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Experienced Maintenance Worker Crushed To Death

A machine at a steel foundry was found to be jammed in the "up" position and could not be lowered. The plant maintenance mechanic, who was an experienced and careful worker, was called to repair

Experienced Maintenance Worker Crushed To Death2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Moving Chain Fractures Foot

A 23-year-old mill worker received a compound fracture to his foot when he tried to clear a conveyor jam.

Moving Chain Fractures Foot2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Operator Killed While Repairing Running Machine

A 61-year-old woodworker was killed as he was trying to replace a glue tray in a glue-press machine while it was still operating.

Operator Killed While Repairing Running Machine2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Shift-Work Safety Checklist

Shift-Work Safety Checklist Any supervisor who works in a multiple-shift [...]

Shift-Work Safety Checklist2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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

Argon Gas ‘Drowns’ Welder2018-01-17T00:00:00+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

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

Untrained Worker Coated By Caustic Liquor From An Erupting Digester

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;

Untrained Worker Coated By Caustic Liquor From An Erupting Digester2018-01-17T00:00:00+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

Fall Down Stairs Kills Worker

A 59-year-old worker at a plant that makes plastic bags was fatally injured after falling down industrial stairs.

Fall Down Stairs Kills 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

Cleaning Solvent Causes Fatal Burns

A textile worker was working on a conveyor belt. At the end of a day's production she had to clean the belt using a highly volatile cleaning solvent. This solvent was used very close to

Cleaning Solvent Causes Fatal Burns2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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

Electrical Contact Sets Off Fireball2018-01-17T00:00:00+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

Worker Crushed While Checking For Hot Bearings

A worker, who had recently been given the responsibility of safety inspector for the gravel pit where he worked, was killed when he was crushed in a piece of moving machinery. He was trying to

Worker Crushed While Checking For Hot Bearings2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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