Mining

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 BearingsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Inadequate Respirator No Protection
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Inadequate Respirator No Protection

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Inadequate Respirator No Protection

A worker cleaning metal pieces prior to repainting was found unconscious at his workstation. Resuscitation by co-workers, firefighters and ambulance attendants failed to revive him. Methylene chloride formic acid was suspected as a cause of

Inadequate Respirator No ProtectionVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+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 deathVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+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 StressVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Abandoned Pump Cable Was Blast Conduit
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Abandoned Pump Cable Was Blast Conduit

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Abandoned Pump Cable Was Blast Conduit

Lightning that traveled down an abandoned pump cable triggered a methane blast that killed 12 West Virginia miners in January 2006

Abandoned Pump Cable Was Blast ConduitVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Know the Dangers of Confined Spaces

You need to know about the dangers of confined spaces - even if you don't work in them.

Know the Dangers of Confined SpacesVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Heavy Equipment Mechanics Electrocuted

Two mechanics were electrocuted while repairing an earth-moving scraper.

Heavy Equipment Mechanics ElectrocutedVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+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 SecureVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+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 TankVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Aluminum Ladder Conducts 7,200 Volts

While helping to reshingle a farmhouse roof, a worker was handling an aluminum ladder. The ladder contacted 7,200 volts of electricity when it hit a power line. The worker was electrocuted. An electrical entry wound

Aluminum Ladder Conducts 7,200 VoltsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Makeshift Switch Sets Off Fuel Explosion

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

Makeshift Switch Sets Off Fuel ExplosionVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Hammering Pin Dislodges Boom
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Hammering Pin Dislodges Boom

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Hammering Pin Dislodges Boom

A laborer at a surface quarry mine was trying to take apart a crane boom to install additional sections. He had trouble removing one of the pins holding two sections together. While underneath an unsupported

Hammering Pin Dislodges BoomVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Wedge Of Rock Falls Into Tunnel
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Wedge Of Rock Falls Into Tunnel

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Wedge Of Rock Falls Into Tunnel

Three workers were crushed by a rockfall in a mine tunnel, resulting in one death. The fatality occurred when the experienced mine crew was working near the site of a previous incident caused by a

Wedge Of Rock Falls Into TunnelVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Lone worker takes fatal fall
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Lone worker takes fatal fall

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Lone worker takes fatal fall

A mine worker fell 500 feet (152 meters) to his death down a vertical passageway used to transport ore. His job was ore pass operator. He monitored the flow of ore down the pass and

Lone worker takes fatal fallVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+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 DeathVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Leader, Best Friend’ Remembered

At 21, Catrina Faye Coffman had everything to look forward to.

Leader, Best Friend’ RememberedVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Construction Worker Killed by Bulldozer
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Construction Worker Killed by Bulldozer

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Construction Worker Killed by Bulldozer

A 56-year-old construction worker died after he was run over by a bulldozer. He was acting as a spotter to help a truck driver move his vehicle.

Construction Worker Killed by BulldozerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+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 ShockVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+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 DeathVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Hydraulic Oil Plus Oxygen Creates Explosion
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Hydraulic Oil Plus Oxygen Creates Explosion

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Hydraulic Oil Plus Oxygen Creates Explosion

A defective brake caliper exploded during a test while it was being repaired in a shop. One worker was killed and two more were injured by the flying fragments. The brake caliper had been part

Hydraulic Oil Plus Oxygen Creates ExplosionVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Crane Contacts High Tension Wires

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

Crane Contacts High Tension WiresVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chemical Reaction Was Unexpected

Some workplace fire hazards are obvious. You toss a match into a pile of dry sawdust, and you get a fire. Other hazards are harder to recognize. Consider the chemical reactions which can result in

Chemical Reaction Was UnexpectedVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Ditching Machine Veers Into Operator
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Ditching Machine Veers Into Operator

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