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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.

Fatality Linked to Lack of Training2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

School Maintenance Supervisor Murdered

David S. Ganoe Jr. , a school maintenance supervisor, was gunned down in his office in Caroline, VA. Police report that Thomas E. Monroe, 66, a former maintenance employee, was charged with murder of the 51-year-old.

School Maintenance Supervisor Murdered2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Welder Dies of Electric Shock

A welder called off vacation to complete a rush job was electrocuted after touching the charged part of an electrode holder.

Welder Dies of Electric Shock2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Temporary Floor Openings Must be Secure

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

Temporary Floor Openings Must be Secure2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Argon Builds Up in Large Tank

Argon gas accumulated in the bottom of a large tank killed two workers assigned to clean the tank. The atmosphere in the tank had been tested before they entered it, but the testing was done

Argon Builds Up in Large Tank2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Tank And Crane Topple To Ground

An empty water tank weighing 14 tons (12.7 metric tons) was being lifted by a crane onto a water tower frame. The land around the new community water tower had been excavated the previous month

Tank And Crane Topple To Ground2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two

A crew leadman and a foreman were fatally burned when their oxygen-saturated clothing caught fire. A sanitation district had hired a contractor to install a gate valve in a hydraulic channel. The limited-access channel was

Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Young Immigrant Dies of Heat Stress

A 19-year-old immigrant from Mexico died from heat stress on the job in Fort Worth, TX, where he reportedly never saw a paycheck.

Young Immigrant Dies of Heat Stress2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Guard Found Slain at FedEx Facility

A security guard working at a FedEx Ground distribution center near Washington, DC, was found shot dead.

Guard Found Slain at FedEx Facility2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two Workers

A crew leadman and a foreman were fatally burned when their oxygen-saturated clothing caught fire.

Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two Workers2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Unsecured Plywood Results in Death

An experienced worker was laying concrete on the second level of a construction project when the face shield from a welder's mask fell from an upper level. The construction worker agreed to cross the wet

Unsecured Plywood Results in Death2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Toluene Vapors Kill Lab Employee

A laboratory used for analyzing rock samples in the oil and gas industry was the scene of a fatal chemical exposure.

Toluene Vapors Kill Lab Employee2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Three Welders Killed Cutting Containers

AThree experienced welders were killed recently in separate incidents while using torches to work on containers they believed were empty. In the first, a mechanic supervisor was using a torch to cut a 55-gallon metal

Three Welders Killed Cutting Containers2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Aluminum ladder contributes to electrocution death

A maintenance worker with no electrical training was electrocuted while doing renovation work in a 10-story office tower. The victim was standing on an aluminum ladder removing ceiling tiles when both hands made contact with

Aluminum ladder contributes to electrocution death2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Company Pleads Guilty in Soybean Suffocation Death

It has taken more than two years, but a Nebraska company has finally pleaded guilty in the death of an employee who was buried alive by soybeans in 2003.

Company Pleads Guilty in Soybean Suffocation Death2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Cold Water Immersion Kills Crabber

On a November night, a crab fishing boat was off British Columbia?s north coast. The crew members were re-baiting a crab pot on deck when the vessel took a port turn.

Cold Water Immersion Kills Crabber2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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