The following checklist on the uses of color coding and [...]
An overhead crane operator died when a bale of steel slipped off the C-hook and hit him. He had positioned the bale incorrectly on the C-hook, so it was not balanced and centered. Ordinarily he
Two workers were suffocated by gas from a fire extinguishing system they were repairing on a ship. They were working on the cylinders containing carbon dioxide. Suddenly three of the cylinders discharged, filling the room
A fall from a catwalk above a bulk conveyor system killed a maritime facility worker. The conveyor was used to transfer fertilizer from barges to a warehouse. At the time of the incident, the victim
A ladder touching a high tension wire - this scenario has caused countless fatalities in all kinds of industries and workplaces and homes. An employee of an aluminum siding company was electrocuted when the ladder
A dockworker was crushed by a falling stack of fiberboard. It was part of the cargo that had come from a freight ship and was being moved by forklift to a warehouse.
Heavy work on a hot day caused a fatal heat stroke for a laborer at an industrial waste processing facility. From the start of his shift in the morning to the time he collapsed in
The murder of a teenage girl on her first solo night shift at a gas station has brought calls for improving security for night workers who must work alone.
Many people in the safety business don't like the word accident, because it suggests nothing could have been done to prevent the situation.
A 72-year-old truck driver hired to transport and deliver a set of pre-cast concrete steps to a residence was crushed by the steps during delivery.
The symptoms of heat-related illness would have been obvious to anyone trained to spot them.
A construction worker died when a 2,000-pound (907-kilogram) steel pile (column) struck him.
Just as you use a checklist to inspect equipment, you [...]
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
A barge maintenance worker was found dead of asphyxiation in a compartment on the vessel. The barge, used as a construction base camp, was being prepared for the upcoming construction season. On the day of
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.
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
A forklift driver moving scrap wood died when he was crushed between the forklift and a dumpster. He had hauled the load of discarded shingles to a remote section of the yard. A metal dump
A longshoreman, working on loading a freighter, was near the end of his shift just before 1 a.m. He was walking from the ship toward the exit gate.
A 23-year-old mill worker received a compound fracture to his foot when he tried to clear a conveyor jam.
A deckhand on a fishing boat was fatally injured when a boom collapsed.
A 64-year-old operator was running an excavator in British Columbia.
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.
People who are not qualified to operate forklifts should stay clear of them. Here's why:
Shift-Work Safety Checklist Any supervisor who works in a multiple-shift [...]
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