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Washer Emits Lethal CO Gas

A 35-year-old man was found several hours after he died inside a barn he had been cleaning. He had been using a pressure washer with an 11-horsepower gasoline engine.

Washer Emits Lethal CO Gas2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Falling Tree Sends Worker To His Death

A crew was logging a right-of-way prior to road construction. A faller was preparing to cut down a tree. He signaled to another worker, waving with his yellow hardhat to indicate the direction in which

Falling Tree Sends Worker To His Death2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Welder Falls 19 Storeys

A welder with 20 years’ experience as an iron worker died after he and his metal cage fell from a high-rise building where he and a co-worker were welding tube girts. Each welder was supported

Welder Falls 19 Storeys2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion

Failure to maintain equipment resulted in a fatal explosion in a metal products plant. Oil that had oozed from a hydraulic press caught fire. The fire caused two hydraulic fluid accumulators to explode.

Lack of Maintenance Sets Stage for Explosion2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Tank And Crane Topple To Ground

An empty water tank weighing 14 tons (12.7 metric tons) was being lifted by a crane onto a water tower frame. The land around the new community water tower had been excavated the previous month

Tank And Crane Topple To Ground2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Lack of Lockout Procedures Results In Conveyor Death

An employee with less than two years experience at a quarry and gravel pit was given the responsibility of safety inspector. He was not given any additional training with his new position. On the day

Lack of Lockout Procedures Results In Conveyor Death2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Safety-Conscious Engineer is Tangled in Rotating Machine

An electrical engineer became fatally entangled in a piece of rotating machinery. The victim was a partner in a company installing new computerized equipment in a sawmill.

Safety-Conscious Engineer is Tangled in Rotating Machine2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Miner Drowns When He Is Stuck In Drainage Hole

A miner drowned in an unusual incident involving a drain and high water pressure. He was one of several miners draining a large accumulation of water from a level in the mine several hundred feet

Miner Drowns When He Is Stuck In Drainage Hole2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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

High-Speed Crash Claims Construction Worker2018-01-17T00:00:00+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 Explosion2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00
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