Operator Crushed on Loader
A worker was fatally injured when he was crushed between the cross member of the boom lift arm and the frame of a skid-steer loader.
Use This Safety Checklist – On Yourself GalleryUse This Safety Checklist – On Yourself
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Use This Safety Checklist – On Yourself
Just as you use a checklist to inspect equipment, you [...]
Alcohol Suspected in Crush Fatality GalleryAlcohol Suspected in Crush Fatality
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Alcohol Suspected in Crush Fatality
At approximately midnight, a worker was attempting to repair a leak in a hydraulic cylinder of a newly installed washer in a commercial laundry plant. Leaning under the machine, he attempted to unhook a hydraulic
Welder Electrocuted By Damaged Plug GalleryWelder Electrocuted By Damaged Plug
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Welder Electrocuted By Damaged Plug
About two weeks before this fatality, an electrical plug on a power cable of a welding machine was found to be damaged. The broken piece was the protective aluminum cover which housed the plug attached
Tree Trimmer Electrocuted
An untrained and poorly equipped tree trimmer was electrocuted when a branch he had just cut touched an 8,000 volt power line. He worked for a tree removal service, and was cutting down a tree
Ink Spill On The Floor Results In A Fiery Death GalleryInk Spill On The Floor Results In A Fiery Death
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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.
Loader Boom Strikes Driver
The boom of a log loader dropped suddenly and killed a logging truck driver as he was helping load a pulp truck. He had climbed up an access ladder to the loader cab to hand
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
Asbestos Exposure Kills Mechanic
At the age of 52, a mechanic died of mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He had worked with automotive brake and clutch parts containing asbestos. The workers' compensation authority
Too Experienced to Need Training? GalleryToo Experienced to Need Training?
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Too Experienced to Need Training?
A construction crew was preparing to pour concrete into forms. A laborer climbed a ladder on one side of a form and stepped over the form to stand on an unguarded scaffold on the opposite side.
Worker’s Head Crushed By Forklift
A worker was hired to clean up and crush cars in an automobile junkyard.
Wood Chipper Grabs Foot
Using a foot to clear a jammed wood chipper sadly left the owner of a tree service company in Wisconsin with more than a leg injury.
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.
Makeshift Fuse Arcs GalleryMakeshift Fuse Arcs
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Makeshift Fuse Arcs
An electrical arc ignited dust in a wood flour mill, causing an explosion that burned a worker to death.
Asphalt Plant Trainee Crushed In Conveyor GalleryAsphalt Plant Trainee Crushed In Conveyor
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Asphalt Plant Trainee Crushed In Conveyor
Trevor was 24 years old when he died in an unguarded conveyor at an asphalt plant, where investigators concluded that several safety procedures could have prevented his death.
Forklifts Make Poor Personlifts
When in doubt, improvise. That old advice might work well in certain circumstances, but it?s dangerous if it involves compromising safety.
Shift-Work Safety Checklist GalleryShift-Work Safety Checklist
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Shift-Work Safety Checklist
Shift-Work Safety Checklist Any supervisor who works in a multiple-shift [...]
Argon Gas ‘Drowns’ Welder
Argon gas used as part of a welding operation caused the asphyxiation death of an apprentice welder working in a confined space. He was completing welding work inside a tank being constructed of titanium. Because
Laborer Scalded In Hot Water Vat
A laborer in a metal-casting plant was killed when he fell into a vat of scalding hot water. He received burns to 90 per cent of his body. He had been walking on an insulated
Electrical Contact Sets Off Fireball GalleryElectrical Contact Sets Off Fireball
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Electrical Contact Sets Off Fireball
A journeyman painter died of massive thermal burns caused when an electrical contact set off an explosion of volatile waterproofing material. The painter and a co-worker were in the basket of a personlift, designed to
Faulty Fireplace Conversion Sets Off Fatal House Fire GalleryFaulty Fireplace Conversion Sets Off Fatal House Fire
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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
Welder Struck by Forklift
A worker driving an electric cart was run over and crushed by a forklift driver who could not see past his tall load. The incident occurred at a concrete pipe manufacturing plant where the man
Safety-Conscious Engineer is Tangled in Rotating Machine
An electrical engineer became fatally entangled in a piece of rotating machinery. The victim was a partner in a company installing new computerized equipment in a sawmill.
Chainsaw Strikes Operator In The Neck
An experienced chainsaw operator was killed when the saw he was using struck him in the neck. He was cutting the limbs from a dead tree when the tip of the saw caught on an
Load Of Logs Buries Worker
On a winter morning, a truck left a logging camp loaded with 50 tons of logs. At the same time another worker was returning to camp in a pickup truck. The two drivers acknowledged one
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