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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.

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

Leader, Best Friend’ Remembered

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

Leader, Best Friend’ Remembered2018-01-17T00:00:00+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

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

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 Explosion2018-01-17T00:00:00+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 Wires2018-01-17T00:00:00+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 Unexpected2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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

Ditching Machine Veers Into Operator2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Falling Crane Shears Off Light Standard2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Training Wasn’t Passed On2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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

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.

Excavator Operator Sinks In Mud2018-01-17T00:00:00+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

My Safety and Health Checklist

This checklist from the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, [...]

My Safety and Health Checklist2018-01-16T00:00:00+00:00

New Worker Checklist

Are you new here? Use this checklist to make sure [...]

New Worker Checklist2018-01-16T00:00:00+00:00

Protection That Matters – A PPE Checklist

In many occupations personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed as [...]

Protection That Matters – A PPE Checklist2018-01-16T00:00:00+00:00
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