Winter Road Not Yet Frozen
A snowplow driver went missing and was presumed drowned after the vehicle crashed through the ice on a lake. He had been assigned to plow a winter road linking two communities.
Deadly Skid For Speeding Gravel Truck
Do you know no work deadline is more important than safety? Or would you ever drive too fast for safety because of job pressure? Consider what happened to a driver hauling gravel in a hurry
Aluminum ladder contributes to electrocution death GalleryAluminum ladder contributes to electrocution death
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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
Grieving Family Urges Motorists to Slow Down
An Illinois family suffering the loss of a father in a highway construction crash has issued a plea for drivers to slow down.
Truck Wheel Runs Over Man
The supervisor of a towing company died as a result of falling under a truck wheel.
Young Father Killed in His Prime GalleryYoung Father Killed in His Prime
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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.
Recruit Firefighter Dies Nine Days After Heat Stroke GalleryRecruit Firefighter Dies Nine Days After Heat Stroke
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Recruit Firefighter Dies Nine Days After Heat Stroke
The victim, a 22-year-old male firefighter recruit collapsed while running at the end of a training day.
Too Young to Die GalleryToo Young to Die
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Too Young to Die
A 14-year-old Hispanic laborer who said he was 18 in order to get a job was partially decapitated and suffered multiple crushing injuries after he came in contact with a machine used to shred and grind plastic bags into a recyclable product.
Road Milling Machine Crushes Worker
A worker was crushed underneath an overturned road-milling machine.
Fall Causes Fatal Head Injury GalleryFall Causes Fatal Head Injury
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Fall Causes Fatal Head Injury
A fall from 25 feet (7.5 meters) killed a construction worker.
Emergency Preparedness – Do You Know What to Do? Test Your IQ GalleryEmergency Preparedness – Do You Know What to Do? Test Your IQ
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Deadly Acid Spews Over Worker
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,
Crew Follows Boss Into Confined Space
When a construction foreman was found dead in water at the bottom of a manhole, his workers followed him into the confined space and risked death themselves. The fatality occurred when his crew was installing
Anti-Contamination Clothing Catches Fire GalleryAnti-Contamination Clothing Catches Fire
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Anti-Contamination Clothing Catches Fire
A welder was cutting metal while working in a high contamination area of a nuclear energy site. A spark or a piece of hot metal landed on the lower leg of his anti-contamination coveralls. Because
Experienced Maintenance Worker Crushed To Death GalleryExperienced Maintenance Worker Crushed To Death
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Experienced Maintenance Worker Crushed To Death
A machine at a steel foundry was found to be jammed in the "up" position and could not be lowered. The plant maintenance mechanic, who was an experienced and careful worker, was called to repair
Longshoreman Dies When Hit By Forklift
A longshoreman, working on loading a freighter, was near the end of his shift just before 1 a.m. He was walking from the ship toward the exit gate.
High-Speed Crash Claims Construction Worker
A construction worker outside the safe work zone was fatally injured after a car travelling at an estimated 80 miles an hour (129 kilometers an hour) struck him from behind. The incident took place on
Tobacco Worker Dies After Tractor Overturns
A migrant farm worker died after the tractor he was driving overturned on a country road. The victim, who had no experience driving on public roads, was pulling a load of tobacco when the wagon jack-knifed and broke loose from the tractor.
Speeding Vehicle Kills Flagger
A Chevrolet Camaro suddenly screeched into the work zone. It slammed into a parked vehicle, hit Theresa, then crashed into a dump truck and backhoe. Theresa was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lack of Sleep Eyed in Fatal Air Crash
Many questions still remain about the late August crash of a passenger jet on takeoff from Lexington, KY, but some of the early answers aren't encouraging.
Hidden Electrical Hazard Kills Worker GalleryHidden Electrical Hazard Kills Worker
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Hidden Electrical Hazard Kills Worker
When workers are electrocuted at worksites it's often because metal objects they are holding touch overhead electrical lines.
Worker Falls Under Truck Wheels
A recycling collector on the job for just six months was run over and killed by the new recycling truck his fellow worker was driving.
Worker Dies After Eight-Foot Fall GalleryWorker Dies After Eight-Foot Fall
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Worker Dies After Eight-Foot Fall
In the first fatality for his company, a North Carolina worker died after a fall from a truck bed.
Machinery Crushes Workers GalleryMachinery Crushes Workers
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Machinery Crushes Workers
A mechanic was killed when a bus fell on him. He apparently had used a 12-ton bottle jack under the differential to raise the rear of the 35,000-pound (15,875-kilogram) bus.
Worker Falls Headfirst From Raised Forklift Platform GalleryWorker Falls Headfirst From Raised Forklift Platform
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Worker Falls Headfirst From Raised Forklift Platform
Standing on a makeshift platform spanning the forks of a lift truck isn?t safe. In California, doing so proved lethal for a 29-year-old worker.
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