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
Company Pleads Guilty in Soybean Suffocation Death GalleryCompany Pleads Guilty in Soybean Suffocation Death
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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.
Leader, Best Friend’ Remembered GalleryLeader, Best Friend’ Remembered
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Leader, Best Friend’ Remembered
At 21, Catrina Faye Coffman had everything to look forward to.
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.
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.
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
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
Crane Contacts High Tension Wires GalleryCrane Contacts High Tension Wires
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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
Chemical Reaction Was Unexpected GalleryChemical Reaction Was Unexpected
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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
Ditching Machine Veers Into Operator
Getting caught between two diesel-operated ditching machines caused fatal injuries at a construction equipment salvage business. The victim was working alone in the scrap yard he owned. He was using a mobile ditch-drilling machine to
Falling Crane Shears Off Light Standard GalleryFalling Crane Shears Off Light Standard
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Falling Crane Shears Off Light Standard
A worker received massive head injuries when a crane lifting a 54,600-pound piece of steel tipped over. The crane was unstable because one outrigger device, which extends from the crane to balance it was inoperable.
Training Wasn’t Passed On GalleryTraining Wasn’t Passed On
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Training Wasn’t Passed On
A construction foreman died and a laborer was critically injured after they were exposed to toxic gases while working in a sewage pumping station dry well.
Company Fined $350,000 For Fatality
An Ontario mine is paying the price for failing to develop standard safe procedures for workers performing checks to determine the presence of gases following rock blasts.
Fatality Linked to Lack of Training GalleryFatality Linked to Lack of Training
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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.
Excavator Operator Sinks In Mud
A shortcut along the edge of a gravel-pit pond proved deadly for the owner of an excavating company hired to dig test holes for a client who was evaluating the site for potential construction.
Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two Workers GallerySanitation Plant Fire Kills Two Workers
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Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two Workers
A crew leadman and a foreman were fatally burned when their oxygen-saturated clothing caught fire.
Roofer’s Helper Falls Through Hole
A laborer took a fatal step onto a flimsy surface and fell 30 feet (nine meters) to a floor below. He was a helper on a crew re-roofing an old warehouse. Workers were removing the
Mine Blast Releases Lethal Gas
A miner was killed and a co-worker received serious lung damage when a blasting operation released deadly sulfur dioxide (SO2). The workers prepared the explosives and then set off the blast from a refuge station.
Apprentice Fatally Burned In Flash Fire GalleryApprentice Fatally Burned In Flash Fire
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Apprentice Fatally Burned In Flash Fire
A flash fire killed an electrician's apprentice when he touched a switch he thought was de-energized. The mishap occurred at a transformer station. The apprentice was part of a team doing modifications on equipment at
Hydraulic Oil Causes Fatal Burns
A bulldozer operator was sprayed with hot oil when a hydraulic hose ruptured. He was wearing flammable polyester clothing that melted on his skin. He later died from burn injuries. Investigation showed the hose had
Bulldozer Skids Into Excavation
A worker was operating a bulldozer at the top edge of a sloped excavation. The trench was being developed for a drainage ditch six feet (1.8 meters) deep. The surface was covered with snow and
Land Owner Dies In Collapse Of Well Excavation
A property owner had contracted a backhoe operator and a helper to assist him in digging a well. The excavation was 14 feet by 10 feet. The sides were not sloped nor were they shored
Maintenance Person Dies After Getting Head Stuck GalleryMaintenance Person Dies After Getting Head Stuck
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Maintenance Person Dies After Getting Head Stuck
Alcohol use may have been a major factor in the suffocation of a general maintenance worker repairing a water leak.
Poor Training a Factor in Deaths
A combination of poor training and an oxygen-deficient atmosphere killed four people at the decommissioned Sullivan lead/zinc mine in southeastern British Columbia in May. The dead included two paramedics responding to a call for help.
Untrained Worker Killed By Spinning Wrench
Verbal instructions on how to perform a task aren't worth much if the worker isn't asked to demonstrate the task and then be supervised doing it until competency is assured.
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