Utilities

Watch Out For Overhead Risks

INCIDENT A comparison in real time between a Near-Miss/Close Call [...]

Watch Out For Overhead RisksVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Knife Injuries Are Commonplace
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Knife Injuries Are Commonplace

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Knife Injuries Are Commonplace

INCIDENT Mandolines, the paddle-like slicers are good for turning potatoes [...]

Knife Injuries Are CommonplaceVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Foot Injuries Abundant In Workplaces

INCIDENT There are two major categories of work-related foot injuries. [...]

Foot Injuries Abundant In WorkplacesVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

No Place At Work For Horseplay

INCIDENT Workplace pranks: a history of violence It has long [...]

No Place At Work For HorseplayVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Contract Warehouse Worker Caught and Crushed

INCIDENT Mr. Smith was caught in between and crushed by [...]

Contract Warehouse Worker Caught and CrushedVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Technician Has Heart Attack on the Job
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Technician Has Heart Attack on the Job

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Technician Has Heart Attack on the Job

INCIDENT Heart attacks can be covered by workers’ compensation insurance [...]

Technician Has Heart Attack on the JobVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Radiation Causes Cancer Among Nuclear Workers
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Radiation Causes Cancer Among Nuclear Workers

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Radiation Causes Cancer Among Nuclear Workers

INCIDENT The evidence from a study conducted from International Nuclear [...]

Radiation Causes Cancer Among Nuclear WorkersVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Silica Dangers

INCIDENT Many workers have contracted silicosis. This is the reality [...]

Silica DangersVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Younger Worker Electrocuted On Ladder
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Younger Worker Electrocuted On Ladder

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Younger Worker Electrocuted On Ladder

INCIDENT At approximately 12:00 p.m., the 16-year-old victim gathered a [...]

Younger Worker Electrocuted On LadderVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

First Aid

INCIDENT A 44-year-old male police officer drowns while attempting to [...]

First AidVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fatality File: Lead

INCIDENT A maintenance worker at Republic Steel, an automotive steel [...]

Fatality File: LeadVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Safety Training

INCIDENT Mélanie tells her story. My name is Mélanie, and [...]

Safety TrainingVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Trenching and Excavation Fatality
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Trenching and Excavation Fatality

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Trenching and Excavation Fatality

INCIDENT A 22-year-old man was killed when the 14-foot-deep trench [...]

Trenching and Excavation FatalityVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Hearing Loss

INCIDENT The Helena Police Department in Montana reached a $100,000 [...]

Hearing LossVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Stress Risk Factors

INCIDENT TRAVELLING through New York on a train, Catherine Plano [...]

Stress Risk FactorsVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fire Extinguisher

INCIDENT Barney’s heart pounded when he opened the back room [...]

Fire ExtinguisherVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Drugsand Alcohol

INCIDENT At approximately midnight, a worker was attempting to repair [...]

Drugsand AlcoholVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fatality File: New / Young Worker Safety

INCIDENT The incident happened at an agricultural cooperative (co-op). The [...]

Fatality File: New / Young Worker SafetyVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Driver Safety

INCIDENT February 27, 2020 at 6:25 AM EST IREDELL COUNTY, [...]

Driver SafetyVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Overwork/Fatigue

INCIDENT After one 14-hour shift, being “worked to death” took [...]

Overwork/FatigueVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fatigue

INCIDENT Air Force Reserve Command’s top three safety emphasis items [...]

FatigueVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fatality File: JSA / Audits/ Inspections

INCIDENT The relatives of the Danbury man killed in an industrial [...]

Fatality File: JSA / Audits/ InspectionsVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Housekeeping

INCIDENT On Jan. 5, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) [...]

HousekeepingVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Health and Wellness