Hydraulic Oil Plus Oxygen Creates Explosion
A defective brake caliper exploded during a test while it was being repaired in a shop. One worker was killed and two more were injured by the flying fragments. The brake caliper had been part
Construction Zones Are Danger Zones
The driver of a flat deck truck loaded with bricks was killed when the vehicle hit a soft shoulder, went out of control, crossed into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a tractor-trailer. The incident
Gas Blows Up Inside Steel Ladle
A worker in a steel mill was removing steel slag from the bottom of a ladle, about 14 by 10 by 8 feet in size. He was using a jackhammer, a pry bar and an
Farmer Asphyxiated In CO2 Atmosphere
Lack of oxygen killed a farmer who fell into a silo. He was preparing for the arrival of corn to be placed in the top of the silo. He climbed into the top of the
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
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Crane Contacts High Tension Wires
Early in the evening an operator of a crane was installing storm sewer pipes. Suddenly, the boom of the crane contacted the overhead high tension wires. A pipe layer who was guiding the pipe as
Service Worker Falls from Lift
An aerial lift truck was parked on a hill beside a power line. Its driver set the emergency brake, but did not chock the wheels or engage the outriggers on the lift truck. The utility
Painter Dies in Fall From Tank to Concrete
A painter fell 25 feet (7.62 meters) from the top of a tank to the concrete pad below. He died of multiple traumatic injuries.
Static Spark Sets Off Fatal Flash Fire
A worker died in a flash fire which occurred when a static spark ignited solvent vapors on top of a large blending tank in a manufacturing plant. The spark, which was either from his clothing
Pumping Sets Off Fuel Tanker Blast
An explosion in a fuel tanker killed a worker loading the truck. The cause of the explosion was a static spark generated by the pumping of a thick oil product into the tanker. The spark
Shortcut Across Conveyor Proves Fatal
A shortcut across a moving conveyor belt was a fatal decision for a worker. He was watching the conveyor when he noticed a piece of timber fall to the floor instead of into the waste
Loader Boom Strikes Driver
The boom of a log loader dropped suddenly and killed a logging truck driver as he was helping load a pulp truck. He had climbed up an access ladder to the loader cab to hand
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Football Jersey Gets Caught in a Conveyor Belt
A cleanup person was instructed by his foreman to do the cleanup of a conveyor area jammed with debris. This involved loading the debris onto the conveyor, running it until it was clean, shutting it
Roller Incident Kills Supervisor
A shift supervisor in a paper mill bled to death after both his arms were caught between two paper machine rollers. He entered an unguarded metal walkway that provides access to the area without first
Reel Handler Drowns in Pit
A reel handler fell into a water pit and drowned while attempting to repair a machine used in manufacturing paper. He was trying to patch the bottom of a wire mesh screen belt. The apparatus,
Two Tons Of Lumber Fall On Inspector
A lumber inspector was crushed to death by a two ton stack of lumber which fell on him. The incident occurred in the yard of a lumber retailer. The inspector was crouching in front of
Pedestrian Steps In Front Of Forklift
About a half hour before the end of his shift, a warehouse worker was walking along a general usage aisle. The worker apparently didn't notice that a working forklift was also there. The forklift driver
Watchman Buried in Sawdust Collapse
A watchman at a manufacturing facility was suffocated when a 30-foot pile of sawdust collapsed on him. The sawdust was being used to fuel a wood-fired boiler furnace.
A Chainsaw Should be Treated Like a Loaded Gun
A worker was using a chainsaw to trim the ends off spacers used to separate layers of lumber in preparation for drying in a kiln. He was working alone although other workers were close by.
Boom Machine Carries Two To Their Deaths
Two workers rode a self-propelled lift machine to their deaths as it crashed to the ground. One was washing windows and the other was obtaining measurements for building changes. One of the victims was operating
Train Hits Worker Returning After Break
A mine crew was returning to work after a lunch break, walking on a walkway beside a mine train. The train was traveling on the tracks, propelled by a locomotive at the rear of the
Runaway Garden Tractor Jack-knifes
A young worker, new to the job, was operating a small garden tractor as part of a walkway construction in a park. He had about 100 hours of experience on the machine, but no formal
Tank Explosion Kills Metal Cutter
A salvage yard scrap metal cutter was killed by injuries from a storage tank explosion. Could something similar happen to one of your workers?
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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
Sewer Gas Kills Plumber
A plumbing contractor died when he was laying out a new sewer line connecting a building to a main sewer line in the street. The owner of a small plumbing company (the victim), and two
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