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A worker was attempting to remove an end plug from a pipe containing a 100 per cent concentration of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid under pressure. He applied sufficient pressure with a wrench to break the pipe,
Early in the evening an operator of a crane was installing storm sewer pipes. Suddenly, the boom of the crane contacted the overhead high tension wires. A pipe layer who was guiding the pipe as
An apprentice mechanic, working part-time with a transport company, was working when a drum of windshield washer antifreeze exploded. The explosion was set off by a spark from his welding. The investigation into this death
A fisherman was working alone on his boat when he became entangled in a net which was being wrapped around a revolving drum. A hydraulic pump used to turn the drum was designed to be
A rancher died from suffocation and internal injuries received when he was crushed by a round hay bale.
A student working on a summer job was electrocuted when a truck-mounted crane he was operating struck a power line. The driver of the truck instructed the student to move the crane, then backed the
A ferry pilot convicted of manslaughter in connection with a fatal ferry crash in New York Harbor has been sentenced to 18 months' jail...
A tugboat operator was fatally injured in California earlier this year after a towline snapped taut
The victim, a 22-year-old male firefighter recruit collapsed while running at the end of a training day.
The moral of this fatality is: Never work beneath a suspended load.
A 55-year-old crane operator was killed when the bridge crane he was operating collapsed and crushed him.
It’s important to warn your workers about the different heat-related [...]
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
A flash fire killed an electrician's apprentice when he touched a switch he thought was de-energized. The mishap occurred at a transformer station. The apprentice was part of a team doing modifications on equipment at
A makeshift switch on a sandblasting unit apparently set off an explosion of gasoline vapors killing a worker who was cleaning a petroleum storage tank. The victim had recently been promoted to foreman. His first
A teenage worker died when his head became caught in the pasta-making machine he was operating. His job was to put the ingredients into the machine.
A warehouse order selector died after jumping 16 feet (about five meters) from an elevated pallet on a forklift when the forklift began to overturn. The victim wore a safety belt and lanyard connected to
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.
A 37-year-old welder died when an explosion occurred in the tanker trailer where he was working.
When workers are electrocuted at worksites it's often because metal objects they are holding touch overhead electrical lines.
A narcotics officer who died of cancer believed that exposure to the toxic products, solvents, and volatiles of the meth labs and drug factories he busted contributed to his death.
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.
A fall from 25 feet (7.5 meters) killed a construction worker.
Talking to your workers about electrical hazards is always timely. [...]
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