An electrical arc ignited dust in a wood flour mill, causing an explosion that burned a worker to death.
A welder called off vacation to complete a rush job was electrocuted after touching the charged part of an electrode holder.
A worker was attempting to remove an end plug from a pipe containing a 100 per cent concentration of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid under pressure. He applied sufficient pressure with a wrench to break the pipe,
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
A worker received an electric shock when he touched a boom on a lifting device. The ground wire had become detached. It was a hot day, so his skin was sweaty and moist, making it
A teenage worker died when his head became caught in the pasta-making machine he was operating. His job was to put the ingredients into the machine.
The following is a real-life example of what went wrong and what corrective measures resulted from incidents in the oil and gas industry.
When in doubt, improvise. That old advice might work well in certain circumstances, but it’s simply foolish if it involves compromising safety. A malfunctioning ventilation door at a flour mill was resulting in unbearably hot
Hand-held grinders are used frequently in the oil and gas industry in both maintenance shops and in the field. These tools contain significant potential energy and should be treated with respect.
A young father of two children was killed in an unusual manner in Dayton, OH, late in 2006. Thomas Morgan, 29, was trying to free a jam in a concrete crusher when he was struck by part of the machine.
David S. Ganoe Jr. , a school maintenance supervisor, was gunned down in his office in Caroline, VA. Police report that Thomas E. Monroe, 66, a former maintenance employee, was charged with murder of the 51-year-old.
A crew leadman and a foreman were fatally burned when their oxygen-saturated clothing caught fire.
Lift trucks are handy tools found on the sites of [...]
An experienced crane operator was running an electrically powered gantry crane in a process building which was in the final stages of construction. Other than the occasional use of a propane-powered forklift, there were no
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
A welder in a metalwork plant pushed a 250 amp welder on a dolly over to a wall outlet. He plugged it in with his right hand while his left hand was on the welder.
The night shift crew at a paper mill told the incoming day shift supervisor that the press was putting an unwanted black line on the paper being produced.
The following is a real-life example of what went wrong and what corrective measures resulted from an incident in the oil and gas industry.
Alcohol use may have been a major factor in the suffocation of a general maintenance worker repairing a water leak.
A 37-year-old welder died when an explosion occurred in the tanker trailer where he was working.
When workers are electrocuted at worksites it's often because metal objects they are holding touch overhead electrical lines.
A security guard working at a FedEx Ground distribution center near Washington, DC, was found shot dead.
A welder was killed while welding on a wastewater recovery tank.
It’s important to warn your workers about the different heat-related [...]
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