Manufacturing

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

Facilities and Maintenance

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

Facilities and MaintenanceVicky 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

Leadership

PREAMBLE The “employee experience,” as we’re currently branding it, covers [...]

LeadershipVicky 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

Worker Dies During Hot Work Welding
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Worker Dies During Hot Work Welding

Automotive, Construction, English, Fatality Reports, Hot Work/Welding, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Topic, Type

Worker Dies During Hot Work Welding

INCIDENT In November 2011, two contractors at the E. I. [...]

Worker Dies During Hot Work WeldingVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Overwork/Fatigue

INCIDENT After one 14-hour shift, being “worked to death” took [...]

Overwork/FatigueVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

First Aid

INCIDENT A 44-year-old male police officer drowns while attempting to [...]

First AidVicky 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

GHS

INCIDENT No industry or business is automatically exempt from chemical [...]

GHSVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Safety Training

INCIDENT Mélanie tells her story. My name is Mélanie, and [...]

Safety TrainingVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Emergency Action Plan

INCIDENT January 20th, 2020 VINELAND, N.J. (AP) — A Philadelphia [...]

Emergency Action PlanVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Housekeeping

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

HousekeepingVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fire Prevention Fatality File

INCIDENT Spencer Beach didn’t want to go to work. As [...]

Fire Prevention Fatality FileVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Electrical

INCIDENT The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited tank [...]

ElectricalVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

1 to 2 Million Workers in the US are Still Exposed to Silica
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1 to 2 Million Workers in the US are Still Exposed to Silica

Combustible Dust, Construction, English, Fatality Reports, General Industry, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Chemical, Mining, Silica, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities

1 to 2 Million Workers in the US are Still Exposed to Silica

INCIDENT The worst case of acute silicosis occurred in the [...]

1 to 2 Million Workers in the US are Still Exposed to SilicaVicky Pickford2020-04-02T00:00:00+00:00

Indoor Air Quality Fatality File

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

Indoor Air Quality Fatality FileVicky Pickford2020-04-02T00:00:00+00:00

Harassment and Discrimination

INCIDENT She reported her boss had sexually harassed her — [...]

Harassment and DiscriminationVicky Pickford2020-04-02T00:00:00+00:00

PPE – Eyes

INCIDENT In the early 1990s, Troy Bridgeman worked for Hammond [...]

PPE – EyesVicky Pickford2020-04-02T00:00:00+00:00

Fatality File: Lockout – Tagout
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Fatality File: Lockout – Tagout

Construction, English, Fatality Reports, Forestry, Industry, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Chemical, Mining, Oil and Gas, Topic, Type, Utilities

Fatality File: Lockout – Tagout

INCIDENT Jose Melena, 62, worked at Bumble Bee’s plant in [...]

Fatality File: Lockout – TagoutVicky Pickford2020-04-02T00:00:00+00:00

Flash Fire

INCIDENT On Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at approximately 9:25 p.m., [...]

Flash FireVicky Pickford2020-04-02T00:00:00+00:00

Hand and Power Tools
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Hand and Power Tools

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Hand and Power Tools

INCIDENT Manitoba addressed a case of a worker for Arne's [...]

Hand and Power ToolsVicky Pickford2020-04-02T00:00:00+00:00

Incident Investigations Fatality File

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

Incident Investigations Fatality FileVicky Pickford2020-04-02T00:00:00+00:00

Patient Lift

INCIDENT Tove Schuster raced to help a fellow nurse lift [...]

Patient LiftVicky Pickford2020-04-02T00:00:00+00:00