Utilities

Too Experienced to Need Training?

A construction crew was preparing to pour concrete into forms. A laborer climbed a ladder on one side of a form and stepped over the form to stand on an unguarded scaffold on the opposite side.

Too Experienced to Need Training?Vicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Moving Chain Fractures Foot

A 23-year-old mill worker received a compound fracture to his foot when he tried to clear a conveyor jam.

Moving Chain Fractures FootVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Fall Down Stairs Kills Worker

A 59-year-old worker at a plant that makes plastic bags was fatally injured after falling down industrial stairs.

Fall Down Stairs Kills WorkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Recruit Firefighter Dies Nine Days After Heat StrokeVicky 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

Street Sweeper Caught in Machine

A city maintenance worker who was trying to dislodge material from a street sweeper's suction hose was killed after accidentally placing his foot on a lever that raises and lowers the machine's hopper.

Street Sweeper Caught in MachineVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Heat Stress Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Workers

It’s important to warn your workers about the different heat-related [...]

Heat Stress Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your WorkersVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Nitrogen Gas Overcomes Two

Workers were preparing to fill a rail tanker car with canola oil for shipment. A hose fell into the car, and one worker climbed into the tanker to retrieve it. He was overcome by the

Nitrogen Gas Overcomes TwoVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Operator Killed as Boom Touches Power Line
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Operator Killed as Boom Touches Power Line

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Operator Killed as Boom Touches Power Line

A company was contracted to dig post holes for a fencing project which was located adjacent to overhead power lines. A hydraulic auger with a 30-foot boom was being operated from a flatbed truck. On

Operator Killed as Boom Touches Power LineVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Storage Rack Unsafe For Climb

A plant worker climbed eight feet up a steel storage rack structure to retrieve material from a top shelf. He fell to the concrete floor and died. The workplace did not have the proper equipment

Storage Rack Unsafe For ClimbVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Electric Shock Leads To Suffocation

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

Electric Shock Leads To SuffocationVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Teen Worker Caught in Machine

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.

Teen Worker Caught in MachineVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Half-Safe Setup Claims Worker
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Half-Safe Setup Claims Worker

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Half-Safe Setup Claims Worker

Electrical lines were grounded and de-energized before a lineman went to work on them, but he still died of electrocution. He was working from an aerial lift with an articulated boom. The basket touched energized

Half-Safe Setup Claims WorkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker’s Head Crushed By Forklift
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Worker’s Head Crushed By Forklift

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Worker’s Head Crushed By Forklift

A worker was hired to clean up and crush cars in an automobile junkyard.

Worker’s Head Crushed By ForkliftVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Utility Worker Electrocuted During Excavation Near Home
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Utility Worker Electrocuted During Excavation Near Home

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Utility Worker Electrocuted During Excavation Near Home

If only Tim had realized he was seconds away from death while watching his co-worker excavate a trench with a backhoe; he would have run away as far as possible.

Utility Worker Electrocuted During Excavation Near HomeVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Cancer Death From Chemical Exposure?

A narcotics officer who died of cancer believed that exposure to the toxic products, solvents, and volatiles of the meth labs and drug factories he busted contributed to his death.

Cancer Death From Chemical Exposure?Vicky 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

Crane Oiler Crushed

A crane oiler was crushed between counterweights and the superstructure (base) of a rotating mobile crane.

Crane Oiler CrushedVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

High Voltage and Arc Flash

Talking to your workers about electrical hazards is always timely. [...]

High Voltage and Arc FlashVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Glue Vapors Explode

A worker and his supervisor were working in a confined space using a flammable substance and an acetylene torch. The confined space was a freshwater pumping station. The two men were installing rigid foam insulation

Glue Vapors ExplodeVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Recycling Worker Electrocuted
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Recycling Worker Electrocuted

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Recycling Worker Electrocuted

A man working in the recycling business was electrocuted when he was helping move some scrap metal stored beneath a power line.

Recycling Worker ElectrocutedVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Excavator Bucket Throws Passenger

Two plumbers had been working in a construction trench. When it was time to come back up to the street level, they rode in the bucket of an excavator. As the excavator operator started to

Excavator Bucket Throws PassengerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Wrong Repair Takes Welder’s Life

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.

Wrong Repair Takes Welder’s LifeVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Hand Pulled Into Press
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Hand Pulled Into Press

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Hand Pulled Into Press

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.

Hand Pulled Into PressVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Welding Spark Causes Deadly Explosion

Welding torch sparks and oil tanks don't mix. Actually that's not true. Under the right circumstances they can mix with tragic results.

Welding Spark Causes Deadly ExplosionVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00