and critically injured his wife was caused by a faulty power cord, according to fire officials.

Bad Power Cord Starts Fatal Home Fire2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Machinery Crushes Workers

A mechanic was killed when a bus fell on him. He apparently had used a 12-ton bottle jack under the differential to raise the rear of the 35,000-pound (15,875-kilogram) bus.

Machinery Crushes Workers2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Alcohol and Drugs Contribute to Fatality

An experienced press operator was killed when he was struck by pieces of a die thrown from his press. It appeared that the overhead ram of the press was set an inch lower than it

Alcohol and Drugs Contribute to Fatality2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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