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.
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An 18-year-old worker at a construction site was electrocuted when he touched a light fixture while descending from a scaffold for his afternoon break. The source of the electricity was apparently a short in a receptacle, but examination revealed that the electrical equipment used by the contractor was in such poor condition that it was impossible to make a certain determination of the source of the short.
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