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Two Veteran Firefighters Killed in Flashover

February was a bad month for Canadian firefighters. Two veteran firefighters were killed in Winnipeg in a flashover incident during a house fire.

Two Veteran Firefighters Killed in FlashoverVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t slip up on fall prevention

Falls are the second leading cause of accidental deaths in North America - second only to motor vehicle accidents.

Don’t slip up on fall preventionVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Lack Of Training About ‘Dead Air’ Leads To Fatality

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

Lack Of Training About ‘Dead Air’ Leads To FatalityVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Robot Crushes Experienced Operator
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Robot Crushes Experienced Operator

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Robot Crushes Experienced Operator

A worker operating an automatic die-cast system died after being crushed between the back end of an industrial robot and a steel safety pole. The hydraulic robot had been installed in an existing production line

Robot Crushes Experienced OperatorVicky 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 Father Killed in His Prime

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.

Young Father Killed in His PrimeVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Workers Burned in Oxygenated Air

Two men working for a municipality subcontractor died of burns received while installing a valve in a concrete sewage channel.

Workers Burned in Oxygenated AirVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Electrical Contact Sets Off Fireball

A journeyman painter died of massive thermal burns caused when an electrical contact set off an explosion of volatile waterproofing material. The painter and a co-worker were in the basket of a personlift, designed to

Electrical Contact Sets Off FireballVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Gasoline Vapors Result in Fatal Fire

An experienced worker and his untrained helper lowered an aluminum ladder into an underground fuel storage tank. A small access hatch had been cut into the tank using a water cooled saw. One of the

Gasoline Vapors Result in Fatal FireVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+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 OnVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Hidden Electrical Hazard Kills Worker

When workers are electrocuted at worksites it's often because metal objects they are holding touch overhead electrical lines.

Hidden Electrical Hazard Kills WorkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Heat Illness Not Handled

The symptoms of heat-related illness would have been obvious to anyone trained to spot them.

Heat Illness Not HandledVicky 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

Mixer Strikes Ladder in Vat

A foreman placed a wooden ladder into a mixing vat that had recently been sprayed with a cleanser called methylene chloride. While on the ladder, he called over to a co-worker to start the fan in the vat.

Mixer Strikes Ladder in VatVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00