Training Wasn’t Passed On
A construction foreman died and a laborer was critically injured after they were exposed to toxic gases while working in a sewage pumping station dry well.

A construction foreman died and a laborer was critically injured after they were exposed to toxic gases while working in a sewage pumping station dry well.
A nightshift worker died because a giant mixer was not locked out. The needless fatality brought a $265,000 fine against the company.
A worker at a manufacturing company died after falling through an unguarded snow-covered skylight.
A 39-year-old brake press operator was killed when an exceptionally large metal sheet (lug) was ejected from the machinery he was operating and hit him in the head and chest.
Menes Daniel, Torivio Acevedo and Endy Guirand were killed when a concrete form collapsed.
A machine operator at a textile plant died of asphyxia when his torso was compressed in an automated circular knitting machine.
The saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" has [...]
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
A crew was logging a right-of-way prior to road construction. A faller was preparing to cut down a tree. He signaled to another worker, waving with his yellow hardhat to indicate the direction in which
A sheet metal mechanic died after he was knocked through a roof opening and fell to a concrete floor below. He was working for a plumbing and heating contractor that had been in business for
A bulldozer operator was preparing a roadbed by using the machine to lift trees out of the way. A hydraulic line to the right front hydraulic cylinder ruptured, spraying hydraulic fluid onto the engine manifold
A worker was running a machine called a slitter as part of a paper cup manufacturing operation. The press-like machine had heavy rollers. It was 2:30 a.m. . . . the worker was putting in
A backhoe in poor repair could only be started by using a screwdriver to engage the starter. Besides its inoperable starter button, the backhoe had a broken safety catch on the gear shift. In addition,

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;
When in doubt, improvise. That old advice might work well in certain circumstances, but it’s simply foolish if it involves compromising safety. A malfunctioning ventilation door at a flour mill was resulting in unbearably hot

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.

February was a bad month for Canadian firefighters. Two veteran firefighters were killed in Winnipeg in a flashover incident during a house fire.
A 64-year-old operator was running an excavator in British Columbia.

In the first fatality for his company, a North Carolina worker died after a fall from a truck bed.
A forklift shop technician was crushed when the forks of a lift he was working on fell and landed on his chest.
A worker fell through an insecure opening on a roof during a construction project. A fire-damaged warehouse was being re-insulated and rebuilt. A hole which had been cut in the roof by the fire department
At the age of 51 a sheet metal worker died of lung cancer. His case was typical of asbestos exposure. He had been exposed during his working career when removing and installing duct work in

A young student engineer had just started a new job on a dam construction project. Another employee was given the task of showing him around the dam site. He took the engineer to a drain

After doing the same job for nearly 20 years, a worker died in a falling from the top of a load on a flatbed trailer. He worked for a company which packaged sand, gravel and

A worker received an electric shock when he touched a boom on a lifting device. The ground wire had become detached. It was a hot day, so his skin was sweaty and moist, making it