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Heart Attack Caused By Lack Of Oxygen

A natural gas company service man was contacted early one winter morning to investigate a gas leak. A bridge crew had noticed a strong odor of gas and a hissing sound at a natural gas

Heart Attack Caused By Lack Of Oxygen2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Faulty Fireplace Conversion Sets Off Fatal House Fire

A firefighter died while fighting a house fire. He was in charge of the pumper truck crew which was called to a home. The fire was caused by a fireplace insert which had been designed

Faulty Fireplace Conversion Sets Off Fatal House Fire2018-01-17T00:00:00+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 Vat2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Killed By Heat

A small woodland fire was the scene of a workplace fatality when one firefighter died of heat stroke. The young man was one of two affected by heat stroke that day. Two others were affected

Killed By Heat2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Hydraulic Door Crushes Welder

An experienced mechanic/welder was crushed to death by a door on a metal shredder at a large scrap iron facility. The hydraulically-operated door flips down to reject unshredded metals.

Hydraulic Door Crushes Welder2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Maintenance Man Drawn Into Pipe

A maintenance worker died after being drawn into a 172-inch diameter vacuum pipe at a paper processing plant.

Maintenance Man Drawn Into Pipe2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Dynamic Brakes Ordered After Train Fatality

A train derailment that killed two train crewmembers in British Columbia has resulted in an order that all locomotives traveling through the Lillooet area where the accident occurred be equipped with special brakes.

Dynamic Brakes Ordered After Train Fatality2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Guard Found Slain at FedEx Facility

A security guard working at a FedEx Ground distribution center near Washington, DC, was found shot dead.

Guard Found Slain at FedEx Facility2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Use This Safety Checklist – On Yourself

Just as you use a checklist to inspect equipment, you [...]

Use This Safety Checklist – On Yourself2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Cleaning Solvent Causes Fatal Burns

A textile worker was working on a conveyor belt. At the end of a day's production she had to clean the belt using a highly volatile cleaning solvent. This solvent was used very close to

Cleaning Solvent Causes Fatal Burns2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Three Heroes Die Attempting Rescue in a Confined Space

A young student engineer had just started a new job on a dam construction project. Another employee was given the task of showing him around the dam site. He took the engineer to a drain

Three Heroes Die Attempting Rescue in a Confined Space2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Electrician Falls From Aluminum Ladder After Shock

Three workers, one licensed electrician and two apprentices, were rewiring a residential basement. They were using a 300 watt lightbulb, drawing power from a temporary connection to power wires on an outside pole. The electrician

Electrician Falls From Aluminum Ladder After Shock2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Laborer Killed by Heat Stroke

Heavy work on a hot day caused a fatal heat stroke for a laborer at an industrial waste processing facility. From the start of his shift in the morning to the time he collapsed in

Laborer Killed by Heat Stroke2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two

A crew leadman and a foreman were fatally burned when their oxygen-saturated clothing caught fire. A sanitation district had hired a contractor to install a gate valve in a hydraulic channel. The limited-access channel was

Sanitation Plant Fire Kills Two2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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
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